Data Center Design Engineer

Role Summary  The Data Centre Design & Infrastructure Strategy Engineer defines how the  data centres are designed, expanded and modernised.  Role works closely with network architecture, hosting, sourcing, external engineering consultants and colocation providers, and presents recommendations directly to senior technology leadership.  Key responsibilities  Design standards  Define and maintain the standard data centre design classification — what a site should look like based on its network architecture and purpose, including base provisioning per rack type, power density assumptions, and structured cabling standards. 

Site studies and uplift strategy  Lead deep-dive assessments of existing sites covering power and cooling capacity, demand history, device footprint and rationalisation opportunities. 

Commission and interpret engineering feasibility studies, and translate the findings into a clear recommendation. 

Expansion options and business cases  Build costed option sets — reclaim existing footprint, add racks, or take new whitespace — with the capital, one-time and recurring cost impact of each. Present trade-offs plainly and recommend a path. 

Architecture challenge  Decide what goes into the rack: device placement, redundancy, pod versus legacy connectivity, cabling media, and uplink standards. 

Expect to question existing network and rack design where it no longer serves the business. 

Vendor and partner engagement  Negotiate power uplifts, containment modifications and cage expansion with colocation providers. 

Manage engineering consultants and cabling vendors through survey, quotation and delivery.  Required Skills & Experience  Substantial experience in data centre design, engineering or infrastructure strategy, ideally in a multi-site regional role 

Strong grounding in data centre M&E: UPS, PDU, CRAC/AHU, cooling capacity, containment, three-phase power distribution 

Network architecture literacy — comfortable reading switch configurations, counting ports, and understanding spine/leaf and pod-based designs well enough to challenge them 

Proven ability to build costed options and business cases, and present them to senior stakeholders 

Track record negotiating with colocation providers, landlords and engineering consultants 

Desirable  Experience with DCIM tooling and capacity forecasting platforms