Senior Design Manager

Switch is a company focused on designing, building, and operating data centers to enable future technology. The Senior Design Manager will lead design coordination for large-scale data center projects, managing the design process from kickoff through construction handoff while ensuring quality and documentation standards are met.

Responsibilities:

• Lead project kickoff meetings and recurring design coordination meetings
• Manage RFIs, submittals, permits, and design milestones across the project lifecycle
• Conduct site visits and perform quality checks on design deliverables
• Coordinate internal teams, external consultants, and partners to resolve design issues
• Provide regular status updates to leadership on schedules, risks, RFIs, and change activity
• Oversee permitting activities, including cost forecasting, submissions, and AHJ coordination
• Establish and maintain project documentation and document control systems
• Facilitate cross-disciplinary design decisions and manage escalations
• Ensure consistent communication around schedule, cost, and quality expectations
• Contribute to best practices for design and construction workflows

Requirements:

• Proven experience managing design for hyperscale or large-scale data center projects
• Strong understanding of design development, permitting, and construction integration
• Experience coordinating with authorities having jurisdiction and managing permit workflows
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
• Proficiency tracking schedules, costs, and quality metrics
• Experience with RFIs, submittals, and design documentation systems
• Strong meeting facilitation and escalation management skills
• Someone trusted to lead complex design efforts with minimal oversight
• Clear, direct communication with technical teams and senior stakeholders
• Strong judgment when balancing schedule, cost, and quality tradeoffs
• Comfort operating across multiple disciplines and external partners
• A structured, detail-oriented approach to design coordination