Senior Lead, Data Center Engineering & Design (Remote)

Turner-; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 153,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend seeks an Associate Director Site Engineering & Design to join a large-scale data center program. The role sits as an embedded team member, overseeing RFIs, coordinating multi-disciplinary design, and maintaining governance protocols to keep design authority intact.

You will liaise between design, construction, and program management, ensuring efficient document control, issue resolution, and proactive risk management across the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in project engineering, design management, or construction coordination.
• Strong knowledge of RFI, submittal, and design change management processes.
• Experience with design-build, EPC, or traditional delivery models.
• Proficiency with Procore, Aconex, and BIM 360.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain the project RFI register and tracking.
• Coordinate design deliverables across architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, and controls.
• Track design risks, issues, and actions with timely follow-up.
• Lead design coordination meetings with agenda and minutes.
• Support document management including design basis, RFIs, submittals, and logs.
• Prepare program reports on RFIs, design status, and risks.

Skills

RFI management

Design coordination

Documentation

Stakeholder management

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related

Tools

Procore

Aconex

Autodesk Construction Cloud / BIM 360

Job description

Turner & Townsend seeks an Associate Director Site Engineering & Design to join a large-scale data center program. The role sits as an embedded team member, overseeing RFIs, coordinating multi-disciplinary design, and maintaining governance protocols to keep design authority intact.

You will liaise between design, construction, and program management, ensuring efficient document control, issue resolution, and proactive risk management across the project lifecycle.