Data Center Architect - Owner's Rep & Design Lead

Turner & Townsend; Wide Ruins (AZ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in the United States is seeking a Data Center Architect with proven data center planning and design experience. You will serve as SME for mission-critical building systems and guide designs across project phases.

Collaborate with stakeholders, consultants, and contractors to enforce Owner standards, review design packages, and ensure life-safety and ADA compliance. BIM/Revit proficiency is highly valued; professional registration is desirable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture or a closely related design field.
• 7+ years of experience in architectural design, with a focus on large-scale industrial, commercial, or mission-critical facilities.
• Strong understanding of complex building systems, including high-performance building envelopes, structural coordination, and life safety/fire-rated assemblies.
• 10+ years of professional architectural consulting or design experience as an Owner’s Rep.
• Direct design experience with data center infrastructure, command centers, or massive-scale utility yards.
• Proven experience managing large-scale campus master planning, site massing, and complex space-programming challenges.
• Advanced proficiency with BIM / Revit workflows for cross-functional model coordination and clash detection.
• Professional architectural registration/licensure (e.g., RA, AIA, or regional equivalent) is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Owner’s architectural SME and technical advisor through all phases of the project lifecycle.
• Partner with internal stakeholder groups, design consultants, construction management firms, and general contractors to administer design documents and enforce Owner standards.
• Provide technical guidance and rigorous reviews of architectural work packages, focusing on life safety/egress, ADA compliance, signage, site layout, and core data center building design.
• Author and refine architectural design guidelines, campus planning standards, and prototypical building templates.
• Audit design consultant deliverables at key milestones, providing detailed peer-review comments on Basis of Design (BOD), 30%, 65%, and 100% documentation.
• Build and review a wide range of technical project documentation, including Architectural Scopes of Work, design guidelines, and standard operating procedures.

Skills

Architectural design

Data center

BIM / Revit

Owner's Rep

Building systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture

Tools

Revit

Job description

Turner & Townsend in the United States is seeking a Data Center Architect with proven data center planning and design experience. You will serve as SME for mission-critical building systems and guide designs across project phases.

Collaborate with stakeholders, consultants, and contractors to enforce Owner standards, review design packages, and ensure life-safety and ADA compliance. BIM/Revit proficiency is highly valued; professional registration is desirable.