Head of data centre design

Head of Data Centre Design | Climate Tech Infrastructure | Up to £120k

The Role

We're looking for a senior, hands-on technical leader to own the end-to-end design governance of our data center projects. Over the next 6-9 months, you'll be the technical authority coordinating design work across external engineering teams, working closely with our site sourcing team on project briefs and delivery.

Once established, you'll build and lead a team to optimize our reference architecture as we scale globally.

This isn't a typical data center roleyou'll be working at the intersection of HPC infrastructure, energy systems, and thermal network integration.

What You'll Do

* Own and develop our data center reference architecture and technical standards
* Lead technical review, challenge, and sign-off of all externally produced designs
* Provide hands-on oversight across M&E disciplinespower architecture, high-density cooling, heat recovery interfaces
* Manage day-to-day relationships with architects, MEP consultants, and design-build contractors
* Support construction and commissioning teams with rapid technical decision-making
* Translate technical strategy into clear Employer's Requirements and design briefs
* Ensure designs meet HPC performance requirements, resilience targets, and heat-reuse objectives