Project Design Manager - Data Centres - Dublin

Location: Dublin, Ireland
Travel: Domestic and International as Required

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Project Design Manager to join a growing team delivering large-scale data centre and mission-critical projects. This role will be responsible for leading multidisciplinary design teams, managing key project stakeholders, and ensuring the successful delivery of complex engineering and construction projects from concept through to completion.

• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary design and engineering teams.
• Manage the design process across large-scale data centre developments.
• Drive project delivery while ensuring safety, quality, programme, and commercial objectives are achieved.
• Collaborate with clients, consultants, contractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Oversee design reviews, value engineering initiatives, and commissioning activities.
• Support contract negotiations and project governance processes.
• Ensure compliance with relevant building regulations, industry standards, and best practices.
• Present technical and project information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Proven experience delivering data centre or mission-critical projects.
• Typically 5-10 years' experience in design, engineering, commissioning, or project management environments.
• Experience leading cross-functional and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong knowledge of commercial and industrial engineering and construction practices.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Revit, and Navisworks.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced project environment and travel when required.

• Experience delivering large-scale Design & Build or Design/Bid/Build projects.
• Knowledge of electrical, mechanical, security, monitoring, and fire protection systems within mission-critical environments.
• Experience on projects valued at €100m+.
• Strong understanding of construction contracts, commissioning, and value engineering.

• Opportunity to work on some of Europe's most high-profile hyperscale data centre projects.
• Career progression within a rapidly growing engineering environment.
• Exposure to international projects and stakeholders.
• Collaborative, high-performing team culture.

If you're an experienced Design Manager looking to take the next step in your career within the fast-growing data centre sector, we'd love to hear from you.

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