Required Skills & Experience
7+ years of experience in data center design delivery, construction management or owner’s representation Hands-on colocation data center experience, either at a colo provider (design, development or construction delivery) or as an owner or tenant fitting out space in third-party facilities Data center design experience, including participation in design reviews and coordination of multidisciplinary design deliverables Background in construction management, civil or structural engineering, or architecture Experience evaluating existing facilities or conducting technical due diligence Change control, submittal and RFI management experience Strong stakeholder management: driving outcomes with external providers and internal teams you don’t directly manage Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or equivalent experience
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
Experience at a colocation provider such as Equinix, Digital Realty, QTS, Vantage, CyrusOne, Aligned or CoreSite Experience on a hyperscaler’s leased, colocation or third-party data center program Experience managing multiple concurrent sites or a portfolio of smaller deployments Proficiency with Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), Procore and Asana PE, RA or CCM credential
Job Description
Role overview Our client, a leading hyperscale technology company, is seeking a Design Project Manager to lead design delivery for its colocation data center portfolio. This role covers leased data center space in third-party facilities, typically 1–10 MW, from technical due diligence through fit-out design and handover to operations. You’ll sit owner-side between colocation providers, A/E and construction partners, and the client’s internal engineering teams, making sure each site meets the client’s requirements while managing several concurrent sites at different stages.
Key responsibilities
Lead technical due diligence on prospective colocation facilities, assessing power, cooling, redundancy, structural capacity, space and expansion potential against owner requirements Manage fit-out design delivery through design stage gates, reviewing provider and A/E deliverables against technical specifications and the client’s colocation standards Coordinate multidisciplinary reviews across civil, structural, architectural, electrical and mechanical scopes Run change control for scope, schedule and cost impacts from design changes, provider constraints or requirement updates Serve as primary technical point of contact with colocation providers, managing deliverables, access, schedules and issue resolution Track submittals and RFIs, and route them to the right internal stakeholders Manage multiple sites in parallel, prioritizing across competing stakeholder needs Coordinate handover to operations, ensuring sites are ready for deployment