On-site Design Manager — Hyperscale Data Centre Project

Sustainable Infrastructure; Blyth; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sustainable Infrastructure seeks an experienced Design Manager to lead the design delivery across Civil, Structural, Architectural and MEP on a major data centre in Blyth, UK.

The successful candidate will drive coordination, ensure designs are fully coordinated, compliant and delivered in line with project programmes and specifications. This senior role requires strong leadership and stakeholder management on large-scale projects, preferably data centres, and is based on-site in Blyth.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years' experience managing design delivery on large-scale construction projects.
• Experience across data centres, commercial, industrial, healthcare, education or major fit-out projects.
• Data centre experience is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of design management principles and multidisciplinary coordination.

Responsibilities

• Lead engagement with the client's design team on project-wide design and services coordination.
• Manage in-house design teams and external consultants to ensure timely design progression.
• Plan and lead design and engineering workshops, resolving design issues ahead of construction activities.
• Manage the Technical Submittal (TS) process, ensuring compliance with project specifications and timely approvals.
• Provide technical leadership across the design team.
• Manage design queries and RFIs, maintaining accurate records and coordinating weekly design meetings.
• Oversee Issued for Construction (IFC) drawings and design releases, ensuring project teams are working to the latest approved information.
• Manage design changes and associated change-control processes.
• Lead weekly design and engineering coordination meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintain the design risk register and communicate key risks, mitigation measures and actions to senior management and the client.
• Manage Safety in Design, design risk and change-control requirements.
• Coordinate design and submittal processes for FFE packages within administrative areas.
• Prepare and deliver weekly design progress reports, highlighting progress, risks and mitigation measures.
• Coordinate contractor construction drawings and models, ensuring they are reviewed, approved and issued in accordance with project requirements.
• Oversee as-built drawings and model submissions to meet project handover requirements.
• Coordinate the submission of O&M manuals and project documentation through approved client platforms.
• Manage and coordinate LEED design requirements, working with the client and LEED consultants to ensure compliance.
• Ensure project quality plans and QA/QC procedures are implemented and maintained.
• Liaise with Temporary Works Designers and the client's design management team regarding temporary works, traffic management and design risk assessments.
• Coordinate with client-appointed OFCI vendors, ensuring technical submissions and deliveries align with project specifications and programme requirements.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations, standards and local codes.

Skills

Design leadership

Multidisciplinary coordination

Stakeholder management

Technical submissions

RFIs & change control

Leed coordination

Education

Degree in engineering/architecture

Job description

Sustainable Infrastructure seeks an experienced Design Manager to lead the design delivery across Civil, Structural, Architectural and MEP on a major data centre in Blyth, UK.

The successful candidate will drive coordination, ensure designs are fully coordinated, compliant and delivered in line with project programmes and specifications. This senior role requires strong leadership and stakeholder management on large-scale projects, preferably data centres, and is based on-site in Blyth.