Senior Design Manager, Data Centre Bid Lead | Remote/Hybrid

Sphere Solutions

Duffryn

Hybrid

GBP 111,000 - 185,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Job summary

Sphere Solutions is seeking a Freelance Senior Design Manager for a rapid 2-month sprint to finalize the pre-construction design for a major hyperscale data centre bid. You will coordinate final structural, architectural, and MEP inputs across external consultants to ensure an compliant and compelling tender.

Based in the UK, the role offers hybrid working with attendance at a regional bid office, starting ASAP.

Qualifications

Immediate availability to start a freelance contract.
Proven track record delivering bids in data centre/critical infrastructure sectors.
Deep technical understanding of data centre layouts, loads, and MEP integration.
Familiarity with data centre tier classifications, cooling, power distribution, and modular build methodologies.

Responsibilities

Bid Finalization & Technical Review: oversee final design workstream for the bid.
Consultant Coordination: manage external architectural/structural/MEP consultants and ensure fully coordinated tender designs.
Risk Mitigation & Space Planning: identify design risks and optimize spatial configurations for substations and cooling plant.
Value Engineering Sprint: implement immediate VE to optimize envelope performance and modular methods without delaying submission.
Client Clarifications: prepare technical docs and materials for dialogue sessions and post-tender meetings.