Senior Data Center Design Lead

Iron Mountain; Central City (CO); On-site; USD 124,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Compensation

Work-Life Balance

Health & Well-being

Growth

Job summary

Iron Mountain is seeking an experienced Senior Design Manager to join our North America Design team. In this role, you will be responsible for end-to-end design execution on major data center developments, customer deployments, phased expansions, or complex operational upgrades.

Working within a dynamic team, you will lead multidisciplinary design delivery across the full project lifecycle, ensuring technical decisions align with safety, customer, commercial, program, resilience, and

Qualifications

• Typically 10+ years of experience with complex data center or mission-critical capital projects.
• Deep multidisciplinary understanding of critical-facility systems, codes/standards, permitting, and compliance.
• Strong commercial awareness and leadership to mentor cross-functional teams through technical trade-offs.
• Four-year college degree in Architecture, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, or related discipline; U.S. Citizenship; travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Define the design delivery strategy and lead major programs from concept to handover.
• Coordinate external consultants, equipment manufacturers, contractors, and internal teams across architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, controls, and security systems.
• Oversee design reporting, risk management, and value engineering while resolving technical and program risks.
• Mentor Design Managers and elevate regional practices across divisions.

Skills

Experience ≥10 years

Leadership experience

Multidisciplinary design

Travel up to 25%

Education

Architecture/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering degree

Job description

Iron Mountain is seeking an experienced Senior Design Manager to join our North America Design team. In this role, you will be responsible for end-to-end design execution on major data center developments, customer deployments, phased expansions, or complex operational upgrades.

Working within a dynamic team, you will lead multidisciplinary design delivery across the full project lifecycle, ensuring technical decisions align with safety, customer, commercial, program, resilience, and