Remote Senior Design Manager, Data Center Projects

Iron Mountain; Trenton (NJ); On-site; USD 124,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Work-life balance

Health & retirement plans

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Iron Mountain is seeking an experienced Senior Design Manager to join our North America Design team. You will lead end-to-end design execution on major data center developments and complex upgrades, ensuring safety, resilience, and sustainability goals are met.

In this role you will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, drive risk management and value engineering, and mentor Design Managers to elevate regional practices across Construction, Operations, Security and Sustainability.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience on data center or mission-critical capital projects.
• Deep understanding of critical-facility systems and permitting.
• Strong leadership to mentor and lead cross-functional teams.
• U.S. Citizenship and travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Own End-to-End Design Execution: Define the design delivery strategy and lead major facility, campus phase, or complex regional programs from concept development through construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Direct Multidisciplinary Teams: Coordinate external consultants, equipment manufacturers, contractors, and internal stakeholders to integrate architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, controls, and security systems.
• Drive Risk & Financial Assurance: Oversee design reporting, risk management, and value engineering while leading the resolution of technical, commercial, and program risks.
• Partner & Mentor: Serve as the principal design partner across internal divisions (Construction, Operations, Security, Sustainability) while mentoring Design Managers to elevate regional practices.

Skills

10+ years data center experience

Multidisciplinary design

Leadership & mentoring

Travel up to 25%

Education

Four-year engineering/architecture degree

Tools

Code/standards knowledge

Job description

Iron Mountain is seeking an experienced Senior Design Manager to join our North America Design team. You will lead end-to-end design execution on major data center developments and complex upgrades, ensuring safety, resilience, and sustainability goals are met.

In this role you will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, drive risk management and value engineering, and mentor Design Managers to elevate regional practices across Construction, Operations, Security and Sustainability.