Manager, Architectural Design

Aligned Data Centers is a data center company focused on innovative infrastructure solutions, operational excellence, and sustainability. The Manager, Architectural Design will oversee architectural, civil, and structural design standards, coordinate with internal and external teams, lead technical investigations and design reviews, and support project execution, customer requirements, technology evaluation, and organizational communications.

Responsibilities:

• Review and responsibility for civil, structural, and architectural standards and updates
• Review of responsibility of DEC with regards to building code updates and compliance
• Review and responsibility for each phase of design deliverable
• Support content preparation and presentation to achieve Aligned business approvals
• Lead and support conceptual and directional design decisions at their inception
• Technical investigations and problem solving as required
• Technical responsibility to validate project is ready for service
• Technical lead for site performance shortfalls, failures, and issue resolution
• Review and responsibility for customers/pursuits when any deviation to designs or standards is required
• Lead technical investigations and assessment of assets under consideration for acquisition
• Strong industry and vendor participation and interaction to be aware of industry leading technologies
• Technical leadership in understanding and evaluating sustainable practices and support business goals for sustainability
• Collaborate with customer technical needs to ensure Aligned is aware and keeping pace with industry technical developments
• Lead technical review and validation of new technologies
• Lead discussions, written and verbal, with Aligned senior leadership and Board of Directors
• Individual should be able to communicate complex topics to work groups of varying technical experience
• Lead/support technical training for teammates

Requirements:

• • Project Management Software (MS Projects, Prolog, Procore, BIM 360, or similar)
• • Knowledge and experience working with CAD
• • Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering or equivalent
• • Field experience of 10+ years can substitute for this requirement
• • Mechanical/Electrical understanding a plus
• • Advanced experience in Excel and AutoCAD
• • Strong written and verbal communication skills
• • Deep understanding of the Data Center design and construction process
• • Ability to multi-task, with strong time management and organizational skills
• • Ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality always
• • Team Player across the organization
• • Ability to interpret construction drawings and specifications
• • May travel at times up to 25%
• • Ability to understand construction project scopes
• • Minimum 5 years' Design or project management experience within data center environment strongly preferred
• • Architecture license preferred