Design Director, EMEA

About Yondr  

Yondr is a disruptor. We challenge convention and simplify complexity. A global developer, owner operator and service provider of data centers, we deliver complex data center capacity needs for the world’s largest tech companies. Our exponential growth sees us looking for extraordinary people to help accelerate us towards our vision: a tomorrow without constraints.   

But we can’t do this without you.  

  

About the Role   

You will be expected to lead Yondr’s end-to-end Design Management function in EMEA, ensuring consistency in the service provided by vendors and consultants, promoting best practices and continuous improvement.  

Alongside this is a requirement to assist the Product Development Team revise its global standards while driving, in region, design management processes and technical governance to safeguard project delivery, inclusive of identifying and mitigating site technical development risks.  

At the front-end, you will support the Development Team in the strategic expansion of Yondr’s hyperscale data center portfolio from site selection through technical due diligence. Thereafter, you will lead the formation of design teams to support respective projects through the remaining design phases inclusive of project turnover.  

Another element to focus on would be to assist with pre-qualification, bid and tender documents returns and participate in project meetings ensuring the delivery to client is met with quality while adhering to Yondr’s systems, procedures and culture. Managing the review of the quality and completeness of the design to ascertain its ability to be built in accordance with both the cost plan, schedule and site Health & Safety requirements. 

  

Main Responsibilities   

/ Lead and manage the project design review process across the EMEA region and coordinate the process with internal stakeholders. 

/ Evaluate and manage team deliverables as well as overall performances of contractor, vendor and supplier for each individual project. 

/ Act as the primary liaison between Client, Construction, and Contractors to resolve design-related queries during construction. 

/ Responsible for the monitoring and ensuring Permitting Activities are on schedule and in sync with the overall Project Schedule.  

/ Awareness of all commercial aspects of design management including estimates, change control and out-turn costs.  

/ Oversee the design implementation during construction, ensuring that construction teams are executing the design as specified. 

/ Audit the design and identify inconsistencies, discrepancies and missing information and record, report and track the close-out of these items in an Information Required Schedule (IRS) format.  

/ Support the delivery / construction team in the resolution of design related issues in a timely manner to prevent an adverse effect on the construction programme.  

/ Accountable for design and technical due diligence of the acquisition program associated to the EMEA region.  

/ Interface with internal discipline leads in implementing the site-specific data center design masterplan and basis of design. 

/ Work with external customer requirements and the specific site design, based on Yondr's standard design principles, feeding back requirements to Yondr basis of design documents. 

 

Qualifications and experience   

/ At least 15 years' experience of highly serviced buildings and possess an understanding of the relationships between the primary mechanical, electrical and ICT elements of the build. Knowledge of Data Centres or mission critical facilities is a must.  

/ Bachelor’s degree (essential) or Master’s degree (desirable) in Architecture, Engineering, or a related field plus professional certifications such as CEng, LEED AP, RIBA. 

/ In-depth knowledge of the design and construction process, which includes refurbishment and fit out. Track record of delivering successful sizable projects.  

/ Commercially savvy and support the commercial team to identify opportunities arising from design development and equally manage change control communications.  

/ Experience in building and leading high performing teams.  

/ Experience in managing working relationships (internal & external) with cross-cultural experience.  

  

At Yondr, we want to enhance the diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging of our workforce to reflect the world we live in. Our roles are potential opportunities for everyone; all interested parties, regardless of nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, age, sexual orientation, or gender, are welcome to apply. We ensure all candidates have equitable access and consideration throughout the hiring process.  

  

Yondr is committed to fostering a welcoming, safe and inclusive work environment. We provide support through our benefits, which are inclusive of all backgrounds.