Senior Design Manager (Data Centres) - London
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£55,000
(£28.21 per hour)
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Description
RED are an expanding international M&E consultancy, with a proven track record in low energy design, focused on providing excellent design solutions to clients.
Through our market leading technical expertise, we enable the world’s digital infrastructure and develop the built environment whilst also helping clients realise ambitious plans for zero carbon-built environments. We cover the entire life cycle of any building project, with our broad capability offering saving our clients time, money, and effort. Our approach is centred around listening to our clients and interacting energetically with our fellow project stakeholders. We add value with our people, client service ethos, global delivery strategy, technical ability, and attitude.
We now seek a fully experienced Senior Design Manager to join our London office.
Role Responsibilities
The Senior Design Manager (SDM) leads and coordinates multidisciplinary design activities across complex hyperscale and technology driven data centre projects. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, the SDM owns the day to day design management activities on assigned projects and acts as the principal design point of contact for internal project teams, external consultants, and clients.
Working closely with Associate Design Managers—who oversee broader project portfolios—the SDM is responsible for ensuring design deliverables meet project requirements, client standards, and key milestones from feasibility through concept, 50/80/100% design stages and into post contract support.
This role requires strong leadership, excellent communication skills, and a deep understanding of MEP, architectural, structural, civil, and specialist data centre systems. The SDM drives quality, technical accuracy, and coordinated outputs across all design workstreams.
Through our market leading technical expertise, we enable the world’s digital infrastructure and develop the built environment whilst also helping clients realise ambitious plans for zero carbon-built environments. We cover the entire life cycle of any building project, with our broad capability offering saving our clients time, money, and effort. Our approach is centred around listening to our clients and interacting energetically with our fellow project stakeholders. We add value with our people, client service ethos, global delivery strategy, technical ability, and attitude.
We now seek a fully experienced Senior Design Manager to join our London office.
Role Responsibilities
The Senior Design Manager (SDM) leads and coordinates multidisciplinary design activities across complex hyperscale and technology driven data centre projects. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, the SDM owns the day to day design management activities on assigned projects and acts as the principal design point of contact for internal project teams, external consultants, and clients.
Working closely with Associate Design Managers—who oversee broader project portfolios—the SDM is responsible for ensuring design deliverables meet project requirements, client standards, and key milestones from feasibility through concept, 50/80/100% design stages and into post contract support.
This role requires strong leadership, excellent communication skills, and a deep understanding of MEP, architectural, structural, civil, and specialist data centre systems. The SDM drives quality, technical accuracy, and coordinated outputs across all design workstreams.
- Lead, organise, and coordinate multidisciplinary design teams (MEP, architecture, structures, civils, security, sustainability, acoustics and specialist SMEs).
Role Requirements
RED offers a variety of benefits, including but not limited to:
- 5+ years at Senior Engineer or Design Manager level.
- MSc/MEng (or equivalent) in an appropriate engineering discipline (desirable). BSc/BEng as a minimum.
- Professional membership (e.g., MCIBSE, MIEE, IMechE, MCIOB, APM PMQ, PRINCE2) desirable; Chartered status preferred.
- Proven project management and multidisciplinary design experience with data centres or other large scale, complex engineering projects.
- Strong MEP background with exposure to highly engineered or mission critical environments.
- Experience working in fast track, client driven design cycles (typically 20–25 weeks).
- Knowledge of redundancy strategies (UTI, Sub UTI, distributed redundancy) preferred.
- Strong understanding of the full design lifecycle and multidisciplinary coordination.
- Able to manage multiple concurrent workstreams with autonomy.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with cross cultural awareness
- Commercially aware with experience in fee management, resource planning, and financial controls.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, MS Project; familiarity with Autodesk Construction Cloud, Planisware, and design related tools desirable.
- Strong scope management, prioritisation, and risk awareness.
- Knowledge of UK and European codes, NEC4/JCT contract frameworks, and their impact on design obligations.
- High level of adaptability, proactivity, and self motivation.
- Willingness to travel internationally as required.
- Strong understanding of company QA processes, internal governance, and long term business goals.
- Awareness of international working practices within a global consultancy environment.
RED offers a variety of benefits, including but not limited to:
- 23 days annual leave rising to 28 days annual leave over 5 years’ service
Business Unit: Tractebel
Division: Tractebel Div2
Legal Entity: RED ENGINEERING DESIGN LIMITED
Professional Experience: Skilled ( >3 experience <15 years)
Education Level: Other
Company Name: RED