Design Manager - Data Centre

Errigal; Monaghan; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Errigal is seeking an experienced Design Manager for its Data Centre projects in Ireland. The role leads design delivery from tender to completion, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, driving BIM excellence, and ensuring safe, on-time, on-budget project outcomes.

The successful candidate will manage design processes across controllers, procurement, and construction, lead reviews, and mentor junior designers while ensuring quality and compliance with regulations.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Design Manager, Design Lead or Senior Designer position within construction.
• Proficiency in Revit, Navisworks and BIM workflows.
• Strong knowledge of building regulations and technical standards.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary design teams and external consultants.
• Excellent communication, coordination and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design set-up process at the start of each project, drafting the TIDP and design deliverables.
• Familiarise with project scope, available drawings, design intent, and construction programs.
• Attend pre-construction handover meetings.
• Ensure design deliverables are live, up-to-date, and revised as scope or client requirements change.
• Monitor design progress against program and procurement schedules, highlighting risks or delays.
• Provide solutions to design challenges, respond to RFIs, and maintain compliance with regulations.
• Conduct regular audits of BIM models to ensure accuracy and adherence to standards.
• Lead internal design reviews and QA before submission to clients or upload to CDE.
• Liaise with planning, buying, operations, and commercial teams for alignment on scope and budgets.
• Chair design meetings and attend client coordination sessions.
• Maintain communication with site teams and provide design support during installation stages.
• Coordinate procurement dates and package requirements from design programs.
• Work with buying to ensure material schedules are accurate and user-friendly.
• Keep commercial up-to-date with design changes and variation trackers.
• Lead and mentor junior designers to promote quality across deliverables.

Skills

Revit

Navisworks

BIM workflows

Design management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Planning & organisation

Procurement & cost control

Tools

Navisworks

Job description

Job Title:

Design Manager - Data Centres | Revit, BIM & Construction Design Leadership

Location:

County Monaghan, Ireland

About the Company

In Errigal we are more than a market leading construction company; with specialist expertise in partition systems, external façade, interior fitout, ceilings and bespoke solutions, we are a team built on relationships, respect, integrity, inclusivity and transparency.

We are a Company committed to fostering a workplace that focuses on these values, which we believe have been the platform of our successes to date.

We are committed to fostering a workplace that promotes personal development and empowerment of every employee.

If you want to work in a company where you feel valued, trusted and inspired then we invite you explore this exciting job opportunity.

The Opportunity

Due to continued growth in our Data Centre division, we are seeking an experienced Design Manager to lead the design delivery of complex construction projects from tender stage through to project completion.

This is a senior leadership position responsible for managing the design process, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, driving BIM excellence, and ensuring successful integration between design, procurement, commercial and construction functions.

You will play a key role in ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently, on programme, within budget and to the highest quality standards.

The successful candidate will have a strong construction design background, excellent technical and commercial awareness, and proven experience leading design teams on large-scale projects.

Candidate Profile

We are particularly interested in speaking with professionals currently working as:

• Design Manager
• Senior Design Manager
• BIM Manager
• BIM Design Manager
• Technical Design Manager
• Design Coordination Manager

within construction, data centre, pharmaceutical or other highly regulated project environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design set-up process at the start of each project, including drafting the TIDP (Task Information Delivery Plan) and design deliverables.
• Familiarise with project scope, available drawings, design intent, and construction programs.
• Attend pre-construction handover meetings.
• Ensure design deliverables are live, up-to-date, and revised as scope or client requirements change.
• Monitor design progress against program and procurement schedules, highlighting risks or delays.
• Provide solutions to design challenges, compile and respond to RFIs, and maintain compliance with building regulations and industry standards.
• Conduct regular audits of BIM models to ensure accuracy, completeness, and adherence to project standards
• Lead internal design reviews and ensure quality assurance before submission to clients or upload to CDE.
• Liaise regularly with the planning, buying, operations, and commercial teams to ensure alignment on scope, procurement, and budgets.
• Chair internal design team meetings and attend external client design coordination meetings.
• Maintain clear, consistent communication with site teams and provide design support during installation stages.
• Extract procurement dates and package requirements from design programs.
• Work closely with the buying team to ensure material schedules are accurate and user-friendly.
• Maintain commercial awareness of how design packages are being developed in coordination with QS.
• Direct and support the design team and external consultants, setting weekly tasks and targets.
• Peer review junior team members’ work and promote quality excellence across deliverables.
• Organise purposeful site visits for yourself and junior designers to strengthen design-to-site integration.
• Lead by example in professionalism, meeting attendance, and proactive communication.
• Ensure design deliverables, procurement schedules, and variation trackers are updated weekly.
• Maintain regular communication with the commercial team to ensure alignment with budgets.
• Monitor project spend and time allocation.
• Actively manage design changes, ensuring registers and commercial leads are kept updated.
• Drive efficiency in model/drawing outputs to streamline procurement and reduce errors.

Skills, Qualifications & Experience

• Proven experience in a Design Manager, Design Lead or Senior Designer position within the construction industry.
• Proficiency in Revit, Navisworks and BIM workflows.
• Thorough understanding of design management processes and project delivery.
• Strong knowledge of relevant building regulations and technical standards.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary design teams and external consultants.
• Excellent communication, coordination and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong planning, organisational and problem-solving abilities.
• Commercial awareness with experience supporting procurement and cost control activities.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.