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Design Manager - Data Centres

Stantec 🇳🇿 Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Full-time

Lead internal and external technical teams to develop and deliver technical solutions for data centres and mission-critical facilities. Manage project outputs, budgets, and quality standards while maintaining strong client and contractor relationships.

Responsibilities

  • Lead internal and external technical teams to develop and deliver technical solutions for data centres and mission-critical facilities. Manage project outputs, budgets, and quality standards while maintaining strong client and contractor relationships.

Requirements

  • Requires at least 15 years of experience in an engineering delivery environment with a proven track record in data centres or complex vertical builds. A tertiary qualification in engineering or construction and Chartered Engineer status are preferred.

Benefits

  • Professional development and support
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Purchasing up to an extra four weeks of leave
  • School term contracts
  • Part-time and job sharing
  • Learning and talent development programmes
  • Professional memberships
  • Service recognition awards
  • Mentorship
  • Wellbeing and connection opportunities
  • Health insurance
  • Income continuance insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Office Social Club and events

Key Skills

Leadership Team management Project management Budget management Quality assurance Client relationship management Contractor coordination Data centre engineering Mission‑critical facility design Engineering delivery processes Chartered Engineer status Construction management Technical solution development Cross‑functional collaboration Risk management Strategic planning Stakeholder communication Sustainable design principles Regulatory compliance Problem solving

About Stantec

Stantec empowers clients, people, and communities to rise to the world’s greatest challenges at a time when the world faces more unprecedented concerns than ever before. We are a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. Our professionals deliver the expertise, technology, and innovation communities need to manage aging infrastructure, demographic and population changes, the energy transition, and more. Today’s communities transcend geographic borders. At Stantec, community means everyone with an interest in the work that we do—from our project teams and industry colleagues to our clients and the people our work impacts. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We are designers, engineers, scientists, project managers, and strategic advisors. We i

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