Senior Manager of Data Centre Design

Verto People Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30% bonus

Executive stakeholder exposure

Job summary

Verto People Ltd in London is seeking a Senior Manager, Data Center Design to define design standards across live, hyperscale data centre projects. You will lead across electrical, mechanical, civil and BIM disciplines, shaping the framework from the ground up and engaging consultants, EPCs and senior stakeholders.

This hands-on leadership role requires deep technical design experience in data centres, with a focus on high-density compute, cooling strategies and scalable standards to support AI

Qualifications

• Hands-on design experience in electrical or mechanical engineering for data centres.
• Experience producing technical design documentation rather than just reviews.
• Knowledge of high-density compute environments and GPU infrastructure considerations.
• Understanding of cooling strategies including air and liquid cooling.
• Ability to establish standards and processes from the ground up.
• Engineering degree in mechanical or electrical engineering.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain electrical, mechanical, civil and BIM design standards across live projects.
• Review and provide input on consultant and contractor design packages.
• Address power distribution, cooling, and structural requirements for high-density compute environments.
• Lead design workshops and technical discussions with EPCs and consultants.
• Define technical requirements and review supplier and contractor responses.
• Build and develop technical leadership across disciplines as the portfolio expands.
• Provide hands-on technical guidance while ensuring delivery consistency.

Skills

Electrical design

Mechanical design

BIM

Technical leadership

Data centre experience

GPU compute knowledge

Cooling knowledge

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

BIM software

Job description

Senior Manager, Data Center Design

Barbican, London

£150,000

Join a Data Centre Developer & Operator, looking after Hyperscale Data Centres!

A Senior Manager, Data Center Design role is available for a technical leader who wants to define the standards behind next-generation AI infrastructure. This is a hands-on leadership position focused on creating and maintaining design standards across complex, high-performance data centre environments.

Working across electrical, mechanical, civil and BIM disciplines, you will combine technical depth with commercial awareness and delivery capability. This role suits someone who enjoys building the framework from the ground up, getting into engineering detail when required and influencing consultants, contractors and senior stakeholders.

Senior Manager, Data Center Design Benefits:

• £150,000 salary plus 30% bonus
• Opportunity to shape design standards for advanced AI infrastructure environments
• Senior technical ownership across multiple disciplines
• Exposure to executive stakeholders, EPCs, design consultants and specialist delivery partners

The Senior Manager, Data Center Design Role:

• Create and maintain electrical, mechanical, civil and BIM design standards across live projects
• Review and provide technical input on consultant and contractor design packages
• Work through detailed engineering considerations including power distribution, cooling strategies and structural requirements for high-density compute environments
• Participate directly in design workshops and technical discussions with EPCs and consultants
• Define technical requirements and review supplier and contractor responses
• Build and develop technical leadership capability across electrical, mechanical, civil and BIM disciplines as the portfolio expands
• Provide hands-on technical guidance while maintaining consistency across project delivery

Senior Manager, Data Center Design Requirements:

• Strong hands-on design experience in electrical or mechanical engineering within data centres or similarly complex mission-critical facilities
• Experience reviewing, developing or producing technical design documentation rather than only managing review processes
• Knowledge of high-density compute environments, including GPU infrastructure considerations
• Understanding of cooling strategies, including air and liquid cooling approaches
• Experience challenging and influencing consultants, EPCs and technical stakeholders on engineering decisions
• Ability to establish standards and processes from the ground up
• Engineering degree in mechanical, electrical or a related discipline

Desirable Experience:

• Experience working across European and US data centre markets and relevant codes
• Exposure to liquid cooling technologies such as direct liquid cooling or cooling distribution units
• Chartered Engineer status or equivalent

If you are a technical design leader who enjoys building standards, solving complex engineering challenges and remaining close to delivery,