Senior Design Lead - Hyperscale Data Centers & BIM

DC People; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

DC People seeks a Senior Design Manager to direct design management strategy for major data center programs in Europe, including concept through construction and commissioning. You will lead engineering teams, ensure sign-off authority, and integrate BIM workflows with project schedules.

The role requires 10+ years in design management on hyperscale facilities, with strong knowledge of Uptime Institute Tier standards, MEP resilience, and Eurocodes.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of design management experience on complex infrastructure.
• Recent, proven track record in hyperscale or enterprise data center builds.
• Deep technical understanding of Uptime Institute Tier standards, MEP resilience, and critical facility architecture.
• Familiarity with Portuguese/EU planning regimes (RJUE, Eurocodes) preferred.
• Ability to travel across European project sites as required.

Responsibilities

• Establish design delivery standards, execution plans, and governance across major EMEA data center programs.
• Hold overall design sign-off authority ensuring technical, commercial, and statutory compliance.
• Direct, mentor, and resource a multi-disciplinary design team.
• Manage relationships with executive client teams, consultants, municipal bodies, and Tier 1 contractors.
• Drive BIM/digital workflows and align design milestones with project schedules.

Skills

Design strategy

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

MEP systems

Uptime standards

BIM workflows

Revit/Navisworks

Primavera P6

Regulatory compliance

Permitting knowledge

Education

Architecture/Civil/MEP/Engineering degree

Construction management background

Tools

Revit

Navisworks

ACC

Primavera P6

Job description

DC People seeks a Senior Design Manager to direct design management strategy for major data center programs in Europe, including concept through construction and commissioning. You will lead engineering teams, ensure sign-off authority, and integrate BIM workflows with project schedules.

The role requires 10+ years in design management on hyperscale facilities, with strong knowledge of Uptime Institute Tier standards, MEP resilience, and Eurocodes.