Data Center Design Lead - Deputy (Remote)

AECOM; Virginia; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Deputy Design Manager to support colocation and hyperscale data center projects from site due diligence and campus planning through design, construction documents, and construction administration. The ideal candidate has experience supporting project and design managers on data center projects within an A/E environment.

This role supports coordination, documentation, and delivery of complex data center projects, with the expectation of increasing independence and the ability

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree+ 4 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency.
• 2+ years of experience working in A/E firms
• Preferred: 1 year in colocation/hyperscale data center design management or engineering
• Preferred: P.E. or Architecture license

Responsibilities

• Support the Design Manager in daily project coordination activities across disciplines
• Prepare and distribute meeting agendas and minutes, progressing toward independent ownership
• Capture accurate technical notes during interdisciplinary meetings and coordinate with discipline leads
• Attend client and stakeholder meetings and track key decisions, risks, and action items
• Proactively assist in tracking, managing, and communicating project changes internally and externally
• Grow into serving as backup to the Design Manager when required
• Coordinate internal and external design meetings using MS Teams, Zoom, Google Meet, and other client platforms
• Track action items and follow up with internal teams to ensure timely resolution
• Distribute client communications and internal updates to maintain alignment
• Maintain organized project documentation including RFIs, submittals, drawing revisions, and tracking logs
• Update spreadsheets, dashboards, trackers, and internal/external reporting tools
• Assist with specification edits, data entry, and updates within internal reporting systems
• Develop innovative tracking mechanisms and propose process improvements
• Manage project files across SharePoint, MS Teams, Google Drive, and Box for accessibility
• Ensure QA and QC sets, daily prints, and deliverables are properly prepared and stored
• Assist in assembling and organizing final deliverables prior to submission
• Support Design and Project Managers in developing technical and financial proposals for new and add, move, change data center projects

Skills

Project coordination

Documentation

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Professional Engineer (P.E.) license

4 years design/project management experience

Tools

SharePoint

MS Teams

Google Drive

Box

Job description

AECOM is seeking a Deputy Design Manager to support colocation and hyperscale data center projects from site due diligence and campus planning through design, construction documents, and construction administration. The ideal candidate has experience supporting project and design managers on data center projects within an A/E environment.

This role supports coordination, documentation, and delivery of complex data center projects, with the expectation of increasing independence and the ability