Design Delivery Principal

Overview

Leads design and delivery of data center projects, ensuring standards, cost and resilience.

Key Responsibilities

• design management
• cost management
• master planning
• project modeling
• stakeholder coordination
• design scheduling

Tasks

-Indirectly manages experienced electrical and mechanical 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 -Ensures designs meet Equinix’s Global Design Standards and the business needs for capacity, density, and function -Generates project visualization, initial model using reference design templates and cost estimate for business case inception -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 -Manages, with the aid of the commercial management team, the costs of the designs to ensure appropriate balancing of cost flexibility and global standardisation -Provides locally informed and compliant infrastructure design, supply information to and collaborate with the master planning function -Provides local design engineering to support site specific changes to templates -Obtains site-specific conditions, utility and infrastructure design, costs and availability of utilities, liaison with planning authorities and local logistics including site logistics during construction and phasing -Maintains interpersonal 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 Data Center projects -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 -Conducts the master planning of expansion portfolio using global design standards and templates; incorporating regional information to apply these to the inception of projects -Reviews the masterplan for delivery and submits to senior staff for approval -Liaises with construction cost team regionally and globally to assist business case generation -Liaises with regional team to incorporate local infrastructure into the design -Manages internal and external resources via their influence and outstanding competencies -Owns and leads a design process, interacting with Architectural, Mechanical and Electrical Partners (MEPs), 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 -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 -Reviews and contributes to the development of globally standardized tools, techniques and processes for the management and reporting of the design process -Appropriately leverages the center of excellence teams and more senior Design staff to augment their individual technical expertise to ensure all facets of the datacenter design are adequately considered and approved -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 -Works with peers in other regions to drive consistency and technical excellence on design and delivery practices and methodologies -Works hand-in-hand with the regional design teams and Construction Managers to deliver Concept Designs and Standards that support the delivery of world class datacenters

Requirements

• pe
• 7+ years
• global mindset
• msc
• ra
• aia

What You Bring

-PE desirable but not essential -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 preferred -Thinks and acts in a global manner, considering the applicability of any design decision, innovations or standards changes for all regions -MSc in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering OR MSc in Architecture is preferred, BSc acceptable or extensive and demonstrable experience in role, Architects to hold RA or AIA

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About Equinix

-World’s largest provider of data center and interconnection services. -Offers cutting-edge solutions that enable businesses to scale and adapt to the digital age. -Facilitates high-performance connections for industries like cloud computing, telecommunications, and finance. -Provides services including hybrid cloud solutions, network and application performance optimization, and interconnection for business ecosystems. -At the forefront of advancing global digital transformation through strategic partnerships with leading companies. -Innovative business models drive enterprise infrastructure modernization, ensuring security and compliance.

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