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Design Manager (Data Centres)

Black & White Engineering 🇬🇧 City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Full-time Manager

You will lead the design process for complex engineering projects by coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing project deliverables. Additionally, you will ensure project objectives are met through proactive risk management, stakeholder engagement, and adherence to quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • You will lead the design process for complex engineering projects by coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing project deliverables. Additionally, you will ensure project objectives are met through proactive risk management, stakeholder engagement, and adherence to quality standards.

Requirements

  • Candidates must possess a degree in Engineering, Architecture, or a related technical discipline along with significant experience in design management for complex projects. Strong communication skills and a solid understanding of project governance and delivery frameworks like RIBA are essential.

Benefits

  • Career development
  • Collaborative culture
  • Autonomy
  • Professional growth

Key Skills

Design management Project leadership Multidisciplinary team coordination Risk management Stakeholder engagement Quality standards enforcement RIBA framework Project governance Technical drawing review Data centre design Engineering communication Schedule management Budget control Problem solving Strategic planning Client liaison Documentation control Mentoring Decision making Agile project delivery

About Black & White Engineering

Black & White Engineering is a global, award-winning critical buildings and infrastructure engineering consultancy. With over 19 years of engineering excellence, we've become one of the world's leading data centre design specialists, delivering some of the largest and most technically challenging projects globally. We operate best as an extension of a client's team. Trusted by the world's leading operators and developers to navigate digital acceleration, we deliver technically excellent solutions that are clear, simple and correct. On time, on budget and built to last. Our mission is clear: bringing the right people together, delivering complex projects with certainty and driving progress through innovation and sustainability. It's how we keep solutions as clear and simple as Black & White. With over 1,300 professionals across 31 locations worldwide, our One Global Team brings local expertise to every project, wherever in the world it needs to be delivered. OUR VALUES Accountabili

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