About Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Design Engineering Department 

The Design Engineering North America (NA) comprises of a skilled team of Design Managers, Program Managers, and guides in Engineering and Architecture. Our collective expertise is harnessed to create customized adaptations of the forefront Vantage Data Center prototype that perfectly cater to the unique requirements of our customers. Throughout this process, close collaboration takes place with Sales, Operations, and management teams. The Design Engineering team also maintains a close partnership with the Construction team, working together to craft a seamlessly integrated design that ensures the efficient execution of new and existing standards and designs. 

At the heart of our vision is the creation of critical infrastructure that facilitates human connection, creativity, sharing, and collective aspirations. Our mission revolves around providing our Customers with consistently exceptional facilities swiftly and enjoying the process while doing so. This dedication extends to our Customers, Construction teams, and Site Operations teams. 

What truly sets Vantage apart is our commitment to empowering our technical staff. This team has the ability to align long-term operational sustainability with value engineering and cost metrics, ultimately delivering products that are in sync with our corporate objectives. 

The Design Engineering team guides the development and operation of best-in-class data centers for hyperscale customers by providing business-minding Design and Engineering expertise. 

Position Overview

This role can be based remotely anywhere in the US.

Vantage is seeking a Junior Design Manager for North America to join our Design Engineering team. In this role, you will champion product performance and technical excellence, ensuring that the data design supports customer and technical requirements. 

This person will support the entire design life cycle for both existing and new developments in your region. Your responsibilities will encompass the coordination of design documentation review and approval, and support of both traditional, design-bid-build and design-build contractor teams. Serving as the point of contact for department leaders involved in the project cycle, you will facilitate collaboration between Sales and Solutions Engineering, EH&S, New Site Development, Construction, Design Engineering SMEs (Subject Matter Experts), Sustainability, Automation & Controls, Security, IT, and Operations.  

The Jr. Design Manager will support the regional change management process and work closely with the respective partners to ensure concise communication and quick decision making, tracking programmatic feedback and lessons learned.  

In alliance with your team, you'll solve intricate engineering challenges and guide their resolution. Upholding and enhancing existing standards for each project, you will conduct engineering analyses to balance capital and operational expenditures. Your role will encompass collaborating with internal customers throughout the design and construction phases, assuming responsibility for the technical relationship. You will provide comprehensive technical engineering guidance to ensure alignment with project requirements, engineering standards, codes, and specifications, demonstrating an in-depth grasp of engineering principles relevant to innovative data center design.  

You will support projects from early planning and design development through execution, ensuring quality standards, timely delivery, and technical excellence across the board. This role is ideal for a project leader who thrives in fast-paced environments and can manage cross-functional teams and engineering consultants with confidence. 

Essential Job Functions

• Project Management & Execution:

• Lead design coordination throughout the project lifecycle 

• Collaborate with architects, engineers, and contractors during the design and pre-construction phases to ensure that customer requirements are integrated into the project 

• Resolve project issues swiftly and ensure efficient communication between all parties 

• Act as the primary liaison between internal departments, consultants, and external stakeholders 

• Support regular