Design Manager (MCF/ Data Centres)

As a Design Manager for MCF/Data Centres, you drive integrated building design for demanding clients in a global practice. You oversee scope, budget and contract documents, and coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams and external partners to deliver high-quality, BIM-enabled solutions. You lead design challenges, push innovative ideas, and help optimize internal processes across borders. This role combines client-facing leadership with hands-on technical delivery in a fast-growing data centre market.

• competitive base salary
• pension scheme
• profit sharing
• opportunity to purchase company shares
• hybrid work model
• home office allowance

• Manage scope-of-work, design budget and contract documents for each project
• Follow and update design delivery schedule and distribute workload within team
• Coordinate and optimize design with multi-disciplinary team and external parties
• Lead and challenge design solutions and changes
• Create and communicate innovative ideas and designs to client and team
• Contribute to optimization of internal processes and knowledge sharing

• Master in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• Over 5 years of experience managing multidisciplinary design, engineering, and construction projects (preferably data centres)
• Affinity with digital and automated design/engineering processes (BIM360, CDE)
• Knowledge of standard practices in design and construction industry, and understanding of clients' daily operations
• Excellent communication skills towards colleagues and clients; fluent in English; Dutch and/or German preferred

• entrepreneurial mindset
• result-oriented
• proactive and flexible problem-solving attitude
• BIM360
• CDE
• design coordination