Datacenter Engineering Design Manager

Overview


Responsibilities

Reporting directly to the Datacenter Engineering (DCE) Subregional  DM Lead, the Design Manager will be assigned to manage the engineering scope, schedule, and budget for greenfield, brownfield and retrofit engineering / design projects through all stages of the project from site due diligence, design and construction as assigned in any EMEA locations as required. 

The Design Manager will:

• Manage internal and external resources for the delivery of land technical due diligence, construction permitting, engineering/designing the building shell/core, power, cooling, telecom and controls infrastructure to align with Microsoft IT capacity roadmap for builds. 
• Provide design management, technical direction, decision-making and overall leadership for our datacenter architectural / engineering designs. 
• The candidate will oversee the delivery of strategic and accelerated projects including multiple and concurrent, complete Datacenter design solutions aligned with the scopes, schedules, and budgets of the projects, and manage the design deliverables of MS consultants (architects, engineers, and designers).
• Engage with key MS stakeholder groups within Microsoft as well as outside vendors who specialize in datacenter architecture and engineering.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Design Management, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Extensive experience delivering engineering and/or construction infrastructure projects, including large-scale, complex infrastructure environments.
• Proven experience serving as a lead engineer, lead architect, design manager, or project manager on large-scale, complex infrastructure projects.
• Significant experience leading cross-functional and/or cross-team projects, including collaboration across technical and non-technical stakeholder groups. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer, Professional Engineer, Project Management certification, Registered Architect, or equivalent professional accreditation.
• Experience in commercial and industrial architecture and engineering, with a focus on datacenter and/or mission-critical facilities.
• Experience delivering large-scale infrastructure projects using Design-Build and/or Design-Bid-Build delivery methods.
• Knowledge of local building codes, regulations, and jurisdictional standards, including experience supporting site due diligence and infrastructure development activities. 

• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to, the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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