Senior Data Centre Design Manager
Ready to have more influence over the projects you work on?
Are you an experienced Data Centre Design Manager who wants more autonomy, greater ownership and a genuine seat at the table when major technical and commercial decisions are being made?
Perhaps you're currently working within a large consultancy, contractor or hyperscale environment where good ideas get lost in layers of management, decisions take too long and your influence is limited to your immediate scope. What if you could change that?
We're partnering with an ambitious data centre operator in the Netherlands looking to appoint a Senior Data Centre Design Manager to play a pivotal role in the development of some of the most exciting and innovative data centre projects in the Dutch market.
Importantly, this is an opportunity to move away from the traditional consulting model and work directly for the organisation developing, building and ultimately operating the facilities.
Why is this opportunity different?
- Real autonomy: Freedom to challenge conventional thinking, influence design strategy and bring your own ideas to the table.
- C-suite exposure: Direct access to senior leadership, with the opportunity to influence decisions at executive level.
- A more agile environment: Work within a more entrepreneurial team where ideas are encouraged rather than ring-fenced by departmental boundaries.
- Operator-side influence: Work directly with the developer and operator, rather than sitting within a traditional consulting delivery structure.
- European exposure: Opportunities to travel across Europe, particularly Scandinavia and Western Europe, supporting an expanding portfolio of data centre developments.
- End-to-end involvement: Influence projects from early design development and technical strategy through to construction, commissioning and operational readiness.
What will you be doing?
You'll take a senior position within the design function, providing technical leadership and coordinating multidisciplinary design activities across a portfolio of data centre developments.
Responsibilities will include:
- Leading multidisciplinary design development across data centre projects.
- Managing architectural, structural and MEP design interfaces.
- Challenging design solutions to improve efficiency, buildability, programme and operational performance.
- Working closely with internal development, construction and operations teams.
- Managing and influencing external consultants, designers and technical stakeholders.
- Leading design reviews, technical governance and value engineering.
- Ensuring designs meet the requirements of a modern, high-performance data centre operator.
- Providing technical recommendations and strategic input directly to senior leadership.
The opportunity
- Position: Senior Data Centre Design Manager
- Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Contract: Permanent
- Salary: €120,000–€140,000
- Travel: Netherlands, Scandinavia and Western Europe
- Employer: Established and ambitious data centre operator
This isn't simply another Design Manager position with a different company name on the door.
It's an opportunity to take a more influential position within an ambitious data centre operator, have direct input into major development decisions and help shape the next generation of data centre infrastructure across the Netherlands and Europe.
Interested? Get in touch for a confidential discussion.
