Senior Design Manager – Mission-Critical Data Centers

International Erosion Control Association; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

GagaMuller is seeking a Senior Design Manager to lead multidisciplinary design activities for major hyperscale data centre projects in the United States. You will coordinate Mechanical, Electrical, CSA, Architectural, Structural, and specialist systems, guided by client objectives and industry standards.

You will collaborate with project directors, BIM teams, and client representatives, driving governance, risk management, and delivery through design to handover, ensuring buildable and efficient

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• Professional registration (PE/CEng) or equivalent is advantageous.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Advanced BIM workflows and digital design coordination knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall design strategy across Mechanical, Electrical, CSA, Architectural, Structural, and specialist disciplines.
• Direct multidisciplinary design activities from concept through detailed design, construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Review and approve consultant design deliverables to ensure alignment with client requirements and standards.
• Ensure designs are fully coordinated, constructible, maintainable, and operations-ready.
• Lead value engineering while maintaining resilience and performance requirements.
• Oversee submittals, RFIs, design changes, engineering approvals, and document-control processes.
• Ensure design activities support procurement, construction sequencing, commissioning, and handover.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

BIM coordination

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Building Services Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management

Tools

BIM workflows

Digital design coordination

Job description

GagaMuller is seeking a Senior Design Manager to lead multidisciplinary design activities for major hyperscale data centre projects in the United States. You will coordinate Mechanical, Electrical, CSA, Architectural, Structural, and specialist systems, guided by client objectives and industry standards.

You will collaborate with project directors, BIM teams, and client representatives, driving governance, risk management, and delivery through design to handover, ensuring buildable and efficient