Design Manager-Data Center Construction

Job Description

• Lead project set‑up and end‑to‑end design delivery for data centre projects, ensuring alignment with programme, budget and technical requirements
• Coordinate and manage multi‑disciplinary consultant teams and take lead in cross‑functional design reviews
• Implement and govern the in-house design engineering guidelines and standardised design solutions
• Own design governance under the in-house workflow framework, including chairing meetings throughout the entire design development and project delivery stages
• Control and report on project cost and schedule, working closely with project teams on budgets, forecasts and milestone planning
• Oversee change control activities including budget reviews, contracts, change orders and invoice approvals
• Provide technical leadership throughout delivery, resolving escalated RFIs and managing technical submittals to timely closeout
• Co‑manage commissioning activities and Integrated Systems Testing (IST) to support safe and successful project handover
• Produce and contribute to monthly project reporting, pipeline metrics and insurance reporting in line with corporate requirements
• Champion buildability, safety and quality by design across all phases of the project lifecycle
• Ensure standard designs are agreed at key milestones and collaborate closely with internal teams to resolve design challenges and deliver project goals
• Support on enhancing the inhouse design standards by feeding in lessons learned and market insights

Qualifications

• Corporate member of HKIE in building services /mechanical engineering /electrical engineering or equivalent with design background is preferred.
• Strong mission critical building delivery experience ideally in a multi-disciplinary design environment
• Data centre design experience is preferred or experience of highly serviced building designs within the mission critical sector
• Familiar with MEP driven fit-out works and other key technical areas relevant to the data centre industry
• Ability to clearly explain and communicate complex technical issues, confidently defending design decisions with senior internal and external stakeholders
• Able to work proactively and collaboratively with project teams, contractors and other specialists in a multi‑stakeholder environment
• Ability to navigate competing project pressures, assessing solution options against cost, risk, schedule and quality impacts
• Organised in developing and appraising technical solutions, operating effectively within a process‑orientated framework and fast‑paced environment
• Familiar with processes project gateway and change control as a client or client representative is preferred

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