Multi-Disciplinary Design Manager - Data Centres

wsp in asia

Singapore

On-site

SGD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

The Design Manager leads multidisciplinary teams across Architecture, Civil & Structural, Electrical, Mechanical, ICT, Security and BIM for hyperscale data centre projects from concept through to handover.

You will act as the primary interface between clients, consultants, contractors and project management teams, ensuring integrated, compliant designs aligned with reliability, resilience and sustainability goals.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture or related discipline.
Chartered Engineer or equivalent preferred.
Min. 10 years of multidisciplinary design experience.

Responsibilities

Lead multidisciplinary design teams across all project phases.
Coordinate delivery of data centre projects from concept to handover.
Ensure designs meet reliability, resilience, sustainability, programme and cost objectives.
Lead BIM implementation and digital delivery.
Manage stakeholder interfaces with clients and consultants.
Support procurement, construction administration, commissioning and site responses.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Project management

Technical problem solving

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Architecture or related

Chartered Engineer / Professional Engineer / Registered Architect

Formal project management qualification (PMP/PRINCE2)

Tools

BIM

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Design Leadership

Reports To: Project Director/Project Manager

Summary Of Role

The Multi-Disciplinary Design Manager is responsible for leading and coordinating the delivery of complex mission critical and hyperscale data centre projects from concept design, detailed design, procurement support, construction administration, commissioning and handover.

The role serves as the primary interface between the client, design disciplines, specialist consultants, contractors and project management teams, ensuring that all designs are fully integrated, coordinated, compliant and aligned with project objectives relating to reliability, resilience, sustainability, programme and cost.

The Design Manager will lead multidisciplinary teams comprising Architecture, Civil & Structural, Electrical, Mechanical, Public Health, Fire Protection, ICT, Security, Sustainability, BIM and specialist data centre consultants.

Design Leadership

Lead the multidisciplinary design team throughout all project phases.
Develop and implement design management plans, deliverable schedules and design review processes.
Ensure design solutions satisfy client requirements, operational needs and business objectives.
Drive technical excellence and design consistency across all disciplines.
Manage design risks, assumptions, constraints and interfaces.

Data Centre Technical Leadership

Coordinate the development of mission critical infrastructure solutions including:
- Utility power systems
- HV and MV electrical distribution
- UPS systems
- Generator systems
- Cooling systems
- Data hall architecture
- Telecoms and ICT infrastructure
- Security systems
- Fire protection systems
Facilitate the development and approval of Basis of Design (BoD) documentation.
Ensure designs meet required Tier, redundancy and availability requirements.
Support certification strategies including:
- Uptime Institute
- TIA-942
- Green Mark Data Centre
- Local regulatory requirements

Stakeholder Management

Act as the primary design interface for clients and key stakeholders.
Lead design workshops, coordination meetings and technical reviews.
Present design solutions and recommendations to senior client representatives.
Manage specialist consultants and subcontract design partners.

Programme and Deliverables Management

Monitor and manage design programmes against project milestones.
Ensure timely production of:
- Concept designs
- Schematic designs
- Detailed designs
- Tender documentation
- Construction documentation
Manage design change processes and document control procedures.

BIM and Digital Delivery

Lead BIM implementation and model coordination activities.
Ensure multidisciplinary model integration and clash avoidance.
Promote digital engineering and design automation opportunities.

Construction Support

Support procurement and tender evaluations.
Review contractor submissions, shop drawings and RFIs.
Provide technical support during construction and commissioning phases.
Coordinate design responses to site issues.

Quality & Goverannce

Ensure compliance with company quality management systems.
Conduct multidisciplinary design reviews and stage gate approvals.
Ensure adherence to client standards, codes and regulatory requirements.
Promote safety in design principles and risk reduction measures.

Required Qualifications & Experiences

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture or related discipline.
Chartered Engineer, Professional Engineer, Registered Architect or equivalent preferred.
Formal project management qualification advantageous (PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent)
Min. 10 years of multidisciplinary design experience
Min. 5 years in mission crtiical facilities or data centre projects
Demonstrated experience deliverying hyperscale, colocation or enterprise data centres
Experience managing large mutlidisciplinary consultancy teams
Proven track record delivery projects exceeding 20MW IT load capacity
Experience across concept, detailed design, construction and commissioning phases
Strong understanding of Data Centre topology and redundancy strategies.
Strong understanding in mission critical electrical infrastructure, cooling system, reliability and availaility analysis, commissioning and integrated systems testing, BIM and digital delivery processes, sustainability and energy efficiency strategies and building codes and statutory approval requirements.