Design Manager

Equans Data Centres; New Stevenston; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life cover 4x salary

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme

25 days annual leave

CSR days per year

Job summary

Equans Data Centres is seeking a Design Manager to lead design coordination on UK data centre projects. The role focuses on managing design and technical support, ensuring timely issue resolution to prevent construction delays.

You will liaise with clients, manage design programmes, and drive quality, safety, and environmental standards across the project team. Experience in data centres is desirable.

Qualifications

• Experience working with a main contractor or large subcontractor.
• Background in Electrical/Mechanical or Construction design.
• In-depth knowledge of the design and construction process.
• Knowledge and skills to effectively problem solve with the ability to effectively manage risk.
• Be self‑motivated, with proven organisational ability and the drive to meet deadlines.
• Customer focused with the ability to communicate effectively with clients.
• Attention to Health and Safety matters.
• Commercially astute.
• Experience in the data centres sector is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Take full responsibility for the design coordination within the project.
• Liaise with the client to establish information flow and platforms to be utilised.
• Work with the programmers to establish timelines and take responsibility for the production and control of the design programme and report against it.
• Manage the uploading of the design information in a timely manner.
• Monitor the Design management tools to ensure all information is available and is in the correct location.
• Organise, control and manage the design team meeting with the client and their teams.
• Identify and manage risk from drawings, specifications, programme and procurement.
• Identify problems and offer solutions.
• Assist in ensuring that work is carried out in full conformance with quality, environmental and safety standards.

Job description

Equans Data Centres are seeking to appoint a Design Manager, to support our growing Data Centre business.

We are committed to providing cutting edge solutions for our clients Data Centre facilities and are recruitment a Design Manager to join our innovative team in projects based in the UK. The Design Manager will be focused on the management of design and technical support services to our data centre projects and will support the teams in the resolution of design related issues in a timely manner, ensuring there are no delays to the construction and fit-out process.

What you will deliver?

• Take full responsibility for the design coordination within the project.
• Liaise with the client to establish information flow and platforms to be utilised.
• Work with the programmers to establish timelines and take responsibility for the production and control of the design programme and report against it.
• Manage the uploading of the design information in a timely manner.
• Monitor the Design management tools to ensure all information is available and is in the correct location.
• Organise, control and manage the design team meeting with the client and their teams.
• Identify and manage risk from drawings, specifications, programme and procurement.
• Identify problems and offer solutions.
• Assist in ensuring that work is carried out in full conformance with quality, environmental and safety standards.

What we can offer you?

• On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes;
• 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
• Life Cover equivalent to 4 times annual salary
• Company Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• 2 corporate social responsibility days per year
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalised support programmes
• Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme
• Access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), Veterans & Reservists, RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), WOMEN TOGETHER (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

Who are we looking for?

• Experience working with a main contractor or large subcontractor.
• Background in Electrical/Mechanical or Construction design.
• In-depth knowledge of the design and construction process.
• Knowledge and skills to effectively problem solve with the ability to effectively manage risk.
• Be self‑motivated, with proven organisational ability and the drive to meet deadlines.
• Customer focused with the ability to communicate effectively with clients.
• Attention to Health and Safety matters.
• Commercially astute.
• Experience in the data centres sector is desirable.

Who are we?

Equans Data Centres is a strategic data centre partner. We deliver the whole data centre, providing full general contracting for hyperscaler and colocation data centre projects across Europe, through a single point of contact.

Leveraging Bouygues Energies & Services and Equans' experiences, we provide expertise in construction and engineering, global standardisation, precision localisation and total control of the supply chain. This enables us to deliver data centres with the best possible quality, speed to delivery and high repeatability and scalability – to realise client needs for cost transparency, low risk, continual availability, innovation and certainty of planning and outcomes.

With more than 1,200 highly skilled employees across 8 European countries, Equans Data Centres has delivered over 400,000m2 of data halls, exceeding 640MW of IT space for major data centres providers such as VIRTUS Data Centres, Digital Reality, Equinix, Vantage Data Centres, Stack Infrastructure, Data4 and many others.

At Equans we’re committed to delivering a culture where everyone’s voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Equans you’ll find a welcoming and open workplace where you’re supported and encouraged to be your true self at work.

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a re‑location package with this job role. Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check, as noted in the role requirements.