Willing to travel to Australia and other APAC regions on a regular basis
Job Description & Requirements
- Lead a project design team from inception to delivery of hyperscale data centres with related activities for new builds and fit out projects
- Liaise with and support the Development Manager and senior management on client and customer proposals to ensure that there is seamless transition once projects are implemented
- Collaborate with our top cloud and enterprise customers and communicate presentations on all aspects of design
- Develop high level master planning, space planning and engineering solutions for potential new developments (feasibility stage)
- Produce consultant briefs to develop designs from feasibility stage through concept, scheme and detailed design stages, ensuring continuity of design philosophy and approach
- Coordinate technical aspects of direct procured equipment and facilitate alignment with the design team
- Understand commercial implications of engineering decisions and build cost models for customers.
- Leverage local subject matter expert's tribal knowledge, spread adoption of best practices
- Coordinate closely with data centre field operations to foster alignment and partnerships for business success
- Provide regular reporting, updates and presentations to senior management and internal stakeholders including progress reporting, risk assessments, investment committees, customer proposals and business case development.
- Build and manage project scope, equipment requirements and assist with proposals and capital requests
- Stay updated on data centre industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies, incorporating them into designs and builds as appropriate
Job Requirements:
- 10+ years' experience in design and project delivery;
- A Bachelor’s engineering degree is a plus
- In-depth understanding of Australia business regulations with extensive experience working with relevant Partners in the region.
- Experience working for a data centre operator and previous hyperscale and cloud experience, ideally in the Asia Pacific market
- Good overall knowledge of the current data centre market in Australia
- Excel at communication and can deliver effective presentations on data centre operations to customers, peers and management
- Strong leadership and foresight to lead multi-disciplinary teams across multiple geographies
