Senior Director, Design

AirTrunk; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data centre company is seeking a Senior Director, Design for their Singapore HQ. You will lead design functions, engage with stakeholders, and ensure that projects meet sustainability goals. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree and over 20 years of experience in the data centre industry, including leadership roles. Join a dynamic team to shape the future of digital infrastructure in the APJ region.

Qualifications

• 20 years of experience in the data centre industry.
• Experience leading major Data Centre projects.
• Understanding of Civil, Structural Architectural disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Manage consultants and design teams during design development phases.
• Engage with internal stakeholders to ensure quality outcomes.
• Define environmentally sustainable design goals.

Skills

Team leadership

Client engagement

Communication

Multi-disciplinary design understanding

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, science or architecture

Job description

Want to be a part of Asia Pacific & Japan’s (APJ) largest, most innovative, and rapidly growing data centre company?

AirTrunk is a technology company with a powerful purpose - to scale and sustain the relentless growth of the region’s digital future. We do this by continuously redefining and delivering hyperscale data centres that meet the needs of our customers - the world’s most transformational companies. And we’re doing so sustainably, for today and tomorrow.

Having opened Australia’s first and largest hyperscale data centres in 2017, we set our eyes on rapid expansion and now operate a platform of hyperscale data centres across the APJ region. With backing from our investors, including Blackstone, this is just the beginning…

Come join the A-Team at AirTrunk, where the cloud meets the ground.

A Snapshot

As Senior Director, Design based in our Singapore HQ, you will report to the Vice President Product and Design and work closely with our other regional Product and Design teams and leadership across the Asia Pacific region, making your mark in a number of ways:

• Develops and provides strategy, vision and direction to design functions. Implements company-wide policies and practices. Comprehensive understanding of the overall company and competitive environment.
• Leads design services activities through Directors/Managers who have overall responsibility for the successful operation of assigned areas. Oversees design team to develop new methods and solve company-wide matters.
• Lead a talented regional team in Singapore and Johor and possibly into new regions, working closely with cross-functional teams to develop and deliver market-leading solutions that meet customer needs and align with business goals.

Your Day to Day

• Through Design Manager/Director colleagues, manage the consultants and design teams during the different phases of the design development.
• Internal stakeholder engagement with other parts of the AirTrunk delivery team including Development, Commissioning and Operations, or others as needed, to ensure best outcomes for AirTrunk.
• External stakeholder engagement with customers, suppliers and partners.
• Responsible for ensuring quality assurance and design checks are undertaken on the consultant design documentation.
• Oversee the technical aspects of directly procured equipment and facilitate their interface with the design team.
• Define the environmentally sustainable design goals for each project and for the different regions.
• Define the engineering solutions for each region and project, engaging in research and development activities focusing on identifying the optimal solutions.
• Understand the commercial implications of engineering decisions.
• Contribute to AirTrunk’s internal technical learning and strategic projects in your area of expertise.
• Team planning, training and mentoring, to achieve consistent and scalable outcomes.

Requirements

• You have led a team of technical people in a client side, consultancy or contractor role to deliver major Data Centre projects.
• You have a Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field such as engineering, science or architecture and minimally 20years experience in the industry.
• You have sound understanding of multi-disciplinary building services design, ideally with some understanding of Civil, Structural Architectural (CSA) disciplines.
• Ideally, you have experience working for a Data Centre operator and previous hyperscale design and cloud experience in the APAC market.
• You are incredibly flexible and adaptable to a dynamic fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• You are willing to make decisions and be accountable for them.
• You excel at communication; you can deliver effective presentations on Data Centre operations to customers, peers and management.
• You have good leadership acumen to lead multi-disciplinary teams.

The AirTrunk Culture

Working at AirTrunk is a once in a lifetime opportunity to fast-track your career and amplify your impact. Whilst you’re helping scale our region’s digital future, we’ll help you Grow@Hyperscale and unleash your full potential.

The pace in which we operate means you’ll feel an electric atmosphere at AirTrunk. We are a team of challengers and collaborative problem solvers who break new ground every day. We do this by living our values, going above and beyond, and being dynamic, transparent, and responsive.

Every AirTrunker brings their own unique background and diverse perspective to find solutions to problems that matter. We make sure you have everything you need to make your mark and thrive in a flexible and safe working environment, where everyone feels welcome. Our benefits empower AirTrunkers to stay positively charged.

Now’s your chance to Grow@Hyperscale.

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