Design Delivery Principal

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Job Summary

The Design Delivery Principal is responsible for the delivery of a new-build data centre, from initial masterplanning through construction and handover. They are an exceptional industry professional progressing towards becoming a recognised expert on datacenter design. The Design Delivery Principal critically assesses design decisions in consultation with senior staff across disciplines 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 which may impact project delivery.

Responsibilities

Design Process

• Owns and leads a design process, interacting with Civil, Structural, Architectural, Mechanical and Electrical Partners, and other design partners to deliver a portfolio of world class datacenters with a strong focus on technical excellence, mission critical resilience and cost management

• Reviews and contributes to the development of globally standardized tools and techniques for 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

• Ensures designs meet Equinix’s Global Design Standards and the business needs for capacity, density, and function

In the Center of Excellence role

• Incorporates regional information and lessons learned to apply to the portfolio of projects

• Liaises with regional team to incorporate local infrastructure into the design

• Liaises with construction cost team regionally and globally to assist business case generation

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Works hand-in-hand with construction managers, general contractors and subcontractors to deliver projects during construction once the design phase is completed and ensure projects are fully documented and closed out

• Manages, with the aid of the commercial management team, design budgets and controls change management requests during the construction phase, in consultation with the Construction Manager

• Maintains relationships with internal technical staff, external design consulting partners, construction management, commercial management, and regional P&L holders to ensure appropriate stakeholder exposure and buy in to decision making.

Project Management

• Indirectly manages experienced engineering staff in the Independent Technical Review and Innovation & Development teams to deliver a portfolio of world-class datacenter designs on time and to budget

• Directly responsible for managing the design schedule for assigned projects to ensure on-time creation and review of Basis of Designs (BODs), Real Estate Investment Committee (REIC) Submissions, and design documentation for Issued for Permit (IFP) and Issued for Construction (IFC) sets

Design Oversight

• Stays up-to-date on advancements in design being investigated by the centers of excellence teams to ensure technologies support future Data Center design and construction needs and feeds back information to construction for incorporation of changes

Qualifications

• 7+ years experience in a Design MEP Firm or in the design team of a Mission Critical Building operator or subcontractor, OR 7+ years experience as an Architectural lead in a Mission Critical Architectural Design Practice.