Design Manager - Data Center & Critical Facilities

Gensler; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Profit sharing

Employee stock ownership

Job summary

Gensler in San Jose seeks a Design Manager to lead high‑tech data center and critical facilities projects. You will direct multi‑disciplinary teams, ensuring design integrity, schedule, and budget adherence while coordinating with clients and authorities having jurisdiction.

You will leverage your experience to guide documentation, pricing through construction, and resolve complex technical issues. A strong leadership and communication approach is essential in this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Masters degree in Architecture or related field.
• 8+ years of related experience, managing projects and teams.
• Must have Critical Facilities experience; completed data center projects.
• Professional license or certification preferred.
• Experience negotiating project scope, fees, managing project financial performance, and ensuring fiscal responsibility for projects.

Responsibilities

• Implement one or more client projects through the leadership of project teams; provide leadership to clients and teams by communicating project objectives, contract scope, terms, and schedule
• Manage scheduling, budgets, staffing, and project set‑up with clients, sub‑contractors, vendors, and contractors
• Prepare project proposals and negotiate contracts and fees; bid projects to multiple general contractors
• Track and manage financial performance of projects for success (e.g., work plan, schedule, fees, change orders, billings, and collections)
• Manage the full project lifecycle, including estimating, bidding, project kick‑off, weekly coordination, punch list, turnover, opening, and project close‑out
• Collaborate with project team members on design solutions and documentation
• Guide the project team in documentation and pricing through construction
• Resolve complex technical and design issues to ensure project success
• Manage project specifications to align with design intent and project requirements
• Communicate with consultants and authorities having jurisdiction to coordinate approvals and compliance with regulations

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

BIM

Revit

AutoCAD

SketchUp

Rhino

Enscape

VRay

Education

Bachelor’s or Masters in Architecture

Tools

MS Project

Revit

AutoCAD

SketchUp

Rhino

Enscape

VRay

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Gensler in San Jose seeks a Design Manager to lead high‑tech data center and critical facilities projects. You will direct multi‑disciplinary teams, ensuring design integrity, schedule, and budget adherence while coordinating with clients and authorities having jurisdiction.

You will leverage your experience to guide documentation, pricing through construction, and resolve complex technical issues. A strong leadership and communication approach is essential in this role.