Technical Design Manager

Echelon Data Centres was established in 2017 by the main principal of Aldgate Developments, a leading commercial property developer and owner of major commercial office buildings in Central London and Dublin. The objective was developing, operating, and owning a network of large-scale, responsibly designed, sustainably powered data centre campuses across the world to meet the rapidly expanding global demand for hyperscale data processing and storage solutions.

Echelon currently has seven data centre facilities either operational or in development across Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Spain with a combined capacity of approximately 1.25GW. The recent acquisition of a prime 37-acre site in Italy, marks the next step of Echelon's expansion into Continental Europe.

We are now seeking to strengthen and grow our function in our Dublin office by recruiting an experienced Design Manager. This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to further their career in a highly motivated and inspirational environment.

The Role

The Technical Design Manager will be responsible for leading structured design delivery through design stages, construction and handover on Data Centre and Power Infrastructure projects.

The Technical Design Manager will be key team member within the Design & Engineering Group, responsible for establishing, leading, and continuously improving design delivery capabilities across a rapidly expanding portfolio of international data centre and power infrastructure projects.

This is a client-side leadership role with growth potential as the organisation scales its design delivery strategy.

Responsibilities

• Key point of contact between customer and design team

• Structured delivery of design in line with the project execution plan, including programme, budget, and quality parameters

• Advocate and implement safety in design

• Ensure customer requirements are defined, agreed, and effectively implemented in design

• Create and maintain a design programme, tracking progress and meeting milestones

• Lead design change control and value engineering

• Drive quality standards and compliance with code and basis of design

• Review and approve design deliverables to ensure they meet the project requirements

• Engage project stakeholders, including multi-discipline design teams, contractors, operations, and regulatory bodies including statutory permitting

• Consult and coordinate with environmental, commercial, procurement, construction, and operations teams through the design process

• Advising on technical design matters, problem solving and proposing solutions

• Proactively identify, mitigate, and manage design issues and risks

• Effective communication and reporting

• Ensure BIM modelling is completed in accordance with the BIM Execution Plan

• Maintain thorough documentation of design actions, RFIs, assumptions, decisions, and changes

• Develop employer requirements documentation

Competencies, Behaviours and Qualifications

• Strong technical knowledge in MEP systems.

• Strong technical knowledge in project management - demonstrable evidence of implementing structured project management practices.

• Accountable and proactive - proven ability to work independently and meet deadlines

• Problem solver - effectively mitigate and manage risks, and resolve issues

• Strong team player

• Commitment to improvement

• Professional and constructive customer and stakeholder engagement

• Proven experience of successfully delivering design on large, complex projects would be beneficial. Experience of successfully delivering design on data centre projects is preferred.

• Committed to safe and healthy project delivery through all project stages

• Effective communication skills, both written and oral

• At least 5-8 years proven experience leading cross-discipline design teams

• Formal trained or qualified in project management

• Degree Qualified in and engineering, design management or construction related profession.

• Chartered Engineer, Architect or equivalent

Some travel domestically, and internationally will be required.