Vantage Data Centers
About Vantage Data Centers
Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well‑known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. We design and operate data centers across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, delivering dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that scale with market demand.
Design Integration Group The Design Integration Group (DIG) stewards and executes data‑center design throughout the project lifecycle, from early development through construction and handover to operations. It consists of Design Management, Design Engineering and Regional Product teams and collaborates closely with New Site Development, Construction and Operations to ensure design excellence, predictability and scalability.
Position Overview Location:
Any of our U.S. sites – Denver, CO; Phoenix, AZ; Santa Clara, CA; or Ashburn, VA. Our flexible work policy requires 3 days on site and 2 days flexible. The Design Manager champions design quality, value engineering, risk mitigation, commissioning readiness, and seamless handoff to construction and operations while upholding hyperscaler customer expectations for uptime, resiliency, speed to delivery and total cost of ownership (TCO).
Essential Job Functions Strategic & Cross‑Functional Leadership
Act as the connective hub coordinating all design communication, milestones and deliverables across Development, Engineering, Construction and Operations.
Drive product standardization in collaboration with Product and Engineering teams, ensuring scalable design solutions.
Represent Design Management in project governance, risk reviews and executive updates, providing data‑backed insight into performance and decision‑making.
Collaborate with Construction, Procurement, Telecom, Power, Security, Controls, Commissioning and Operations teams.
Manage RFI resolution, design clarifications, change controls, drawing revisions and design risk escalations.
Design Oversight & Delivery Management
Lead concept, schematic, design development and IFC phases for hyperscale campuses (50–500+ MW).
Lead external architect and consultant teams, ensuring clear scope definition, performance management and integration into internal workflows.
Oversee design milestone delivery, reporting progress against defined KPIs including cost per MW, design cycle time and change volume.
Coordinate regional design feedback loops to improve next‑generation product and design standards.
Manage design consultants, AE firms, specialty vendors and technical stakeholders to deliver full drawings, specifications, calculations, BIM models and design basis documentation.
Maintain alignment with hyperscaler design standards, reference architectures, resiliency tiers, redundancy philosophies and security frameworks.
Drive modular design, repeatability, standardization and prefabrication strategies for speed of deployment.
Performance, Cost & Risk Management
Identify value engineering opportunities that reduce cost, schedule and complexity without reducing resilience.
Drive TCO metrics including PUE, WUE, power density optimization and redundancy tradeoffs.
Lead design risk assessments, mitigation planning and quality control audits.
Support sequencing, schedule planning and cost modeling for multi‑wave campus builds.
Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement
Own development and reporting of design‑related metrics and dashboards.
Lead lessons learned and change management processes to capture insights and strengthen future project predictability.
Partner with data governance and project controls to ensure data accuracy, consistency and traceability across the portfolio.
Implement and evolve PM tools (e.g., ClickUp) to drive visibility, efficiency and accountability across teams.
Technology & Innovation
Promote execution strategies including prefab MEP, skids, busways, medium voltage distribution, microgrid readiness, liquid cooling enablement and high‑density design.
Validate integration for AI/ML clusters, GPU environments and next‑gen power + cooling topologies.
Ensure compliance with building codes, energy standards, safety, sustainability goals and utility requirements.
Key Deliverables
Design packages that meet VDC and operational standards—delivered on time, on budget and in compliance with design governance requirements.
SSOPR (Site Specific Owner’s Project Requirements) documented, optimized and adopted across all projects.
Milestone reporting: consistent tracking of design schedules, cost benchmarks and progress metrics.
Project Management Framework: kickoff documentation, risk register, design logs, change tracking and executive reporting cadence.
Lessons Learned Repository: structured process for feedback integration and process evolution.
Additional duties as assigned by Management.
Job Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction, Mechanical or Electrical disciplines (or equivalent experience).
8–15+ years in mission‑critical, data center or industrial infrastructure design.
Experience delivering hyperscale facilities, colo campuses or large critical infrastructure.
Technical leadership across MEP systems, redundancy models and constructability.
Strong understanding of commissioning, integrated systems testing (IST) and operational handoff.
Travel required up to 20%, may increase over time.
Key Competencies
Strong project management skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities; skilled at managing conflicting priorities.
High level of integrity and professionalism.
Stakeholder alignment & executive communication.
Process development & change leadership.
Project controls & KPI reporting.
Vendor and consultant management.
Risk management & decision‑making discipline.
Hyperscale campus delivery (multi‑MW greenfield & live‑site expansion).
Electrical + mechanical infrastructure fluency preferred (UPS, generators, switchgear, CRAH/CRAC, chillers, MV/LV, busway).
Familiarity with BIM/coordination tools (Revit, Navisworks, AutoCAD, Bluebeam).
PM software (Procore, MS Project, Primavera P6, Asana, ClickUp).
Fast‑paced execution, ambiguity tolerance and data‑driven decision‑making.
Physical Demands and Special Requirements The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to handle or feel objects, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop or kneel, talk and hear. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Additional Details
Salary Range: $120,000 – $170,000 + Bonus (based on Colorado market; may vary in other locations).
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life & AD&D, short and long‑term disability, paid time off, employee assistance, 401(k) with company match and additional voluntary benefits.
Compensation will depend on qualifications, skills, competencies and experience and may fall outside the range shown.
We operate with No Ego and No Arrogance. We build each other up and support one another, appreciating strengths and respecting weaknesses. Our hard and efficient work is rewarded with an above‑market total compensation package. We offer a comprehensive suite of health and welfare, retirement and paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations.
Throughout the year, the advantage of being part of the Vantage team is evident with an array of benefits, recognition, training and development, and the knowledge that your contribution adds value to the company and our community.
To apply: don’t meet all the requirements? Apply anyway – we’re always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.
Vantage Data Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We’ll be accepting applications for at least one week from the date this role is posted. If you’re interested, we encourage you to apply soon—we’re excited to find the right person and will keep the role open until we do!
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Design Integration Group The Design Integration Group (DIG) stewards and executes data‑center design throughout the project lifecycle, from early development through construction and handover to operations. It consists of Design Management, Design Engineering and Regional Product teams and collaborates closely with New Site Development, Construction and Operations to ensure design excellence, predictability and scalability.
Position Overview Location:
Any of our U.S. sites – Denver, CO; Phoenix, AZ; Santa Clara, CA; or Ashburn, VA. Our flexible work policy requires 3 days on site and 2 days flexible. The Design Manager champions design quality, value engineering, risk mitigation, commissioning readiness, and seamless handoff to construction and operations while upholding hyperscaler customer expectations for uptime, resiliency, speed to delivery and total cost of ownership (TCO).
Essential Job Functions Strategic & Cross‑Functional Leadership
Act as the connective hub coordinating all design communication, milestones and deliverables across Development, Engineering, Construction and Operations.
Drive product standardization in collaboration with Product and Engineering teams, ensuring scalable design solutions.
Represent Design Management in project governance, risk reviews and executive updates, providing data‑backed insight into performance and decision‑making.
Collaborate with Construction, Procurement, Telecom, Power, Security, Controls, Commissioning and Operations teams.
Manage RFI resolution, design clarifications, change controls, drawing revisions and design risk escalations.
Design Oversight & Delivery Management
Lead concept, schematic, design development and IFC phases for hyperscale campuses (50–500+ MW).
Lead external architect and consultant teams, ensuring clear scope definition, performance management and integration into internal workflows.
Oversee design milestone delivery, reporting progress against defined KPIs including cost per MW, design cycle time and change volume.
Coordinate regional design feedback loops to improve next‑generation product and design standards.
Manage design consultants, AE firms, specialty vendors and technical stakeholders to deliver full drawings, specifications, calculations, BIM models and design basis documentation.
Maintain alignment with hyperscaler design standards, reference architectures, resiliency tiers, redundancy philosophies and security frameworks.
Drive modular design, repeatability, standardization and prefabrication strategies for speed of deployment.
Performance, Cost & Risk Management
Identify value engineering opportunities that reduce cost, schedule and complexity without reducing resilience.
Drive TCO metrics including PUE, WUE, power density optimization and redundancy tradeoffs.
Lead design risk assessments, mitigation planning and quality control audits.
Support sequencing, schedule planning and cost modeling for multi‑wave campus builds.
Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement
Own development and reporting of design‑related metrics and dashboards.
Lead lessons learned and change management processes to capture insights and strengthen future project predictability.
Partner with data governance and project controls to ensure data accuracy, consistency and traceability across the portfolio.
Implement and evolve PM tools (e.g., ClickUp) to drive visibility, efficiency and accountability across teams.
Technology & Innovation
Promote execution strategies including prefab MEP, skids, busways, medium voltage distribution, microgrid readiness, liquid cooling enablement and high‑density design.
Validate integration for AI/ML clusters, GPU environments and next‑gen power + cooling topologies.
Ensure compliance with building codes, energy standards, safety, sustainability goals and utility requirements.
Key Deliverables
Design packages that meet VDC and operational standards—delivered on time, on budget and in compliance with design governance requirements.
SSOPR (Site Specific Owner’s Project Requirements) documented, optimized and adopted across all projects.
Milestone reporting: consistent tracking of design schedules, cost benchmarks and progress metrics.
Project Management Framework: kickoff documentation, risk register, design logs, change tracking and executive reporting cadence.
Lessons Learned Repository: structured process for feedback integration and process evolution.
Additional duties as assigned by Management.
Job Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction, Mechanical or Electrical disciplines (or equivalent experience).
8–15+ years in mission‑critical, data center or industrial infrastructure design.
Experience delivering hyperscale facilities, colo campuses or large critical infrastructure.
Technical leadership across MEP systems, redundancy models and constructability.
Strong understanding of commissioning, integrated systems testing (IST) and operational handoff.
Travel required up to 20%, may increase over time.
Key Competencies
Strong project management skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities; skilled at managing conflicting priorities.
High level of integrity and professionalism.
Stakeholder alignment & executive communication.
Process development & change leadership.
Project controls & KPI reporting.
Vendor and consultant management.
Risk management & decision‑making discipline.
Hyperscale campus delivery (multi‑MW greenfield & live‑site expansion).
Electrical + mechanical infrastructure fluency preferred (UPS, generators, switchgear, CRAH/CRAC, chillers, MV/LV, busway).
Familiarity with BIM/coordination tools (Revit, Navisworks, AutoCAD, Bluebeam).
PM software (Procore, MS Project, Primavera P6, Asana, ClickUp).
Fast‑paced execution, ambiguity tolerance and data‑driven decision‑making.
Physical Demands and Special Requirements The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to handle or feel objects, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop or kneel, talk and hear. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Additional Details
Salary Range: $120,000 – $170,000 + Bonus (based on Colorado market; may vary in other locations).
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life & AD&D, short and long‑term disability, paid time off, employee assistance, 401(k) with company match and additional voluntary benefits.
Compensation will depend on qualifications, skills, competencies and experience and may fall outside the range shown.
We operate with No Ego and No Arrogance. We build each other up and support one another, appreciating strengths and respecting weaknesses. Our hard and efficient work is rewarded with an above‑market total compensation package. We offer a comprehensive suite of health and welfare, retirement and paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations.
Throughout the year, the advantage of being part of the Vantage team is evident with an array of benefits, recognition, training and development, and the knowledge that your contribution adds value to the company and our community.
To apply: don’t meet all the requirements? Apply anyway – we’re always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.
Vantage Data Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We’ll be accepting applications for at least one week from the date this role is posted. If you’re interested, we encourage you to apply soon—we’re excited to find the right person and will keep the role open until we do!
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