Design Director — Mission-Critical Data Center Design

Hunter Philips Executive Search; Texas; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunter Philips Executive Search is recruiting a Design Director – Data Center for a mission-critical design and engineering program in Texas. You will lead multidisciplinary design across data center environments and own senior client relationships while directing engineering specialists across critical power, cooling and resilience.

The role demands 7+ years of data center delivery and strong leadership across disciplines.

Qualifications

• 7+ years’ experience within data center consultancy, design or mission-critical project delivery.
• Strong multidisciplinary understanding of data center MEP infrastructure, particularly critical power and cooling systems.
• Experience leading and coordinating data center design across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Working knowledge of resilience, reliability, commissioning and technical standards governing mission-critical environments.
• Strong client-facing capability with the credibility to lead technical workshops, design reviews and senior stakeholder discussions.
• The technical authority to direct subject matter experts across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Commercial awareness with experience owning project scope, budget and delivery performance.
• Experience operating across engineering teams, consultants, contractors and client organisations.
• CDCDP, PMP or Professional Engineer (PE) credentials would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary design engagements across data center and mission-critical projects, taking ownership of technical delivery across the project lifecycle.
• Own senior client relationships, translating technical, operational and commercial requirements into coordinated engineering solutions.
• Direct multidisciplinary engineering specialists across critical power, cooling, MEP and resilience strategy.
• Lead technical workshops, design reviews and critical project-stage discussions, driving decisions and alignment between clients and engineering teams.
• Define technical direction around reliability, resilience and project-specific design requirements.
• Own the quality and integration of engineering deliverables, identifying technical gaps and resolving interfaces before they impact delivery.
• Drive coordination between engineering disciplines, specialist consultants, contractors and client stakeholders.
• Influence projects from early client engagement and tendering through design and execution.
• Provide technical leadership across proposals, specifications, design reviews and contractor engagement.
• Own project scope, budget and commercial performance alongside technical delivery.

Job description

Hunter Philips Executive Search is recruiting a Design Director – Data Center for a mission-critical design and engineering program in Texas. You will lead multidisciplinary design across data center environments and own senior client relationships while directing engineering specialists across critical power, cooling and resilience.

The role demands 7+ years of data center delivery and strong leadership across disciplines.