Data Center Design Lead: Masterplanning & Delivery

Data4; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

DATA4 is seeking a Design Manager to lead end-to-end design of data centre and campus infrastructure projects. You will own masterplanning through detailed design, acting as the technical authority across CSA, MEP, controls, networks, and power substations.

You will drive design decisions balancing technical performance, economics, schedule, and supply chain availability. You will interface with clients, manage permitting processes, and ensure designs meet Data4 standards and client

Qualifications

• Technical Design Engineering experience (Electrical, Mechanical, Architectural, ICT, Civil/Structural).
• More than 5 years’ experience in data centres.
• Proven experience leading multi-discipline design scopes across campus and data hall infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead design delivery: Own high-level, low-level, and campus masterplanning design.
• Act as technical authority: Provide product implementation across CSA, MEP, controls, networks, and power substations.
• Client: Interface with the Client during sales and delivery phases.
• Authorities: Lead the design permitting process with local bodies to secure permits.
• Ensure design quality & performance: meet IT capacity, SLA alignment, PUE/WUE targets.
• Define and optimise technical solutions: set equipment requirements, optimise cost, promote modular design.
• Select and validate vendors: support vendor selection and review technical specs.
• Support constructability: define construction methods and ensure buildability.
• Coordinate commissioning readiness: define and validate commissioning protocols.
• Engage with customers & stakeholders: support technical discussions, reviews, negotiations; provide SME input on utilities and permitting.
• Drive project alignment: coordinate with project controls to ensure schedule and cost adherence.

Skills

Data centre engineering

Multi-discipline design

CSA/MEP design

Vendor coordination

Commissioning concepts

Stakeholder management

Job description

DATA4 is seeking a Design Manager to lead end-to-end design of data centre and campus infrastructure projects. You will own masterplanning through detailed design, acting as the technical authority across CSA, MEP, controls, networks, and power substations.

You will drive design decisions balancing technical performance, economics, schedule, and supply chain availability. You will interface with clients, manage permitting processes, and ensure designs meet Data4 standards and client