Senior Design Manager (Data Centers) - Remote (United States)

Decima International is a professional services company, providing project management and controls services to clients in the United States and the Middle East. Our mission is to become the premier professional services provider across all industry sectors we are engaged in. To accomplish this, Decima International’s founders established a simple yet powerful formula:

Approach each client engagement as a partnership, create an environment that attracts the most talented professionals and allows them to flourish, and regulate growth to maintain excellence in our service standards.

Decima International is a professional services company that delivers project management and controls services in the U.S. and the Middle East. Our mission is to become the premier professional services provider across all industry sectors we are engaged in. Its success is built on treating every client like a partner, hiring talented professionals, helping them grow, and expanding at a steady, high-quality pace.

Decima offers long-term career opportunities where employees work with major clients on complex, high-profile projects, with plenty of room for professional growth.

We are currently seeking a Senior Design Manager (Data Centers) to support multiple data center projects for a leading global technology client. This client-facing role requires strong communication, organization, and multidisciplinary design expertise across civil, structural, architectural (CSA), mechanical, electrical, ICT, security, and mission-critical systems, with the ability to manage several projects across multiple regions. Experience in hyperscale data centers, integrated design management, and mission-critical infrastructure is essential. This role includes mentoring team members, building lasting client relationships, acting as a liaison among multiple stakeholders, and supporting new business opportunities.

We are looking to bring in dedicated individuals with a passion for innovation and talent for multitasking in a fast-paced environment. We will help you grow, pursue, and fulfill what inspires you so we can make big impacts on the world, together.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

Owner Advocacy & Oversight

• Act as the owner’s trusted design authority, ensuring all multidisciplinary designs meet program requirements, operational goals, and long-term reliability objectives.
• Serve as the primary liaison between the owner and the external design team, ensuring client requirements, performance criteria, and operational needs are clearly communicated, interpreted, and incorporated into coordinated design solutions across all disciplines.
• Review and approve consultant design packages (concept, SD, DD, IFP, IFC) across CSA, MEP, ICT, and Security disciplines.
• Provide critical evaluation of proposed solutions, identifying gaps, risks, interdisciplinary inconsistencies, constructability issues, or value-engineering opportunities that protect the owner’s interests.
• Lead technical and commercial negotiations with designers, contractors, and specialty consultants.

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical leadership and strategic oversight across all data center design disciplines, ensuring systems are resilient, efficient, scalable, secure, and maintainable.

1. CSA (Civil, Structural, Architectural) Oversight

• • Oversee civil, structural, and architectural design elements, including:
    • Site development, grading, utilities, and drainage
    • Structural systems and building envelopes
    • Architectural layouts, space planning, and constructability
    • Life-safety, fire separation, and code compliance coordination
  • Validate design assumptions, calculations, and interdisciplinary coordination.

1. Mechanical Systems Oversight

• • Oversee key mechanical systems, including:
    • Data center cooling (CRAH/CRAC, chilled water, DX, evaporative cooling)
    • Hydronics and fluid distribution
    • Heat rejection systems
    • Airflow management, pressurization, and containment strategies
    • Smoke exhaust and other life-safety systems
  • Review and validate CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) models to ensure efficient airflow, thermal performance, and operational reliability.
  • Validate mechanical design calculations, equipment selections, and modeling outputs.

1. Electrical Systems Oversight

• • Evaluate and guide the devel