Design Delivery Principal

Description

• Indirectly manages experienced 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
• Owns and leads a design process, interacting with Civil, Structural, Architectural, Mechanical and Electrical Partners, 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
• Liaises with construction cost team regionally and globally to assist business case generation
• Works with peers in other regions to drive consistency and technical excellence on design and delivery practices and methodologies
• 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
• Maintains 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 decision making.
• 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
• Liaises with regional team to incorporate local infrastructure into the design
• 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
• 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
• Reviews and contributes to the development of globally standardized tools and techniques for the design process
• Ensures designs meet Equinix’s Global Design Standards and the business needs for capacity, density, and function

Requirements

• PE desirable but not essential
• 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
• 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.
• Incorporates regional information and lessons learned to apply to the portfolio of projects

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance