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AJ Group are currently working with a leading Data Centre business to appoint a Design Manager to oversee the design phase of a new facility build in Dublin.
Responsibilities
* Involvement in the appointment of teams of Architects, designers, engineers, consultants, and specialists to develop designs and progress planning for new Data Centre Facilities.
* Provide day to day technical oversight of the Design and Approval process for new Data Centre Facilities, existing facility expansions and technology refreshes.
* Initially confined to the UK but with the expectation to expand into Europe.
* Keep a detailed log of design decisions, their reasoning, and the associated impacts to cost and program.
* Regularly review of the Design Approval and Design Change Management processes, suggesting changes to the process to ensure their effectiveness and alignment with the real-life approach.
* Implement new processes, procedures, and check sheets where beneficial to further bolster the company's approach to the design of industry leading data centre facilities.
* Ensure that all design activities follow Design and Approval processes, and that design activities and deliverables are to program.
* Maintain a professional network of designers, engineers, and specialists; introducing the company to new consultants where needed.
* Present innovative designs and technologies to major stakeholders and leadership team.
* Draft strategic intent documents, business cases, basis of design documents, development briefs, concept designs and technical specifications.
* Escalate key design decisions and high design risk items to the Head of Design and Senior Leadership Team.
* Arrange review workshops and presentations of the design documentation produced by external consultants and engineers at each of the RIBA stages.
* Checking alongside other teams for technical accuracy and compliance with technical standards and operations intent.
* Organise lessons learnt workshops with key stakeholders.
* Regularly report on design progress and design risks.
* Provide technical and design support for incoming enquiries to the company's Sales Representatives and Client Delivery Executives.
* Input into technical specifications and design standards that capture key design requirements and protect the company's interests.
* Research new and emerging data centre technologies, undertake product comparison / selection reviews and recommend novel approaches / suppliers.
* Provide guidance and mentoring for junior team members.
* Assist Sales Representatives and Client Delivery Executives by providing technical support to the RFP / bid process and attending / leading Technical Presentations and Design Workshops with Clients.
* Support site technical operations where required acting as a subject matter expert and knowledge resource.
* Provide technical support to commissioning consultants; witnessing key commissioning activities to ensure that installed infrastructure meets the design intent.
* Proactively seek out and undertake training to develop your capability.
Competencies and Qualifications
* Effective interpersonal skills; ability to deliver presentations on strategic matters and to create, maintain and enhance productive working relationships.
* Strong general engineering and technical capability.
* High aptitude in problem solving and attention to detail.
* Self-motivated and initiative-taking with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
* Ability to produce technical documentation to a high standard.
* Excellent organisation with strong time management skills.
* An accredited bachelor’s degree with honours in engineering, technology or equivalent from combined further education and experience.
* Previous experience and involvement in the design life cycle through each of the RIBA stages. An in-depth understanding of the next steps at each design stage to ensure project success.
* Technical analysis and problem solving, with great attention to detail.
* Proficient in the use of IT tools such as Microsoft Office suite, SharePoint, Microsoft Project etc.
* Ambition to work in or previous experience of working in a fast-paced, dynamic and growing team, with a desire to add new processes and structure where of overall benefit.
Seniority Level
Mid-Senior level
Employment Type
Full-time
Job Function
Design
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