Freelance Senior Design Manager — Data Centre Bid (Remote)

Sphere Solutions; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 83,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sphere Solutions is seeking an experienced Freelance Senior Design Manager to lead the final design workstream for a hyperscale data centre bid. You will coordinate architectural, structural and MEP inputs, ensuring clash-free, budget-aligned outputs for a December 2026 submission.

You will manage external consultants, drive risk mitigation, and apply value engineering while meeting tight deadlines in a hybrid remote/office setting.

Qualifications

• Immediate availability to start a 2‑month freelance contract.
• Proven track record as Design Manager/Senior Design Manager delivering bids in data centre or critical infra.
• Deep technical understanding of data centre layouts, structural loads, and complex MEP integration.
• Familiarity with data centre tier classifications, cooling configs, and modular build methods.
• Strong leadership to drive multi-disciplinary consultants to meet tender deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Bid finalization and technical review to satisfy employer information requirements.
• Coordinate external architectural, structural, and MEP consultants for fully coordinated tender designs.
• Identify and mitigate design risks and optimize spatial configurations for substations and plant areas.
• Implement value engineering to optimize envelope performance and modular construction without delaying submission.
• Prepare technical design docs and presentation materials for dialogues and clarifications.

Skills

Design management

BIM (Revit/Navisworks)

Bid coordination

Leadership

Coordination of multidisciplinary team

Tools

Revit

Navisworks

Document management systems

Job description

Sphere Solutions is seeking an experienced Freelance Senior Design Manager to lead the final design workstream for a hyperscale data centre bid. You will coordinate architectural, structural and MEP inputs, ensuring clash-free, budget-aligned outputs for a December 2026 submission.

You will manage external consultants, drive risk mitigation, and apply value engineering while meeting tight deadlines in a hybrid remote/office setting.