At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the design of next-gen AI infrastructure in high-performance data centres.
- Company: Join a leading Data Centre Developer & Operator in London.
- Benefits: £150,000 salary plus 30% bonus and opportunities for technical leadership.
- Other info: Dynamic role with exposure to executive stakeholders and career growth.
- Why this job: Shape the future of AI infrastructure and tackle complex engineering challenges.
- Qualifications: Strong design experience in electrical or mechanical engineering required.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
Join a Data Centre Developer & Operator, looking after Hyperscale Data Centres!
A Senior Manager, Data Center Design role is available for a technical leader who wants to define the standards behind next-generation AI infrastructure. This is a hands-on leadership position focused on creating and maintaining design standards across complex, high-performance data centre environments.
Working across electrical, mechanical, civil and BIM disciplines, you will combine technical depth with commercial awareness and delivery capability. This role suits someone who enjoys building the framework from the ground up, getting into engineering detail when required and influencing consultants, contractors and senior stakeholders.
Benefits:
- £150,000 salary plus 30% bonus
- Opportunity to shape design standards for advanced AI infrastructure environments
- Senior technical ownership across multiple disciplines
- Exposure to executive stakeholders, EPCs, design consultants and specialist delivery partners
Role:
- Create and maintain electrical, mechanical, civil and BIM design standards across live projects
- Review and provide technical input on consultant and contractor design packages
- Work through detailed engineering considerations including power distribution, cooling strategies and structural requirements for high-density compute environments
- Participate directly in design workshops and technical discussions with EPCs and consultants
- Define technical requirements and review supplier and contractor responses
- Build and develop technical leadership capability across electrical, mechanical, civil and BIM disciplines as the portfolio expands
- Provide hands-on technical guidance while maintaining consistency across project delivery
Requirements:
- Strong hands-on design experience in electrical or mechanical engineering within data centres or similarly complex mission-critical facilities
- Experience reviewing, developing or producing technical design documentation rather than only managing review processes
- Knowledge of high-density compute environments, including GPU infrastructure considerations
- Understanding of cooling strategies, including air and liquid cooling approaches
- Experience challenging and influencing consultants, EPCs and technical stakeholders on engineering decisions
- Ability to establish standards and processes from the ground up
- Engineering degree in mechanical, electrical or a related discipline
Desirable Experience:
- Experience working across European and US data centre markets and relevant codes
- Exposure to liquid cooling technologies such as direct liquid cooling or cooling distribution units
- Chartered Engineer status or equivalent
If you are a technical design leader who enjoys building standards, solving complex engineering challenges and remaining close to delivery, apply now for more information.
Senior Manager of Data Centre Design in Bexley employer: Verto People
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