Director – Solutions Engineer - Architectural

Responsibilities

Related Digital is seeking a Director of Solutions Engineering, to lead client technical engagements through lease execution. This role combines technical precision with strategic leadership to ensure all engagements result in exceptional design quality, project success, and client satisfaction. The Director acts as a technical integrator and decision leader, ensuring that complex architectural and civil engineering provisions are aligned, documented, and actionable across teams and clients. This position reports to the Vice President of Engineering.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead client-facing architectural and civil engineering engagements and presentations — serve as the lead in client meetings, coordinating internal SMEs to communicate solutions effectively, deliver briefings and design reviews, and manage client relationships with clarity and confidence
• Collaborate and partner with internal Development, Construction, Sales and Operations teams - knowledge of data campus master planning, site layout, and greenfield site developments
• Support all facility types - oversee architectural and civil design efforts for greenfield builds, including building envelope, site grading, foundations, and structural coordination to support next-generation, high-density workload environments and future flexibility
• Translate complex client needs into actionable architectural and civil designs and project plans
• Develop and negotiate technical lease provisions and SLAs related to building shell, site infrastructure, and structural specifications - integrate these discussions into client engagements to ensure clear, consistent, and precise technical terms through execution
• Manage cross-functional technical teams across civil, architectural, and structural engineering to deliver cohesive, high-quality design solutions
• Ensure design and contract governance - oversee the architectural/civil engineering and contracting lifecycle, maintaining alignment with Related Digital standards, technical accuracy, and client objectives

Project Facilitation and Technical Integration

• Lead structural and site-related technical review meetings, framing objectives, decision criteria, and expected outcomes
• Facilitate SME presentations, calling on architectural, civil, and structural leads to provide rationale for engineering provisions while maintaining meeting scope and time control
• Translate technical language across disciplines and for non-technical stakeholders, ensuring full comprehension and traceability of decisions
• Synthesize technical input into clear project recommendations, capturing what was decided, why, and what it impacts across cost, schedule, compliance, and site/structural reliability
• Identify cross-discipline integration risks early, particularly around site constraints, structural capacity, and building envelope interfaces
• Maintain neutrality in technical discussions, guiding consensus and linking engineering outcomes to client priorities and contractual requirements

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience leading strategic technical delivery within data center or mission-critical environments
• Deep understanding of data center design, construction, and operations across civil, architectural, mechanical, electrical disciplines
• Experience with one-story, two-story, precast, steel and pre-engineered metal buildings (PEMB) structures in addition to liquid cooling, GPU clusters, and high-density infrastructure for next generation data centers
• Demonstrated success in client-facing technical roles, including RFP/RFI responses, presentations, and lease/SLA negotiations
• Strong grasp of the data center lifecycle from concept through lease execution and commissioning
• Proficiency with MS Office, AutoCAD/Visio, Bluebeam, and CFD tools
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant architectural, engineering or design discipline
• Based in or willing to relocate to Dallas TX or New York NY

Overview

Why Related Digital?

Formed in 1972, Related is the most prominent privately-owned real estate firm in the United States. Headquartered in New York City, the company has offices and major developments across the world. Related owns and manages a premier portfolio of assets valued at over $70 billion, including the 28-acre Hudson Yards neighborhood on Manhattan’s West Side.

Related believes in investing in its talent and cultivates a positive, team-oriented environment where every voice is valued. Employees are encouraged to boldly take on new challenges, transcend the status quo, and demonstrate strong entrepreneurial spirit. In its relentless commitment to excellence, Related fosters an innovative approach so that team members can positively impact the communities in which they conduct business.

Founded by Related Companies, Related Digital is a leading vertically integrated data center development and investment platform that partners with leading technology companies to provide best-in-class digital infrastructure and holistic energy solutions through responsible, community-centered development. Related Digital currently has $55B in active data center development and construction underway representing 6GW of capacity, with projects in Ontario, Wyoming, Michigan, Missouri, Illinois and Texas.

Its vertically integrated platform encompasses site acquisition, entitlements, supply chain procurement, steel fabrication, construction management, and utility-scale energy solutions, providing hyperscalers with differentiated, end-to-end execution. Learn more at related-digital.com.

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