Design Delivery Principal

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Design Delivery Principal

Job Summary

The Design Delivery Principal is responsible for programmatic ownership and design decisions related to a portfolio of datacenter projects focused around hyperscale new construction in the Americas (NORAM & LATAM) but which will extend to other datacenter projects (phased expansion, retrofits and upgrades, acquisition conversions, and standards development).

They are an exceptional industry professional progressing towards becoming a recognized expert on datacenter design, with a focus around Architectural Masterplanning and Civil Engineering expertise (CSA).

The Design Delivery Principal critically assesses design decisions with consultation with other staff across disciplines, develops and applies required Equinix standards and country specific regulations to make the best design choices.

They manage the relationship and output of key design partners and equipment suppliers for their assigned projects and critically assess and escalate issues where the relationship with such partners is not meeting expectations.

Responsibilities

• Owns and leads a design process, interacting with design partners to deliver a portfolio of world class hyperscale datacenters with a strong focus on technical excellence, mission critical resilience and cost management

• Develops, reviews and contributes to globally standardized tools, techniques and processes for the management and reporting of the design process

• Works with peers in other regions to drive consistency and technical excellence on design and delivery practices and methodologies

• Thinks and acts in a global manner, considering the applicability of any design decision, innovations or standards changes for all regions

Project Leadership

• Design lead for masterplanning due diligence, site design and site Civil works. Obtains site-specific conditions, utility and infrastructure design, costs and availability of utilities, liaisons with planning authorities and local logistics including site logistics during construction and phasing.

• Direct contractual interface for national and local design partners. Aligns scope for local Civil and Geotech design and construction partners for xScale sites:

  Aligns approach for earthwork balance

• Reviews and proposes VE solutions to optimize subcontractor and designer expertise

• Provides Civil and Geotechnical technical review and oversight

• Provides Architectural, Civil and Geotechnical technical support for site selection, due diligence, master planning and permitting. Defines campus planning strategies and regulatory processes, including entitlement and permitting requirements with timelines     

• Provides guidance associated to overall construction schedule impacts from early civil works across all disciplines. Expedites civil design and execution to remove from critical path schedule

• Provides locally informed and compliant infrastructure design, collaborates on the master planning

• Owns all utility interfaces up to building entry, coordinates all disciplines - ensures customer requirements are planned for and met

• Provides Environmental review and oversight. Where remediation is req