Senior Data Center Design Lead

Iron Mountain; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Remote; USD 124,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Flexible work options

Paid time off

Career growth

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, customer deployments, phased expansions, or upgrades, coordinating with architects, engineers, and vendors across the project lifecycle.

You will oversee risk management and value engineering while mentoring Design Managers to raise regional design standards and ensure alignment with safety, 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 global vs. local compliance.
• Strong commercial awareness to balance technical trade-offs with costs and schedules.
• U.S. Citizenship, and ability to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end design execution from concept to handover.
• Direct multidisciplinary teams including external consultants and internal stakeholders.
• Oversee design reporting, risk management, and value engineering.
• Mentor Design Managers to elevate regional practices.

Skills

End-to-End Design Execution

Leadership & Mentoring

Stakeholder Collaboration

Travel Availability

Education

Architecture or mechanical/electrical engineering degree

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, customer deployments, phased expansions, or upgrades, coordinating with architects, engineers, and vendors across the project lifecycle.

You will oversee risk management and value engineering while mentoring Design Managers to raise regional design standards and ensure alignment with safety, resilience, and