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Senior Design Manager

Black & White Engineering πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Full-time Senior

Lead and coordinate design activities across large-scale data centre and mission-critical projects, managing multidisciplinary teams, project interfaces, design risks, and governance throughout the project lifecycle. Work with clients, engineering teams, contractors, and other stakeholders to deliver designs safely and efficiently in line with programme, quality, and commercial objectives.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate design activities across large-scale data centre and mission-critical projects, managing multidisciplinary teams, project interfaces, design risks, and governance throughout the project lifecycle. Work with clients, engineering teams, contractors, and other stakeholders to deliver designs safely and efficiently in line with programme, quality, and commercial objectives.

Requirements

  • Candidates need experience delivering data centre or mission-critical projects and strong design management and multidisciplinary coordination capabilities. They should also have experience managing programmes, design reviews, technical interfaces, and project risks, along with strong stakeholder communication skills and experience in complex engineering or construction environments.

Key Skills

Design Management Project Management Risk Management Stakeholder Management Multidisciplinary Team Leadership Data Centre Design Mission-critical Design Engineering Coordination Construction Management Technical Review Program Governance Communication Strategic Planning Problem Solving Agile Methodology Documentation

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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