Design Manager

at  Vantage Data Centers

À PROPOS DE VANTAGE DATA CENTERS

Vantage s’engage à être un lieu de travail d’inclusion, d’équité, de respect et d’acceptation. Nous célébrons la diversité et cherchons intentionnellement des occasions d’apprendre des expériences de chacun.
Vantage Data Centers alimente, refroidit, protège et connecte la technologie des plus grands joueurs hyperscale, des fournisseurs de solutions infonuagiques et des grandes entreprises. Présente dans six marchés en Amérique du Nord et six en Europe, Vantage innove dans la conception des centres de données pour offrir des gains spectaculaires en termes de fiabilité, d’efficacité et de durabilité ainsi que des environnements flexibles qui peuvent évoluer aussi vite que le marché l’exige. Vantage connaît une croissance exponentielle grâce à ses installations nouvelles jumelées à ses acquisitions à travers l’Amérique du Nord et l’Europe.
Position Description
Vantage is seeking an experienced Design Manager for our Milan
campus in Melegnano, to strategically lead and enhance design and engineering efforts in the construction and development delivery process.
The role involves holistic ownership of the design life cycle, fostering seamless collaboration across functions, drive uniformity in product delivery, and work closely with the Design Program Office team to improve processes and tackle engineering challenges.
As the Design Manager, you will be instrumental in advancing the design and engineering excellence of Vantage’s data center projects, contributing to the growth and success of our organization. Your technical acumen, leadership skills, and dedication to innovation will shape the future of data center development in the region.

Key Responsibilities

• Design Leadership

Lead the development, review, maintenance, and enhancement of design packages, standards, and specifications to ensure consistent, reliable systems.

• Project Oversight

Attend assigned sites regularly and frequently. Manage external design teams ensuring their collaboration aligns with design and sustainability goals. This includes actively managing design-related RFIs, design deviations, and change requests on-site and driving timely responses from internal and external SMEs.

• Client Interaction and Reporting

Foster strong client relationships by leading technical meetings and offering support to Sales and Solutions Engineering, Customer experience, Development Delivery, and Operations. Provide regular, detailed updates on design progress, risks, blockers, changes, and priorities to Vantage Regional Project Lead and, if and when necessary, to Vantage Leadership Team.

• Procurement and Vendor Management

Support procurement and regional project lead and oversee the selection of local partners for design development, contract oversight, and Value Engineering (VE) implementation with the General Contractor (GC) and Engineer of Record (EOR). In addition, be the single point of contact (SPOC) for Owner Furnished & Contractor Installed (OFCI) equipment technical submittals, performance specs, and detailed design in cooperation with the Procurement team.

• Process Improvement

Develop and enhance design, procurement, and construction processes to streamline Operations delivery, including change management with consultants and contractors.

• Quality Assurance and Risk Management

Anticipate, report, and mitigate design and engineering quality, risks, and opportunities through regular inspections on site in coordination with the development leader. Ensure alignment of OFCI design with executed design within the region.

• Team Development

Conduct regular meetings with design teams to provide feedback and address concerns. Foster a culture of continuous improvement by conducting Lessons Learned meetings and implementing insights across projects and regions.

• Technical Interface

Utilize your technical expertise to interface with the final customer, ensuring compliance with project requirements, codes, and specifications.

• Design Baselines

Own, drive, and conclude early design baselines and OPR deviation logs aligned with customer requirements in the region, collaborating closely with the regional development team and Sales and Solution Engineering to ensure lease agreement compliance.Actively provide insight to and highlight potential cost implications arising from project and design based development.

• Benchmarking and Quality

Drive benchmarking initiatives for internal regional alignment and ensure the highest design and construction quality standards.

• Coordination and Integration

Be a proactive custodian and conduit for all design changes proposed by other VDC departments and third parties, ensuring decisive adjudication and, where appropriate, seamless integration.

• Change Management and Process Support

Lead in supporting and coordinating the Change Management/REACH process on-site, ensuring its effective implementation for all engineering functions and disciplines including but not limited to CSA, M&E, BMS, security, ICT, and Data Module fit out. Provide comprehensive reporting to development delivery leadership, highlighting the performance and impact of implemented changes

Skills, Knowledge, and Experience

• Fluent Italian and English.
• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, building services engineering, or a related technical field from an accredited institution preferred.
• Experience in data center design management or equivalent leadership roles
• Familiarity with the Italian construction market.
• Strong knowledge of critical cooling systems and power infrastructure within data center projects.
• Familiarity with building codes and fire ordinances.

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