Senior Engineering Design Manager - Remote (United States)
Decima International, Allen, TX, United States
Senior Engineering Design Manager - Remote (United States) Decima International is a professional services company, providing project management and controls services to clients in the United States and the Middle East. Our mission is to become the premier professional services provider across all industry sectors we are engaged in. To accomplish this, Decima International’s founders established a simple yet powerful formula: Approach each client engagement as a partnership, create an environment that attracts the most talented professionals and allows them to flourish, and regulate growth to maintain excellence in our service standards.
Responsibilities Owner Advocacy & Oversight Act as the owner’s trusted design authority, ensuring all multidisciplinary designs meet program requirements, operational goals, and long‑term reliability objectives.
Serve as the primary liaison between the owner and the external design team, ensuring client requirements, performance criteria, and operational needs are clearly communicated and incorporated into coordinated design solutions across all disciplines.
Review and approve consultant design packages (concept, SD, DD, IFP, IFC) across CSA, MEP, ICT, and Security disciplines.
Provide critical evaluation of proposed solutions, identifying gaps, risks, interdisciplinary inconsistencies, constructability issues, or value‑engineering opportunities that protect the owner’s interests.
Lead technical and commercial negotiations with designers, contractors, and specialty consultants.
Technical Leadership Provide technical leadership and strategic oversight across all data center design disciplines, ensuring systems are resilient, efficient, scalable, secure, and maintainable.
CSA (Civil, Structural, Architectural) Oversight Oversee civil, structural, and architectural design elements, including site development, grading, utilities, drainage, structural systems, building envelopes, architectural layouts, space planning, constructability, life‑safety, fire separation, and code compliance coordination.
Validate design assumptions, calculations, and interdisciplinary coordination.
Mechanical Systems Oversight Oversee key mechanical systems, including data center cooling (CRAH/CRAC, chilled water, DX, evaporative cooling), hydronics, fluid distribution, heat rejection, airflow management, pressurization, containment, smoke exhaust, and life‑safety systems.
Review and validate CFD models to ensure efficient airflow, thermal performance, and operational reliability.
Validate mechanical design calculations, equipment selections, and modeling outputs.
Electrical Systems Oversight Evaluate and guide the development of electrical power systems, including medium‑ and low‑voltage distribution, UPS systems, generators, switchgear, grounding, protective relaying, emergency power, lighting, and controls.
Review load studies, short‑circuit analyses, arc‑flash studies, and coordination plans.
ICT & Security Systems Oversight Oversee ICT and security system designs, including structured cabling, network rooms, data halls integration, physical security systems, and integration with building management and operational systems.
Ensure alignment with client security standards and operational requirements.
Design Governance & Management Drive the design review and governance process, ensuring alignment with codes, standards, and the owner’s design basis.
Coordinate interdisciplinary design integration across CSA, MEP, ICT, Security, controls, and other engineering disciplines.
Manage design budgets, forecasts, and cost controls using ERP systems, ensuring alignment with program financial objectives.
Manage specifications, technical standards, and consultant submittals to ensure consistency and compliance.
Lead and manage value engineering initiatives to optimize cost, performance, and constructability.
Oversee BIM coordination, clash detection, and model reviews using Revit and Navisworks.
Ensure all design deliverables are complete, coordinated, and construction‑ready.
Maintain design logs, review matrices, risk registers, decision documentation, and change records.
Construction & Commissioning Support Provide design‑intent interpretation during construction and ensure contractors’ work aligns with approved drawings, specifications, and client requirements.
Manage and review RFIs, submittals, and field issues to ensure alignment with design intent and contractual obligations.
Multidisciplinary Change Order Evaluation Evaluate all design‑related change order requests across CSA, Mechanical, Electrical, ICT, and Security disciplines.
Determine root cause, assess technical and commercial validity, identify solutions, negotiate to minimize costs, and ensure documentation compliance.
Participate in commissioning planning, witness system testing, and validate that installed systems meet performance, security, and reliability requirements.
Stakeholder Alignment Work closely with program management, operations, construction, finance, and external designers to ensure design solutions meet functional, operational, and business objectives.
Communicate design decisions, risks, and recommendations clearly and effectively to leadership and external stakeholders.
Qualifications 15+ years of design experience in data centers or mission‑critical environments across CSA, MEP, ICT, and Security disciplines.
5+ years as an owner’s representative, design manager, or consulting lead managing multidisciplinary design teams.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
Extensive experience with hyperscale data center programs.
Strong understanding of applicable codes and standards, including ASHRAE, NFPA, Uptime Institute, NEC, NFPA 70/70E, IEEE standards, International Building Code (IBC) and local jurisdictional requirements.
Proven ability to manage external design firms, control budgets, and hold partners accountable for performance.
Demonstrated experience with BIM coordination, clash detection, and model review processes.
Professional Engineer (PE) license or equivalent professional certification.
Preferred Qualifications Master’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, or a related field.
Position Details Location: Remote Position (US‑based)
Position: Senior Engineering Design Manager
Classification: Salary‑based full‑time hours
Current US work permit required. This position does not offer sponsorship for employment (e.g., H‑1B visa sponsorship or transfer not offered).
Productivity Tools Microsoft Office
Microsoft 365
Autodesk Revit
Autodesk Navisworks
AutoCAD
ERP systems for budget and cost management
Equal Opportunity Statement Decima International is an Equal Opportunity Employer who is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, mental or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low‑income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law.
Benefits We offer a competitive salary package, including paid time off and performance‑based bonuses. We also provide excellent medical, vision, and dental insurance for our employees.
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Responsibilities Owner Advocacy & Oversight Act as the owner’s trusted design authority, ensuring all multidisciplinary designs meet program requirements, operational goals, and long‑term reliability objectives.
Serve as the primary liaison between the owner and the external design team, ensuring client requirements, performance criteria, and operational needs are clearly communicated and incorporated into coordinated design solutions across all disciplines.
Review and approve consultant design packages (concept, SD, DD, IFP, IFC) across CSA, MEP, ICT, and Security disciplines.
Provide critical evaluation of proposed solutions, identifying gaps, risks, interdisciplinary inconsistencies, constructability issues, or value‑engineering opportunities that protect the owner’s interests.
Lead technical and commercial negotiations with designers, contractors, and specialty consultants.
Technical Leadership Provide technical leadership and strategic oversight across all data center design disciplines, ensuring systems are resilient, efficient, scalable, secure, and maintainable.
CSA (Civil, Structural, Architectural) Oversight Oversee civil, structural, and architectural design elements, including site development, grading, utilities, drainage, structural systems, building envelopes, architectural layouts, space planning, constructability, life‑safety, fire separation, and code compliance coordination.
Validate design assumptions, calculations, and interdisciplinary coordination.
Mechanical Systems Oversight Oversee key mechanical systems, including data center cooling (CRAH/CRAC, chilled water, DX, evaporative cooling), hydronics, fluid distribution, heat rejection, airflow management, pressurization, containment, smoke exhaust, and life‑safety systems.
Review and validate CFD models to ensure efficient airflow, thermal performance, and operational reliability.
Validate mechanical design calculations, equipment selections, and modeling outputs.
Electrical Systems Oversight Evaluate and guide the development of electrical power systems, including medium‑ and low‑voltage distribution, UPS systems, generators, switchgear, grounding, protective relaying, emergency power, lighting, and controls.
Review load studies, short‑circuit analyses, arc‑flash studies, and coordination plans.
ICT & Security Systems Oversight Oversee ICT and security system designs, including structured cabling, network rooms, data halls integration, physical security systems, and integration with building management and operational systems.
Ensure alignment with client security standards and operational requirements.
Design Governance & Management Drive the design review and governance process, ensuring alignment with codes, standards, and the owner’s design basis.
Coordinate interdisciplinary design integration across CSA, MEP, ICT, Security, controls, and other engineering disciplines.
Manage design budgets, forecasts, and cost controls using ERP systems, ensuring alignment with program financial objectives.
Manage specifications, technical standards, and consultant submittals to ensure consistency and compliance.
Lead and manage value engineering initiatives to optimize cost, performance, and constructability.
Oversee BIM coordination, clash detection, and model reviews using Revit and Navisworks.
Ensure all design deliverables are complete, coordinated, and construction‑ready.
Maintain design logs, review matrices, risk registers, decision documentation, and change records.
Construction & Commissioning Support Provide design‑intent interpretation during construction and ensure contractors’ work aligns with approved drawings, specifications, and client requirements.
Manage and review RFIs, submittals, and field issues to ensure alignment with design intent and contractual obligations.
Multidisciplinary Change Order Evaluation Evaluate all design‑related change order requests across CSA, Mechanical, Electrical, ICT, and Security disciplines.
Determine root cause, assess technical and commercial validity, identify solutions, negotiate to minimize costs, and ensure documentation compliance.
Participate in commissioning planning, witness system testing, and validate that installed systems meet performance, security, and reliability requirements.
Stakeholder Alignment Work closely with program management, operations, construction, finance, and external designers to ensure design solutions meet functional, operational, and business objectives.
Communicate design decisions, risks, and recommendations clearly and effectively to leadership and external stakeholders.
Qualifications 15+ years of design experience in data centers or mission‑critical environments across CSA, MEP, ICT, and Security disciplines.
5+ years as an owner’s representative, design manager, or consulting lead managing multidisciplinary design teams.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
Extensive experience with hyperscale data center programs.
Strong understanding of applicable codes and standards, including ASHRAE, NFPA, Uptime Institute, NEC, NFPA 70/70E, IEEE standards, International Building Code (IBC) and local jurisdictional requirements.
Proven ability to manage external design firms, control budgets, and hold partners accountable for performance.
Demonstrated experience with BIM coordination, clash detection, and model review processes.
Professional Engineer (PE) license or equivalent professional certification.
Preferred Qualifications Master’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, or a related field.
Position Details Location: Remote Position (US‑based)
Position: Senior Engineering Design Manager
Classification: Salary‑based full‑time hours
Current US work permit required. This position does not offer sponsorship for employment (e.g., H‑1B visa sponsorship or transfer not offered).
Productivity Tools Microsoft Office
Microsoft 365
Autodesk Revit
Autodesk Navisworks
AutoCAD
ERP systems for budget and cost management
Equal Opportunity Statement Decima International is an Equal Opportunity Employer who is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, mental or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low‑income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law.
Benefits We offer a competitive salary package, including paid time off and performance‑based bonuses. We also provide excellent medical, vision, and dental insurance for our employees.
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