Head of Data Centre Design

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We're looking for a senior, hands-on technical leader to own the end-to-end design governance of our data centre projects. Over the next 6-9 months, you'll be the technical authority coordinating design work across external engineering teams, working closely with our site sourcing team on project briefs and delivery.Once established, you'll build and lead a team to optimize our reference architecture as we scale globally.
This isn't a typical data centre role you'll be working at the intersection of HPC infrastructure, energy systems, and thermal network integration.
* Own and develop our data centre reference architecture and technical standards
* Lead technical review, challenge, and sign-off of all externally produced designs
* Provide hands-on oversight across M&E disciplines—power architecture, high-density cooling, heat recovery interfaces
* Manage day-to-day relationships with architects, MEP consultants, and design-build contractors
* Support construction and commissioning teams with rapid technical decision-making
* Translate technical strategy into clear Employer's Requirements and design briefs
* Ensure designs meet HPC performance requirements, resilience targets, and heat-reuse objectives
Essential:
* 8-12+ years in data centre or mission-critical facility design with strong M&E background
* Proven experience as technical authority over third-party designs ...
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Location:
London
Salary:
£100,000 - £120,000 /annum competitive bens & bonus
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Construction

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