- in the appointment of teams of Architects, designers, engineers, consultants, and specialists to develop designs and progress planning for new Data Centre Facilities.
- 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.
- a detailed log of design decisions, their reasoning, and the associated impacts to cost and program.
- 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.
- new processes, procedures, and check sheets where beneficial to further bolster the approach to the design of industry leading data centre facilities.
- that all design activities follow Design and Approval processes, and that design activities and deliverables are to program.
- a professional network of designers, engineers, and specialists; introducing the business to new consultants where needed.
- innovative designs and technologies to major stake holders and leadership team.
- strategic intent documents, business cases, basis of design documents, development briefs, concept designs and technical specifications.
- key design decisions and high design risk items to the Head of Design and Senior Leadership Team.
- review workshops and presentations of the design documentation produced by external consultants and engineers at each of the RIBA stages.
- alongside other teams for technical accuracy and compliance with technical standards and operations intent.
- lessons learnt workshops with key stakeholders.
- report on design progress and design risks.
- technical and design support for incoming enquiries to company Sales Representatives and Client Delivery Executives.
- into technical specifications and design standards that capture key design requirements and protect company interests.
- new and emerging data centre technologies, undertake product comparison / selection reviews and recommend novel approaches / suppliers.
- guidance and mentoring for junior team members.
- 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.
- site technical operations where required acting as a subject matter expert and knowledge resource for the company.
- technical support to commissioning consultants; witnessing key commissioning activities to ensure that installed infrastructure meets the design intent.
- seek out and undertake training to develop your capability.
- accredited bachelor's degree with honours in engineering, technology or equivalent from combined further education and experience
- 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.
- engineer status or the foundations and aspirations to proactively build the experience to become chartered. Or Ability to produce technical documentation to a high standard.
- to maintain own continual professional development.
- full UK driving licence.
- to undergo and pass full security checks,
Design Manager - Greater London, United Kingdom - Ashley James Construction
Description
Job Description
Role: Design Manager
Type: Permanent
Location: Greater London
Salary: Negotiable
+ Generous Company Benefits
The Company
My client is successful, dynamic and data centre construction client.
They are currently growing year on year in the UK and have a healthy turnover.
As a result of increased workload and significant project developments they are looking to hire an experienced Design Manager to take responsibility for construction & design for a new data centre in the Greater London area.
The Role
To manage and coordinate professional teams of external consultants and engineers designing industry leading data centre facilities, to ensure the production of a high standard of design documentation in line with the design program and Design Approval and Design Change Management processes.
Roles & Responsibilities
The Candidate
If you think you may be interested in this role, please contact Helen Ross, or send your details