Senior Data Centre Architect – Design Lead

Recruitsmith; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Senior Professional Architect (Data Centre) to lead architectural design and cross-disciplinary coordination on data centre projects in South Africa, guiding delivery through all design phases.

The ideal candidate has a SACAP-registered qualification, 12+ years post-graduate experience, and a B.Arch or BSc Architecture, with a track record of energy-efficient, compliant data centre solutions.

Qualifications

• B.Arch or BSc Architecture required.
• 12+ years post graduate experience in architecture.
• Professionally registered as an Architect with SACAP.

Responsibilities

• 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 optimization 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 optimizing resource utilization throughout project delivery.

Education

B.Arch

BSc Architecture

Job description

AECOM is seeking a Senior Professional Architect (Data Centre) to lead architectural design and cross-disciplinary coordination on data centre projects in South Africa, guiding delivery through all design phases.

The ideal candidate has a SACAP-registered qualification, 12+ years post-graduate experience, and a B.Arch or BSc Architecture, with a track record of energy-efficient, compliant data centre solutions.