Design Manager - Data Centres

JobSpace; Auckland; On-site; NZD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Flexible working arrangements

Health insurance

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Wellbeing programs

Professional memberships

Office events

Job summary

Stantec in New Zealand's Buildings team leads end-to-end projects from feasibility to operation, specialising in mission-critical facilities such as data centres. The design manager role focuses on guiding internal and external teams to deliver technically sound solutions that meet client briefs with a strong client focus and adaptability.

You will collaborate with group leaders, project managers and subconsultants across NZ and Australia to ensure quality, schedule, and budget compliance, while

Qualifications

• 15 years' experience in an engineering delivery environment.
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams both internal and external in a professional services or construction project delivery environment.
• Proven successful project background in data centres or other similarly complex vertical build projects.
• Tertiary qualification in a relevant engineering or construction field.
• Chartered Engineer or similar industry recognition.

Responsibilities

• Regularly connecting with clients to ensure their needs are understood and met; provide the best technical advice.
• Deliver outputs on time and in accordance with budgets; ensure client requirements are met or exceeded.
• Lead planning and production of all technical deliverables; implement efficient delivery methodologies.
• Technical design planning and coordinating all technical resource needs.
• Plan and program the work; track and report progress.
• Coordinate with group leaders to ensure quality reviews, schedules and modifications.
• Develop and maintain constructive relationships with contractors, clients and team members.
• Contribute to proposals and bid material to support business development.

Skills

Engineering delivery

Project management

Client liaison

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what's previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We are designers, engineers, scientists, project managers, and strategic advisors. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what's possible.

Stantec's Buildings team in New Zealand delivers end-to-end projects for our clients, from feasibility and design through to construction, commissioning, and operation. Specialising in mission-critical facilities such as data centres and healthcare, our team of over 100 people bring expertise in mechanical, hydraulic, fire, fire protection, civil, electrical, data and sustainability engineering to local projects. We're proud to put user needs at the centre of every design.

As our design manager you will lead both inhouse and external project technical teams to develop and deliver the most appropriate technical solution for our clients. You will have a client focus and the ability to work closely with them as they develop their brief and the ability to interpret these requirements into design solutions. You will also be flexible in your approach, having the ability to think on your feet and quickly adapt to changes. This role will also work closely with our group leaders, internal project managers, subconsultants and technical directors across buildings both in NZ and Australia for the efficient, quality delivery of all technical outputs.

Day to day tasks include:

• Regularly connecting with our clients to ensure that their needs are both understood and met and the technical team provide the best advice at the right time
• Responsible for delivering outputs on time and in accordance with the allocated budgets and ensuring client requirements are met/exceeded
• Implementing sound and efficient methodology for technical delivery; leading the planning and production of all technical deliverables.
• Technical design planning, including confirming the technical delivery methodology and identifying and coordinating all technical resource needs
• Planning and programming the work and then tracking and reporting progress
• Communicate and coordinate all quality reviews, schedules, status, and modifications with group leaders.
• Coordinate with group leaders to ensure quality assurance, fee budgets and schedule time.
• Deliver projects to the required quality standards using remote teams.
• Detect and understand issues as they arise on projects, be solutions orientated, and provide suitable resolutions
• Develop and maintain constructive relationships with contractors, clients, other consultants and team members.
• Contribute to proposal and bid development to support business development activities, including preparing proposal material as required.

As a preference we would like to see the following qualities:

• 15 years' experience in an engineering delivery environment
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams both internal and external in a professional services or construction project delivery environment,
• Proven successful project background in data centres or other similarly complex vertical build projects
• Tertiary qualification in a relevant engineering or construction field
• Chartered Engineer or similar industry recognition.

At Stantec, we take your growth and fulfilment seriously. We're proud to offer many supportive benefits, including:

• Professional development and support
• Flexible working arrangements, including purchasing up to an extra four weeks of leave and provision for school term contracts, part-time, and job sharing
• Learning and talent development programmes, including global, online, and on-the-job opportunities
• Professional memberships
• Service recognition awards
• Wellbeing and connection opportunities
• Health insurance, income continuance insurance, and life insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Developing Professionals Group, a global network for those with under 10 years of experience
• Office Social Club and events

Applications close Friday 6th March 2026