Senior Design Manager, Data Centers

Iron Mountain; Maryland; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Flexible work options

Health & retirement plans

Job summary

Iron Mountain in North America is seeking a Senior Design Manager to lead end-to-end design for data center developments and expansions, aligning technical decisions with safety, sustainability, and client goals.

You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, manage risk and value engineering, mentor Design Managers, and travel up to 25%. A four-year degree in Architecture or Engineering and US citizenship are required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience leading design delivery for complex data centers or mission-critical facilities.
• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related discipline; US citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Define design delivery strategy for major facilities, campuses, or regional programs from concept to handover.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams (architecture, structural, MEP, controls, security) with external consultants and contractors.
• Oversee design reporting, risk management, and value engineering; resolve technical and program risks.
• Serve as principal design partner across Construction, Operations, Security, Sustainability; mentor Design Managers.
• Strong commercial awareness to balance technical trades-offs with costs.
• Demonstrate ability to travel up to 25%.
• Growth mindset with opportunities for technical leadership within Iron Mountain.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Risk management

Mentorship

Commercial awareness

Travel 25%

Education

Bachelor in Architecture or Engineering

Job description

At Iron Mountain we know that work, when done well, makes a positive impact for our customers, our employees, and our planet. We provide expert, sustainable solutions in records and information management, digital transformation services, data centers, asset lifecycle management, and fine art storage, handling, and logistics. We proudly partner every day with our 225,000 customers around the world to preserve their invaluable artifacts, extract more from their inventory, and protect their data privacy in innovative and socially responsible ways.

Senior Design Manager - Data Center

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 sustainability goals.

• 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.
• Serve as the principal design partner across internal divisions (Construction, Operations, Security, Sustainability) while mentoring Design Managers to elevate regional practices.
• Typically 10+ years of experience with substantial accountability for complex data center or mission-critical capital projects.
• Deep multidisciplinary understanding of critical-facility systems, consultant governance, codes/standards, permitting, and global vs. local compliance.
• Influence & Leadership: Strong commercial awareness to balance technical trade-offs against costs alongside proven capability to mentor and lead cross-functional teams through influence.
• Education & Travel: A four-year college degree in Architecture, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline, U.Citizenship, and the ability to travel up to 25%.
• Generous paid time off, holiday schedules, and flexible work options to support work-life balance.
• Comprehensive health, wellness, and retirement plans.
• Growth: Opportunities for continuous learning, technical leadership, and career growth within Iron Mountain.
• #Li-Remote

Where State, Municipal, Provincial, Territorial or other legal minimum wages exceed the federal minimum wage, employees are entitled to the higher rate.

Category: Real Estate & Facilities