Director, Design Engineering, South Milano

Director, Design Engineering, South
Milano
Lombardia, Milano

Job Purpose: The role of the Director of Design Engineering is to manage the internal design function at STACK for the regional assigned to.

The role includes managing consultants, internal SME's and design managers in the production of the data centre design documents for the project/projects they are responsible for.

The projects can include:

Expansion to existing facilities, Upgrades to existing infrastructure, Green field construction The Director will come from a strong engineering background and will have a proven track record of building and managing local and remote teams across Europe.

He/she will be able to work autonomously within the Delivery team, confidently make decisions and provide direction across all design functions to achieve a high level of productivity from the outsourced consultant partners.

The Director will be responsible for implementation of standards related to design in conjunction with local country specific requirements.

This will result in design packages to be submitted for permit, power applications and general contractor bidding/pricing.

Task & Key Responsibilities: Supports in the evaluation of test fits, predominantly produced by the external consultants and Development team.

Oversees the production of technical due diligence to support land acquisition.

Liaise and build relationships with local planning authorities to determine the most expeditious route to commence construction with permits in hand.

Coordinate with fibre providers to determine routes and timing for fibre connectivity to the facilities including agreeing fibre vault and route information.

Leads on reporting of the design production program for projects, the monitoring of the program, and the continual improvement of the delivery program of the design to improve time to market.

Leads the design team for the region including design managers, senior design managers and SME's to ensure consistency of design information and repeatable design processes/methodologies.

During the design process manage and interact with Architectural, Mechanical and Electrical Partners (MEPs), plus other specialities design partners (Controls/Security/Network etc) to deliver components of the design culminating in high quality industry leading design documentation for mission critical facilities.

Continue to apply lessons learned to the reference design post implementation on a project for refinement and streamlining on the next project.

Participate in the production of technical content to support business case approval by our investors.

Work with the project management team, the General contractors, subs and equipment suppliers to enable successful on time completion of projects.

Work with the commissioning team to determine the most expeditious way to commission facilities.

Produce project information including renderings to support sales, company promoting and general awareness of STACK and the expansions we are undertaking.

Once the design is complete work with the project teams and customers to ensure projects are documented properly, closed out quickly and transitioned successfully to the local operations team.

Review with the Commercial Management and Project Management teams the budgets proposed for design services and also provide improvements to design detailing to drive the cost to build down to the STACK target build cost.

Be up-to-date on industry trends and design solutions being developed by our competitors to further inform the product offering and drive the cost to build lower.

Review and assess industry trends so that they meet the future needs of our customers for capacity, density, and functionality.

Effectively communicates with business collaborators to ensure designs meet Client and the business needs for capacity, density and function.

Reviews and contributes to the development of tools, techniques and processes for the management and reporting of the design process to ensure local appropriateness and EMEA consistency Maintain and keep available centralized records and documents pertaining to the projects and project process.

Job practicalities / Skills, Knowledge, Abilities, Experience and qualifications: Min 10 yrs experience in Data Centre Design Ability to manage and influence both internal & external stakeholders at all levels.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical information to a non-technical audience.

Deep understanding of technical data centre infrastructure design techniques, operational requirements and challenges, equipment and technology advances and general industry trends.

Ability to forge strong client and supplier relationships Ability to keep clear and accurate records and reports Strong application software skills including MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel; Visio; AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

Fluency in another major European language is a definite plus.

Proven self-starter with attention to detail.

Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in a related engineering or architecture discipline.

Work Environment/Conditions: Office based position with ability to work remotely and at project sites.

Physical Demands - walking, standing, sitting.

Travel Required - up to 30% #J-18808-Ljbffr