Senior Design Manager, Data Center Construction

Overwatch-Mission-Critical; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Overwatch Mission Critical is seeking a Design Manager to lead multidisciplinary design execution across MEP, structural, civil/site, architectural, telecom, and security systems for mission-critical facilities.

Reporting to the Design Director, you will manage external consultants, coordinate across engineering disciplines, and drive design execution to align with PowerHouse standards and tenant requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or significant relevant experience in architecture, engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of construction or development project management on mission-critical or complex commercial projects.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary design teams and managing external consultants.
• Advanced knowledge of data center development, design, and construction principles.

Responsibilities

• Oversee multidisciplinary design delivery including MEP, structural, civil/site, architectural, telecom, and security systems.
• Manage A&E consultants to produce integrated, coordinated design packages.
• Attend weekly design and discipline breakout meetings and milestone reviews.
• Provide QA/QC oversight of design submissions to meet quality, scope, and schedule expectations.
• Ensure alignment between base building design, turnkey scope, and tenant-specific requirements.
• Communicate cost, schedule, and technical impacts of changes to stakeholders.
• Enforce change management to maintain cost and schedule certainty.
• Guide consultants to minimize design variation and ensure controlled implementation of changes.
• Provide design oversight during construction to ensure alignment with approved documents and standards.

Skills

Design management

Leadership

Cross-disciplinary coordination

QA/QC oversight

Communication

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture/Engineering or related field

Significant relevant experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Procore

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Job description

Overwatch Mission Critical is seeking a Design Manager to lead multidisciplinary design execution across MEP, structural, civil/site, architectural, telecom, and security systems for mission-critical facilities.

Reporting to the Design Director, you will manage external consultants, coordinate across engineering disciplines, and drive design execution to align with PowerHouse standards and tenant requirements.