Campus Design Director

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Design Delivery is a multidisciplinary technical function charged with the creation, development and improvement of Equinix’s datacenter designs, which includes: the architectural and space planning, electrical, mechanical and controls features; while having direct interaction with the departments responsible for security design, network and cross‑connect design. Personnel under the Design Delivery Center of Excellence have a global responsibility for concept designs, design development and application of standards. The regionally focused personnel lead the design work in‑region (while adhering to global standards) to develop designs for construction level drawings to external consultants, while meeting the delivery schedule and capacity dictated by the business. This role will have an initial primary focus on the delivery of Equinix’s Hertfordshire Campus project, supporting a multi‑phase campus development while ensuring alignment with global design standards and long‑term operational requirements.

Knowledge & Application

• Participates with senior management to establish strategic plans and objectives, including those related to the Hertfordshire Campus development.
• Makes final decisions on implementation and ensures operational effectiveness.
• Effectively cascades functional strategy and contributes to development of organizational policies.
• Accountable for actions that impact function or multiple department budgets.

Complexity & Problem Solving

• Works on complex issues where problems are not clearly defined and where fundamental principles do not fully apply.
• Translates business segment strategy into functional plans and guides execution.
• Participates in corporate development of methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for projects, programs, and people.
• Ensures budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements, particularly in the context of large, phased campus developments such as Hertfordshire.

Discretion & Impact

• Contributes to development of strategies of a function or multi departments.
• Erroneous decisions will have a critical long‑term (typically up to five years) impact on the overall success of the function or multi departments.

Collaboration and Interaction

• Interacts with senior management, executives, and/or major customers which frequently involves negotiating matters of significance to the organization.
• Reconciles multiple stakeholder views to drive business results, including coordination across Real Estate, Construction, and Operations teams supporting the Hertfordshire Campus.

Management & Supervision

• Directs the activities of a functional area or multiple integrated departments through lower management.
• Leads team(s) to develop new methods and solve complex matters.

Responsibilities

Personnel Management

• Manages a team of multi‑disciplinary design project staff to manage and deliver world‑class datacenter designs on time and to budget, with an initial focus on the Hertfordshire Campus.
• Effectively communicates with internal technical staff and external design consulting partners to ensure designs meet Equinix’s Global Design Standards.
• Mentors those that work for them or in related design delivery teams to ensure the design delivery function grows in line with the Company’s needs and continues to lead the industry.

Design Process

• Ensures proper execution of the design process and interacts with key consulting and construction partners to deliver world‑class datacenters with a strong focus on cost management.
• Acts as a key stakeholder in the decisions about the choice of design partners and for individual assignment to projects.
• Manages internal and external resources by way of their influence, outstanding interpersonal skills and industry‑recognized competencies.

Cross‑Functional Coordination

• Works cross‑functionally to ensure accurate tracking of all design construction projects from inception, due diligence, Basis of Design (BOD) creation, and Real Estate Investment Committee (REIC) presentation through to successful close‑out, including the Hertfordshire Campus.
• Maintains positive relationships with design partners and subcontractors to ensure transparency, high quality and on‑time delivery of projects meeting Equinix's design standards.
• Works closely with Asset Management, Real Estate, Construction, and Capacity Management to manage the overall design effort, ensuring projects are prioritized to meet commercial requirements and deliver on‑time, technically exemplary designs consistent with global design standards.

Project Management

• Manages the complete portfolio of assigned design works, with the Hertfordshire Campus as the initial primary focus.
• Manages the allocation of projects to staff members based on skills and project needs.
• Responsible for the management of departmental schedules to ensure on‑time creation and review of BODs, REIC submissions, and design documentation as required.

In the Regional role:

• Reviews design budgets, with the aid of the commercial management team, and controls change management requests during the construction phase in consultation with the Construction Manager and Center of Excellence staff.

In the Center of Excellence function:

• Ensures designs are compliant with Global Design Standards while incorporating the most cost‑effective approach for the local market, ensuring the maximum amount of standard design.

Design Oversight

In the Regional role:

• Keeps abreast of advancements in design being investigated by the Center of Excellence departments to ensure technologies support future IBX design and construction needs and meet evolving customer requirements.

In the Center of Excellence role:

• Executes against a development roadmap which aligns with evolving needs and global design standards.

Qualifications

• 7+ years management experience preferred.
• 10+ years experience in a Design MEP Firm or in the design team of a Mission Critical Building operator or subcontractor, or 10+ years experience as an Architectural lead in a Mission Critical Architectural Design Practice preferred.
• MSc in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or MSc in Architecture preferred; BSc acceptable or extensive and demonstrable experience in role; Architects to hold RA or AIA PE desirable but not essential.

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