Principal Design Manager, Special Projects

Nscale; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Nscale seeks a Principal Design Manager, Special Projects, to own the design for innovative, non-standard data center work across the US. You will define problems, assemble teams, and deliver fully coordinated design packages with AE firms, vendors, and internal partners.

You’ll lead pilots of modular systems, value engineering initiatives, and rapid-site fixes, while maintaining safety, schedule, cost, and quality expectations. Travel to campus sites and partner facilities will be required.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in design and construction industry, with design management or program management experience.
• Experience leading projects from concept through Construction Documents and Construction Administration.
• Proven ability to deliver labs, pilots, or value engineering programs on fast-paced sites.
• Experience scoping, procuring, negotiating, and administering AE, specialist consultant, and vendor contracts.
• Broad technical grounding across architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, and civil disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the single point of accountability for design on a changing portfolio of special projects, including innovation and pilot projects, lab facilities, VE initiatives, and site issue resolutions.
• Define each project from ground up: problem statement, objectives, scope, budget, schedule, risks, and required team.
• Build and own the design schedule for procurement, construction, and testing milestones.
• Manage several concurrent special projects with diverse type and urgency.
• Drive design decisions prioritizing safety, schedule, quality, cost, and sustainability.
• Partner with Design Innovation to translate concepts into deliverable projects with measurable outcomes.
• Lead design of lab, test, and validation facilities and first-of-a-kind pilots.
• Scope and lead value engineering studies across the portfolio.
• Lead Construction Administration and coordinate with Internal and External stakeholders.

Skills

Design leadership

Stakeholder coordination

BIM proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture or related field

Tools

BIM software

Coordination tools

Document management platforms

Job description

Nscale seeks a Principal Design Manager, Special Projects, to own the design for innovative, non-standard data center work across the US. You will define problems, assemble teams, and deliver fully coordinated design packages with AE firms, vendors, and internal partners.

You’ll lead pilots of modular systems, value engineering initiatives, and rapid-site fixes, while maintaining safety, schedule, cost, and quality expectations. Travel to campus sites and partner facilities will be required.