Data Center Design Lead

CTS Group; Porto; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Food allowance

Health insurance

Job summary

CTS Group in Portugal is seeking an experienced Design Manager to lead end-to-end design delivery for large-scale Data Center projects. Based in Lisbon or Porto, you will coordinate mechanical, electrical, civil, and architectural disciplines and manage consultants and partners to ensure compliant, buildable designs.

You will drive BIM and digital coordination, oversee design reviews, manage information release schedules, and support permitting, risk management and value engineering.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant professional experience in multidisciplinary design delivery.
• Experience in Data Centers, mission-critical facilities or comparable complex infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of Mechanical and Electrical systems and their interfaces.
• Experience across full design lifecycle from concept to commissioning.
• Experience in a Design & Engineering consultancy, EPC/design-build contractor or similar.
• Strong BIM/digital coordination and CDE knowledge.
• Excellent English communication skills.
• Willingness to travel internationally.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design delivery for Data Center projects.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design activities across mechanical, electrical, civil, structural, architectural and specialist disciplines.
• Manage design consultants and partners with clear scope, deliverables, and quality.
• Maintain design deliverables register and information release schedule.
• Coordinate BIM and digital design activities for integrated designs.
• Lead design reviews focusing on technical compliance, constructability, operability and requirements.
• Interface with client, engineering teams, and project delivery groups.

Skills

7+ years experience

English communication

Multidisciplinary coordination

Education

Mechanical or Electrical Engineering degree

Civil/Structural Engineering or Architecture

Tools

BIM / CDE

Job description

CTS Group in Portugal is seeking an experienced Design Manager to lead end-to-end design delivery for large-scale Data Center projects. Based in Lisbon or Porto, you will coordinate mechanical, electrical, civil, and architectural disciplines and manage consultants and partners to ensure compliant, buildable designs.

You will drive BIM and digital coordination, oversee design reviews, manage information release schedules, and support permitting, risk management and value engineering.