Design Manager

Umbilical Advanced; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus

Benefits

Job summary

Umbilical Advanced is seeking an experienced architectural leader for a growth phase in its digital infrastructure programme in Greater London. You will steer design teams, assess development opportunities, and ensure that buildings work in practice for construction teams, customers and operators.

You will focus on architectural leadership, design assurance and practical problem-solving, questioning proposals, identifying risks and guiding project teams to informed decisions through all design

Qualifications

• Five years of practical data centre project experience.
• Ability to critically assess architectural proposals and give clear, well-reasoned advice.
• Experience spanning early design and later project delivery.
• Good understanding of planning, building compliance and multidisciplinary coordination.
• Confidence working with consultants, contractors and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Assess whether proposed sites and concepts meet development and operational requirements.
• Guide appointed architects and consultants, review proposals, resolve design issues.
• Integrate architectural, engineering and construction requirements.
• Support planning and approval processes with local advisers.
• Balance design quality with budget, delivery timescales and buildability.
• Provide architectural advice as projects move through construction and completion.
• Improve design guidance, documentation and processes as the programme grows.

Skills

Data centre experience

Architectural assessment

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Professional architectural registration or accreditation

Job description

Competitive salary, bonus and benefits

I’m recruiting for a growing business in the digital infrastructure sector that is looking for an experienced architectural professional to take a leading role in its development programme.

This opportunity offers influence over both individual projects and the way the business approaches design. You’ll help assess development opportunities, steer external design teams and ensure that proposed buildings work in practice for construction teams, customers and the people who will operate them.

The role

Your focus will be architectural leadership, design assurance and practical problem-solving. You’ll use your experience to question proposals, identify risks and help project teams make informed decisions.

Responsibilities will include:

• Assessing whether proposed sites and building concepts can meet development and operational requirements.


• Guiding appointed architects and consultants, reviewing their proposals and resolving design issues.


• Bringing architectural, engineering and construction requirements together.


• Supporting planning and approval processes alongside local advisers.


• Helping teams balance design quality with budget, delivery timescales and buildability.


• Providing architectural advice as projects move through construction and completion.


• Improving design guidance, documentation and processes as the development programme grows.

Requirements

• At least five years of practical data centre project experience.


• The ability to assess architectural proposals critically and give clear, well-reasoned advice.


• Experience spanning early design and later project delivery.


• A good understanding of planning, building compliance and multidisciplinary coordination.


• Confidence working with consultants, contractors and senior stakeholders.


• Commercial awareness and the ability to turn technical issues into workable solutions.


• Professional English and flexibility to travel for project needs.


• Working within a developer, operator or end-user organisation.


• Site feasibility, development appraisals and early planning strategy.


• Professional architectural registration or accreditation.


• Establishing design guidance or improving processes within a growing team.


• Standardised building solutions, digital design coordination or sustainable design.