Design Manager, Data Center Engineering

SB Energy is an infrastructure company developing and operating data center and power infrastructure projects across the United States. The Design Manager will oversee hyperscale data center projects from site due diligence and campus planning through detailed design, construction documents, and construction administration, while leading multidisciplinary teams and managing client and stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities:

• Lead data center due diligence and design teams to deliver projects that meet the client’s requirements, on schedule and to a high degree of quality. Design disciplines will include architecture, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, security, fire protection, ICT, and BMS/EPMS
• Develop and enforce multi-site project and program management plans
• Host and attend meetings with clients and external stakeholders
• Proactively manage and communicate change throughout the project
• Identify problems early and develop creative solutions
• Proactively communicate with all stakeholders to provide project updates and resolve outstanding issues
• Develop technical and financial proposals for new and add/move/change data center design projects
• Develop trusting relationships with client stakeholders/buyers

Requirements:

• The qualified candidate will oversee hyper-scale data center projects from site due diligence, campus planning, conceptual/schematic/detailed design through construction documents, and construction administration. The ideal candidate has experience managing the design of colocation and hyper-scale data centers, has a background in electrical engineering, or mechanical engineering, and possesses exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering
• 8+ years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Experience with data center design management & engineering
• Lean Six Sigma Certification
• Active or recent leadership in data center and mission-critical trade organization
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in dynamic
• Team leadership skills
• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills
• Texas preferred