Controls Bim Engineer For Data Centres (Hybrid/Global)

Haskoning; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM in Cape Town seeks a Senior Professional Architect (Data Centre) to lead architectural design and infrastructure planning for data centre projects. The role requires coordinating across disciplines, guiding junior staff, and engaging clients to align expectations and deliver high-quality outcomes.

You will oversee design delivery, ensure compliance with codes and standards, manage budgets and resources, and drive sustainable, energy-efficient solutions in complex data centre environments.

Qualifications

• B.Arch or BSc Architecture.
• 12+ Years post graduate experience.
• Professionally registered as an Architect with SACAP.

Responsibilities

• Architectural design and data centre infrastructure planning with BIM model management.
• Design coordination within Architecture and across related disciplines for seamless integration.
• Lead and mentor junior staff and manage resources.
• Engage clients and stakeholders with regular communications and brief alignment.
• Value engineering to optimise cost while preserving design integrity.
• Ensure compliance with building codes and data centre standards.
• Oversee project budget and resource allocation across phases.

Skills

Architectural design

Team leadership

Client engagement

BIM coordination

Budget management

Sustainability focus

Education

B.Arch or BSc Architecture

SACAP registration

Tools

BIM

Job description

Senior Professional Architect (Data Centre)

AECOM's Enterprise Capabilities team is looking for a Senior Professional Architect (Data Centre) to join our team in our South Africa offices.

About Enterprise Capabilities
Fundamental to our Think and Act Globally strategy and digital adoption, Enterprise Capabilities (EC) is AECOM's primary vehicle for workshare. Operating across geographic boundaries and time‑zones, EC partners with regional and Global Business Line project teams to provide technical expertise, accelerate delivery and keep AECOM competitive in the industry.

With a team of over 3000 technical professionals located across nine countries and remote technical anchors, EC teams are trusted to deliver high‑quality, specialist services that help to fill capability gaps, resourcing needs and technical constraints on projects of all scopes and sizes.

Job Description
The Senior Architect serves as a fully capable professional in an architectural design team. The Senior Architect plans (including budget and resources), schedules, organizes, coordinates, and executes the design work on any and all phases of development on small to medium scale projects (or distinct portions of larger projects), with regular interaction with an Associate or designated senior team member.

Here is what you will be doing:

• Architectural design and data centre infrastructure planning, including management of BIM models and drawing production to ensure design brief compliance, completeness, and accuracy.
• Design coordination within Architecture and across all related disciplines to ensure seamless integration.
• Design coordination with Engineering and cross‑disciplinary teams to resolve technical conflicts and optimize solutions.
• Design delivery oversight, ensuring compliance with design briefs, coordination requirements, completeness, and accuracy throughout all project phases.
• Guidance and management of team members and junior staff, fostering professional development and maintaining high performance standards.
• Client engagement and stakeholder management, including regular communication, presentations, and expectation alignment.
• Team leadership and mentoring to cultivate architectural excellence and support career progression within the organization.
• Value engineering and cost optimisation strategies to deliver efficient, cost‑effective solutions without compromising design integrity.
• Sustainability and energy efficiency assessment, incorporating best practices for data centre environmental performance and operational resilience.
• Compliance review and regulatory adherence, ensuring all designs meet applicable building codes, industry standards, and data centre‑specific requirements.
• Risk assessment and mitigation planning to identify potential design and construction challenges and develop proactive solutions.
• Project budget management and resource allocation, monitoring expenditures and optimising resource utilisation throughout project delivery.

Qualifications

• B.Arch or BSc Architecture.
• 12+ Years post graduate experience.
• Professionally registered as an Architect with SACAP.

Work Location Model
Hybrid.

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