Senior Design Manager/Document Controller

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage design team meetings for data center project delivery.
• Conduct and coordinate design reviews to ensure compliance with specifications, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
• Monitor design phase milestones, ensuring timely delivery of design packages and coordination with project schedules.
• Set up and manage documentation flow throughout project lifecycle.
• Review all documentation being issued by design team.
• Develop and set standards for engineering document control.
• Develop and refine design standards and guidelines to ensure consistency for all disciplines across all data centers.
• Maintain document control systems: utilize document management platforms (e.g., Procore, Aconex) to organize, track, and update documents, ensuring version control and accessibility for project stakeholders.
• Ensure Compliance and Standards - verify that all documentation adheres to industry standards.
• Collaborate with construction, and operations teams to collect, review, and distribute technical documents, facilitating seamless communication and project alignment.
• Monitor document submission and approval timelines, providing regular updates to project team and ensuring milestones are met and delays are minimized.
• Prepare and organize documentation for internal and external audits, ensuring traceability and readiness for compliance reviews.
• Manage revisions and updates to documents, ensuring all changes are accurately recorded, communicated, and incorporated into project workflows.
• Identify and implement improvements in document control procedures to enhance accuracy, accessibility, and efficiency in data center project delivery.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in project management or a related field. 8+ years of experience in document control, with at least 5 years in mission critical projects and 3 years with design management.
• Extensive experience with project management document management software (Procore, Aconex, AutoDesk Docs, Smartheets etc.).
• Communication: Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate simple technical and complex nontechnical concepts into clear, actionable strategies for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Attention to details in order to maintain high quality standards.
• Stakeholder Management: Strong ability to influence and manage key stakeholders across engineering, construction, product, and operations teams.
• Analytical Skills: Demonstrated success in analyzing program data, defining KPIs, and reporting on success metrics.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Experience working in global data center projects.
• Hyperscaler: Familiarity with AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, and Meta cloud providers' data center requirements.
• Global Experience: Experience working on projects in global markets, including knowledge of international land, energy and/or data center regulations and compliance.
• Technical Background: Technical understanding of data centers.