Senior Computational Designer – Data Center Automation

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 94,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Senior Computational Designer to join our Design Computing team. This role supports data centers, industrial projects, and mission-critical facilities by developing computational workflows, automation patterns, and BIM-enabled tools that scale across projects.

You will collaborate with architects, engineers, and IT teams to translate client needs into repeatable, maintainable workflows, build proofs of concept, and drive adoption firmwide.

Qualifications

• Advanced expertise in Rhino, Grasshopper, Revit, Dynamo, Rhino.Inside.Revit, Speckle, the Revit API, and custom computational design components.
• Experience with BIM-integrated computational workflows and project-ready automation.
• Professional experience applying computational design on data centers, industrial facilities, mission critical projects, advanced manufacturing, or similar complex technical building projects.
• Proficiency in scripting or programming, such as Python, C#, JavaScript, or related languages, with an emphasis on reliability, maintainability, and project usability.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools to explore, prototype, debug, or extend computational design workflows while maintaining quality, clarity, and reliability.
• Ability to translate architectural, electrical, mechanical, engineering, and project delivery requirements into actionable computational frameworks.
• Familiarity with electrical and mechanical systems coordination, repeatable planning modules, technical documentation, and fast-track delivery environments.
• Engineering background or experience working closely with engineering teams is a strong plus, especially in electrical or mechanical building systems.
• Background in systems thinking, process improvement, or workflow standardization for multidisciplinary design teams.
• Experience mentoring designers, engineers, or project teams in computational design methods.
• Ability to define success criteria, track progress against measurable KPIs, and communicate outcomes to project managers, discipline leads, and practice leadership.

Responsibilities

• Apply computational design methods to mission critical, data center, industrial, advanced manufacturing, and other technically complex building projects.
• Develop parametric and data-driven workflows that connect geometry, program, planning criteria, engineering inputs, equipment layouts, system requirements, performance criteria, and documentation outputs.
• Support early design exploration, option studies, layout evaluation, and decision-making through practical computational methods.
• Work across architecture, electrical, mechanical, structural, and digital delivery teams to improve coordination, reduce manual rework, and increase design clarity.
• Translate project-specific challenges into reusable workflows, automation patterns, and delivery methods that can be applied across future projects and sectors.

Skills

Rhino

Grasshopper

Revit

Dynamo

Rhino.Inside.Revit

Speckle

Revit API

Python

C#

JavaScript

AI-assisted development

Systems thinking

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture/Engineering/Design Computing/Computational Design

Tools

Dynamo

Rhino.Inside.Revit

Grasshopper

Revit

Speckle

Revit API

Job description

Stantec is seeking a Senior Computational Designer to join our Design Computing team. This role supports data centers, industrial projects, and mission-critical facilities by developing computational workflows, automation patterns, and BIM-enabled tools that scale across projects.

You will collaborate with architects, engineers, and IT teams to translate client needs into repeatable, maintainable workflows, build proofs of concept, and drive adoption firmwide.