Senior Design Manager - Hyperscale Data Centre

Salter Grange Limited; West of England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Salter Grange Limited is recruiting an experienced Senior Design Manager to lead multidisciplinary design teams from inception through construction and handover on a major hyperscale data centre project. The role requires strong technical leadership, commercial awareness, and the ability to manage multiple stakeholders in fast-paced environments.

Candidates should have 8+ years in design management, BIM experience (Revit), and familiarity with European regulations and data centre standards.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in design management, engineering, or project delivery within construction.
• Experience on large-scale projects, ideally data centres, mission-critical, pharma or industrial sectors.
• Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical building services systems.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary consultant teams across multiple countries or regions.
• Knowledge of European building regulations, industry standards, and best practices.
• Experience working within BIM environments, including Revit and common data environments.
• Excellent communication, organisational and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the design process from concept through construction and handover.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams including architectural, structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, and consultants.
• Develop and manage design programmes aligned with delivery schedules.
• Review design deliverables for client requirements and regulations.
• Collaborate with project managers, commercial, procurement, and site operations to maintain design intent.
• Manage design risk registers, RFIs, and change processes.
• Ensure designs are practical, cost-effective, sustainable and buildable.
• Support value engineering initiatives while maintaining quality and performance.

Skills

Leadership

Coordination

BIM Revit

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder mgmt

Problem solving

Tools

Autodesk Revit

Common Data Environments

Job description

Salter Grange Limited is recruiting an experienced Senior Design Manager to lead multidisciplinary design teams from inception through construction and handover on a major hyperscale data centre project. The role requires strong technical leadership, commercial awareness, and the ability to manage multiple stakeholders in fast-paced environments.

Candidates should have 8+ years in design management, BIM experience (Revit), and familiarity with European regulations and data centre standards.