EMEA Data Center Design Lead

Iron Mountain; Norwich; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Iron Mountain is seeking a strategic Design Manager to join our EMEA Design and Construction team. You’ll lead end-to-end design delivery for mission-critical data centre projects across London, Amsterdam, Madrid, and Frankfurt, ensuring engineering standards are met and that our digital footprint grows.

You’ll work with multidisciplinary experts and external consultants, supervise third-party design teams, drive cross-functional collaboration with construction, finance, sales and operations,

Qualifications

• Experience delivering design for mission-critical facilities (data centres, pharma, energy).
• Strong knowledge of complex mechanical, electrical, life safety and control systems and building codes.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary design teams and manage key vendor/internal stakeholder relationships.
• Willingness to travel internationally up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Lead third-party design consultants to deliver mission-critical data centre facilities.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with internal teams to execute fit-out programs and validate business opportunities.
• Provide engineering oversight: budget, schedule and product delivery to maintain quality and safety standards.
• Identify engineering risks early to protect timelines and delivery standards.

Skills

Design leadership

M&E systems knowledge

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or equivalent in Architecture/Engineering

Job description

Iron Mountain is seeking a strategic Design Manager to join our EMEA Design and Construction team. You’ll lead end-to-end design delivery for mission-critical data centre projects across London, Amsterdam, Madrid, and Frankfurt, ensuring engineering standards are met and that our digital footprint grows.

You’ll work with multidisciplinary experts and external consultants, supervise third-party design teams, drive cross-functional collaboration with construction, finance, sales and operations,