Director, Design (EMEA)

Rubix; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Rubix, a leading provider of end-to-end AI data center infrastructure, is hiring a Director of Design for EMEA to shape the technical direction of data center campuses across the region.

You will lead design from early diligence through delivery, partnering with delivery, construction, operations, and commercial teams to balance reliability, cost discipline, sustainability, and long-term performance while Travel across EMEA is required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of design management, engineering, or technical delivery experience in data centers, mission-critical infrastructure, or complex industrial projects.
• Experience leading design activities across multiple EMEA projects or countries.
• Strong technical understanding of mechanical, electrical, controls, civil, and architectural systems within critical environments.
• Experience liaising with customer delivery and design teams to navigate customer requirements and methods of incorporation/adaption of the solution.
• Proven experience managing consultants, vendors, design reviews, and technical decision-making in fast-paced delivery environments.
• Ability to travel across EMEA as needed.

Responsibilities

• Own design management across EMEA data center developments, from concept through construction support.
• Develop and maintain regional design standards that balance speed, quality, cost, reliability, consistency, and sustainability.
• Ensure design decisions align with customer requirements, operational needs, and Rubix’s delivery model.
• Develop a reference design that meets the objective of AI infrastructure deployment and support and allows flexibility and agility in the result, to cater for compliance to target end user requirements without fundamental changes.
• Partner closely with delivery, construction, operations, commercial, procurement, and external design teams.
• Lead design reviews, technical risk assessments, and design-to-cost conversations across active projects.
• Support due diligence, master planning, utility strategy, and constructability reviews for new sites.
• Lead 360 o reviews of completed designs and project execution to identify efficiencies and improve design and delivery processes.

Skills

Design leadership

Data center design

Mechanical systems

Electrical systems

Civil systems

Architectural design

Vendor management

Stakeholder liaison

Travel availability

Strategic thinking

Job description

Location: EMEA
Start: As soon as possible
Contract: Full Time
Travel: Regular regional travelrequired

About Rubix

At Rubix, we design and deliver end-to-end AI data center infrastructure — from site origination and development through to long-term operations. We partner with customers to scale AI with speed, efficiency, and sustainability, backed by secured land, power access, and accelerated delivery models.

What Impact You Will Have

As Director of Design for EMEA, you will shape the technical direction of Rubix’s data center campuses across the region.You’lllead design from early diligence through delivery, helping us move quickly while protecting reliability, cost discipline, sustainability, and long-term operational performance.

WhatYou’llDo

Set the design direction

• Own design management across EMEA data center developments, from concept through construction support.
• Develop andmaintainregional design standards that balance speed, quality, cost, reliability,consistency,and sustainability.
• Ensure design decisions align with customer requirements, operational needs, and Rubix’s delivery model.
• Develop a reference design that meets theobjectiveof AI infrastructure deployment and support and allows flexibility and agility in the result, to cater for compliance to target end user requirements without fundamental changes.

Bring teams together

• Partner closely withdelivery, construction, operations, commercial, procurement, and external design teams.
• Lead design reviews, technical risk assessments, and design-to-cost conversations across active projects.
• Support due diligence, master planning, utility strategy, and constructability reviews for new sites.
• Lead 360 o reviews of completed designs and project execution toidentifyefficiencies and improve design and delivery processes.

Build what scales

• Create repeatable design management processes, decision gates, and documentation standards for regional growth.
• Identifyvalue engineering opportunities without compromising reliability, safety,buildability, delivery speed,or customer outcomes.
• Help select, manage, and hold external consultants, vendors, and technical partners accountable.
• Understand the constructability of the schemes and how to improve speed to marketofthe complete project.

WhatYou’llNeed

• 10+ years of design management, engineering, or technical delivery experience in data centers, mission-critical infrastructure, or complex industrial projects.
• Experience leading designactivitiesacross multiple EMEA projects or countries.
• Strong technical understanding of mechanical, electrical, controls, civil, and architectural systems within critical environments.
• Experience liaising withcustomer delivery and design teams to navigate thecustomerrequirementsandmethods of incorporation/adaption of the solution.
• Proven experience managing consultants, vendors, design reviews, and technical decision-making in fast-paced delivery environments.
• Ability to travel across EMEA as needed.

What Will Make You Stand Out

• Direct experience with hyperscale, colocation, or AI infrastructure data center projects.
• Track recordbuilding design standards or governance processes in a high-growth environment.
• Experience supporting technical site selection, utility strategy, or early-stage development diligence.
• Experience managing customer expectations within a technical and commercially fluid situation.
• Comfortoperatingin an entrepreneurial organization where processes are still being built.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to translate technical decisions into business impact.

What We Offer

• Exposure to high-impact investment decisions in a rapidly growing AI infrastructure platform
• Opportunity to work across the full asset lifecycle—from origination through operations
• Direct collaboration with senior leadership and cross-functional teams
• A fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment withstrong growthpotential

Rubix offers competitive compensation including base pay, performance incentives, and benefits.

Our job titles may span more than one job level.The actual base pay is dependent on a number of factors, such as transferable skills, location, work experience, business needs and market demands.

Rubix will have an office in London. Employees within 50 miles radius of central London will be expected to appear in the office up to 4 days per week as determined by their leader.

Our Inclusive Responsibility

Rubix is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any protected category under applicable law.

Rubix does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies or search firms. Candidates submitted without a signed agreement for a specific role will not be eligible for placement fees. Existing agency partners should follow the terms of their agreements.