Design Manager, Na

Vantage Group

Port Washington, WI, USA
Base: $145,000- $155,000; bonus/equity: bonus; ben...
Onsite
Hyperscale data center design
Design management and coordination
Mep systems technical leadership
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

Job Summary

  • 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.
  • Vantage Data Centers offers a comprehensive suite of health and welfare, retirement, and paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations and rewards hard and efficient work with an above market total compensation package.
  • The Design Integration Group functions as the interconnective hub that owns the project design and its reporting and communication, bridging strategy and execution to ensure design excellence, predictability, and scalability.

Matching Summary

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.

Salary

Base: $145,000- $155,000; Bonus/Equity: Bonus; Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, 401k match, paid time off

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Hyperscale data center design
  • Design management and coordination
  • MEP systems technical leadership
  • Project management and KPI reporting
  • Risk management and mitigation
  • BIM and coordination tools proficiency
  • Onsite work 5 days per week

Nice-to-have

  • Process development and change leadership
  • Stakeholder alignment and executive communication
  • Fast-paced execution and ambiguity tolerance
  • Data-driven decision making
  • Collaborative team culture
  • Experience with prefab and modular design

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Architecture
  • 8–15+ years in mission-critical or data center design
  • Experience delivering hyperscale or large critical infrastructure
  • Strong commissioning and integrated systems testing knowledge
  • Up to 20% travel required
  • Experience with electrical and mechanical infrastructure
  • Familiarity with PM software like ClickUp, Procore, MS Project

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