Data Center Facilities Leader: Assess, Engineer & Design

Accenture; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking an experienced Manager, DC Facilities to lead data centre assessments, engineering design, and consolidation programs for large enterprise clients. The role bridges physical infrastructure with IT, including power, cooling, cabling, and sustainability planning.

The candidate must have hands-on depth across power, cooling, white-space, and cabling, plus experience in assessments and migration projects. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in data centre facilities engineering, design, or operations with hands-on depth across power, cooling, white-space, and cabling disciplines.
• 5+ years in data centre facility assessments and engineering design packages, including as-built surveys and facilities condition reports.
• 5+ years in data centre consolidation, exit, or migration programmes including decommissioning sequencing and equipment disposition.
• 2+ years in data centre sustainability metrics—PUE measurement and energy efficiency baselines.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct data centre facilities assessments—evaluating power infrastructure, cooling, cabling, and overall facility condition against standards and client requirements.
• Design and engineer power and cooling solutions—UPS topology, PDU configuration, generator capacity, CRAC/CRAH, and in-row cooling layouts.
• Develop white-space and cabling designs—rack layouts, cable pathways, structured cabling specs, capacity models.
• Lead consolidation and exit planning—assess workload footprints, sequencing decommissioning, equipment disposition, and migration coordination.
• Develop sustainability plans—assess PUE and energy efficiency; design roadmaps aligned to sustainability targets.
• Produce technical documentation and client deliverables—reports, design packages, as-built docs, and facilities roadmaps.
• Collaborate with IT infrastructure teams to ensure designs integrate with server/network/storage deployment plans.

Skills

Power Engineering

Cooling & Thermal

White-Space & Cabling

Consolidation & Exit

Sustainability & ESG

Documentation & Standards

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent (12+ years)

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

DCIM platforms (Nlyte/Sunbird/Vertiv)

Job description

Accenture is seeking an experienced Manager, DC Facilities to lead data centre assessments, engineering design, and consolidation programs for large enterprise clients. The role bridges physical infrastructure with IT, including power, cooling, cabling, and sustainability planning.

The candidate must have hands-on depth across power, cooling, white-space, and cabling, plus experience in assessments and migration projects. Travel may be required.