Global Design & Planning Engineer

Digital Realty; Dublin; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital Realty seeks an experienced Engineering Manager for Data Center Design to own global standards and governance across regions.

You will lead capacity planning, modernization, and expansion programs, while collaborating with leadership to justify investments and drive standardization across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or related Engineering discipline.
• Significant mission-critical industry experience with Engineering Management.
• Certifications in project management or data center design are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own, maintain, and enforce global data center design standards across regions.
• Lead capacity planning, master planning, and infrastructure expansion programs.
• Develop strategic growth plans by analyzing capacity trends.
• Direct data center modernization and regeneration initiatives.
• Collaborate with management to develop business cases, expansion models, cost analyses, and investment recommendations.
• Lead engineering due diligence and asset integration for acquisitions.
• Drive standardization of operating models, design processes, and reference architectures.
• Own guidelines and training for repeatable design and product delivery methodologies.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

• Own, maintain, and enforce global data center design standards, ensuring consistency across regions while managing approved regional variations.
• Partner with regional engineering and leadership teams to ensure compliance with global design principles and best practices.
• Conduct design audits and governance reviews to drive standardization, quality, and continuous improvement across the portfolio.
• Lead capacity planning, master planning, and infrastructure expansion programs, including budgeting and ROM cost estimation.
• Develop strategic growth plans by analyzing capacity trends and forecasting future business and infrastructure requirements.
• Direct data center modernization and regeneration initiatives, delivering design improvements that enhance performance, efficiency, and reliability.
• Collaborate with Managing Directors and Portfolio Management teams to develop business cases, expansion models, cost analyses, and investment recommendations.
• Lead engineering due diligence and asset integration activities for acquisitions, ensuring seamless incorporation into existing operations and infrastructure.
• Drive the standardization of global operating models, design processes, reference architectures, and engineering best practices.
• Own the Global Whitespace Design Engineering Guidelines, including updates, training, documentation, and the development of repeatable design and product delivery methodologies

Job Description

• Own, maintain, and enforce global data center design standards, ensuring consistency across regions while managing approved regional variations.
• Partner with regional engineering and leadership teams to ensure compliance with global design principles and best practices.
• Conduct design audits and governance reviews to drive standardization, quality, and continuous improvement across the portfolio.
• Lead capacity planning, master planning, and infrastructure expansion programs, including budgeting and ROM cost estimation.
• Develop strategic growth plans by analyzing capacity trends and forecasting future business and infrastructure requirements.
• Direct data center modernization and regeneration initiatives, delivering design improvements that enhance performance, efficiency, and reliability.
• Collaborate with Managing Directors and Portfolio Management teams to develop business cases, expansion models, cost analyses, and investment recommendations.
• Lead engineering due diligence and asset integration activities for acquisitions, ensuring seamless incorporation into existing operations and infrastructure.
• Drive the standardization of global operating models, design processes, reference architectures, and engineering best practices.
• Own the Global Whitespace Design Engineering Guidelines, including updates, training, documentation, and the development of repeatable design and product delivery methodologies

Your role

• Own, maintain, and enforce global data center design standards, ensuring consistency across regions while managing approved regional variations.
• Partner with regional engineering and leadership teams to ensure compliance with global design principles and best practices.
• Conduct design audits and governance reviews to drive standardization, quality, and continuous improvement across the portfolio.
• Lead capacity planning, master planning, and infrastructure expansion programs, including budgeting and ROM cost estimation.
• Develop strategic growth plans by analyzing capacity trends and forecasting future business and infrastructure requirements.
• Direct data center modernization and regeneration initiatives, delivering design improvements that enhance performance, efficiency, and reliability.
• Collaborate with Managing Directors and Portfolio Management teams to develop business cases, expansion models, cost analyses, and investment recommendations.
• Lead engineering due diligence and asset integration activities for acquisitions, ensuring seamless incorporation into existing operations and infrastructure.
• Drive the standardization of global operating models, design processes, reference architectures, and engineering best practices.
• Own the Global Whitespace Design Engineering Guidelines, including updates, training, documentation, and the development of repeatable design and product delivery methodologies

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or related Engineering discipline, with significant mission-critical industry experience; Engineering Management experience required, and certifications in project management or data center design considered an advantage.
• Extensive engineering management experience within data centers, mission-critical facilities, and global engineering organizations.
• Strong expertise in capacity planning, investment management, infrastructure strategy, and operational support.
• Proven ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear recommendations for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Skilled at gathering, analyzing, and converting ambiguous business requirements into practical engineering solutions.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities, with a data-driven approach to managing risk and priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously while working effectively under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Strong commitment to engineering excellence, governance, standards, and quality, with exceptional attention to detail