Principal Design Lead, Hyperscale Data Centers

Hunter Philips Executive Search; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonus

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision,

Life and disability coverage

401(k) with company match

Generous PTO and paid holidays

Job summary

Hunter Philips Executive Search seeks a Principal Design Manager for Data Center projects in the USA with flexible location. You will lead multidisciplinary design across hyperscale facilities from concept through construction and commissioning, coordinating architectural, civil, structural and MEP disciplines.

This role requires broad design leadership, strong stakeholder management and a proven track record delivering complex capital programs for major data center developments across the

Qualifications

• Significant design management experience within hyperscale data centers, mission-critical infrastructure or comparable complex developments.
• Broad engineering design proficiency across architectural, civil, structural and MEP interfaces.
• Experience directing multidisciplinary design teams through concept, detailed design, construction and commissioning.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary design across major data center developments from concept through construction and commissioning.
• Own coordination across architectural, civil, structural, mechanical and electrical disciplines.
• Direct consultants, architects and engineering partners to drive design quality, programme and technical performance.
• Lead key design reviews and resolve interfaces and constructability challenges before they impact delivery.
• Partner with Development, Construction, Commercial, Commissioning and Operations to align design with project requirements.
• Drive standardisation, value engineering and lessons learned across projects.
• Maintain design authority through construction and commissioning, protecting design intent.
• Influence evolution of design standards across the portfolio.

Skills

Design management

Multidisciplinary leadership

Hyperscale data centers

Stakeholder leadership

Job description

Hunter Philips Executive Search seeks a Principal Design Manager for Data Center projects in the USA with flexible location. You will lead multidisciplinary design across hyperscale facilities from concept through construction and commissioning, coordinating architectural, civil, structural and MEP disciplines.

This role requires broad design leadership, strong stakeholder management and a proven track record delivering complex capital programs for major data center developments across the