Design Manager – Finland

Global Professional Consultants; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Expat tax schemes

Living away allowance

Accommodation & utilities

Pension

Flights & travel

Job summary

Global Professional Consultants seeks a Design Manager to lead design coordination on a hyperscale data centre project in Finland. You will coordinate client, internal and external design teams to keep development on the programme and run design workshops to resolve technical issues ahead of site activities.

The role requires a degree in Engineering or related discipline and 7+ years delivering large-scale construction projects, with EU eligibility.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience coordinating design teams and managing design processes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate client, internal, and external design teams to keep development on programme.
• Lead design and engineering workshops to resolve technical issues ahead of site activities.
• Manage Technical Submittals, design queries, RFIs, and IFC drawing releases.
• Coordinate design changes through the change management process.
• Lead weekly Design & Engineering meetings and escalate key items.
• Ensure alignment with current designs, specifications, and technical requirements.

Skills

Strong communication

Organisational

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Engineering or related discipline

Job description

Design Manager – Finland

We are currently recruiting a Design Manager to work for a leading Engineering contractor on a Hyperscale Data Centre project in Finland.

Benefits:

• Salary €90K – €100K DOE


• Lucrative expat tax schemes


• Generous living away allowance


• Single occupancy accommodation & utilities


• Pension


• Regular return flights & in-country travel


• Excellent career progression

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate client, internal, and external design teams to ensure design development remains on programme.


• Lead design and engineering workshops to resolve technical issues ahead of site activities.


• Manage Technical Submittals, design queries, RFIs, and IFC drawing releases.


• Coordinate design changes through the appropriate change management process.


• Lead weekly Design & Engineering meetings, expediting and escalating key items.


• Ensure project teams remain aligned with current designs, specifications, and technical requirements.

Requirements:

• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.


• 7+ years’ experience delivering large-scale construction projects.


• Previous Design Manager or similar design coordination experience.


• Data Centre experience advantageous.


• Strong communication, organisational, and stakeholder management skills.


• Eligible to work in the EU.