Design Manager

Accenture Nordics; Oslo fylke; On-site; NOK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Soben, part of Accenture, Norway, seeks a Design Manager to lead multi-disciplinary teams delivering robust designs for hyperscale and enterprise data centres across Norway and the Nordic region.

You will oversee full design cycle from concept to construction support, coordinate with clients, regulators, and authorities, and ensure compliance with standards. The role emphasizes energy systems, sustainability, and operational resilience.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering, architecture, or a related discipline.
• Professional chartership desirable.
• Experience in mission-critical infrastructure preferred.
• Experience with data centres is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead design stages across architecture, MEP, environmental, and digital streams.
• Coordinate energy, cooling, water usage, sustainability, and resilience in designs.
• Shape project briefs with clients and align feasibility.
• Ensure compliance with Norwegian and international standards and regulations.
• Support modular design approaches to accelerate delivery.
• Coordinate planning submissions and engagement with authorities and grid/power providers.
• Manage interfaces to ensure design integration and delivery.

Skills

Multidisciplinary coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Client-facing communication

Design management

Regulatory compliance

Education

Engineering or Architecture degree

Job description

Grow Your Career with Soben, Part of Accenture – Norway

At Soben, part of Accenture, we believe our greatest strength is our people. Your growth is central to our success, and we are committed to helping you build a career you are proud of. Whether through structured training, mentoring, or exposure to complex, high-profile projects across Norway and the wider Nordic region, every step you take is an opportunity to develop your skills, broaden your experience, and shape your future.

We encourage you to be curious, take ownership of your development, and explore the many opportunities available within our business. Speak with your manager about your goals, seek out projects that excite you, and do not be afraid to stretch beyond your comfort zone — that is where real growth happens.

Your career journey is unique, and we are here to support you every step of the way. Let’s keep learning, keep improving, and keep building something exceptional together.

The Role – Design Manager (Data Centres)

The Design Manager will lead multi-disciplinary teams to deliver technically robust and coordinated designs for hyperscale, enterprise, and colocation data centre projects across Norway and the Nordic region. This role provides full design-cycle oversight, including scoping, technical assurance, regulatory compliance, stakeholder engagement, and interface management from concept through to construction support.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage all design stages across architecture, MEP, environmental, digital systems, and technical advisory streams
• Ensure integrated design solutions across energy systems, cooling strategies, water usage, sustainability, and operational resilience — key considerations in modern data centre development
• Work closely with clients to shape project briefs, support early-stage project origination, and align commercial and technical feasibility
• Ensure compliance with Norwegian and international standards and regulations, maintaining high design quality and project readiness
• Support modular and prefabricated design approaches to accelerate programme delivery and optimise efficiency
• Coordinate planning submissions, permitting processes, and engagement with local authorities, environmental bodies, and grid/power providers
• Manage interfaces across stakeholders to ensure effective design integration and project delivery

About You

• Extensive design management experience within mission-critical or technically complex infrastructure, ideally including data centres
• Strong multidisciplinary coordination capability, integrating engineering, architectural, digital, and environmental inputs
• Understanding of Nordic market dynamics, including power/grid constraints, sustainability expectations, and regulatory frameworks in Norway
• Awareness of key industry drivers such as high-density computing/AI demand, energy efficiency, and net-zero targets
• Proactive and solutions-focused approach to navigating technical, regulatory, and environmental challenges
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and client-facing communication skills
• Degree in engineering, architecture, or a related discipline
• Professional chartership (or working towards) is desirable