Remote Deputy Design Manager, Data Centers

AECOM; Arlington (VA); Remote; USD 110,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM seeks a confident Deputy Design Manager to support colocation and hyperscale data center projects from due diligence to design, construction documents and administration. This role offers remote work with travel as needed and can be based from any US location with an office.

Ideal candidates have experience in data center environments, strong communication and organizational skills, and a track record of coordinating complex projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree + 4 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• 2+ years of experience working in A/E firms.
• Professional Engineer (PE) or Architecture License preferred.
• 4 years of relevant experience in design and/or project management preferred.
• 1 year in colocation and/or hyper-scale data center design management or engineering preferred.
• Excellent communication and organization skills.
• Ability to work in dynamic, time-sensitive situations.

Responsibilities

• Support the Design Manager in daily project coordination activities across disciplines.
• Prepare and distribute meeting agendas and minutes, progressing toward independent ownership.
• Capture accurate technical notes during interdisciplinary meetings and coordinate with discipline leads to confirm accuracy.
• Attend client and stakeholder meetings and track key decisions, risks, and action items.
• Proactively assist in tracking, managing, and communicating project changes internally and externally.
• Grow into serving as backup to the Design Manager when required.
• Coordinate internal and external design meetings using Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Meet, and other client platforms.
• Track action items and follow up with internal teams to ensure timely resolution.
• Distribute client communications and internal updates to maintain alignment.
• Maintain organized project documentation including RFIs, submittals, drawing revisions, and tracking logs.
• Update spreadsheets, dashboards, trackers, and internal and external reporting tools.
• Assist with specification edits, data entry, and updates within internal reporting systems.
• Develop innovative tracking mechanisms and proactively suggest process improvements.
• Manage project files across SharePoint, MS Teams, Google Drive, and Box to ensure accessibility and accuracy.
• Ensure QA and QC sets, daily prints, and deliverables are properly prepared and stored.
• Assist in assembling and organizing final deliverables prior to submission.
• Support Design and Project Managers in developing technical and financial proposals for new and add, move, change data center projects.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Client coordination

Team collaboration

Time management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Architecture/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) or Architecture License

Tools

SharePoint

MS Teams

Google Drive

Box

Job description

AECOM seeks a confident Deputy Design Manager to support colocation and hyperscale data center projects from due diligence to design, construction documents and administration. This role offers remote work with travel as needed and can be based from any US location with an office.

Ideal candidates have experience in data center environments, strong communication and organizational skills, and a track record of coordinating complex projects.