Design Manager

Design Manager Full-time State/Province: Distrito Capital de Bogotá Business Group: DCS Legal Entity: AECOM Services SAS Business Line: Transportation Work Location Model: On-Site Operating Group: Group Support Primary Location: CO - Bogota, Colombia - Carrera 11 # Company Description Work with Us. Change the World. At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

AECOM Enterprise Capabilities is seeking a talented and experienced Design Manager - Data Centers to be based in Bogotá, Colombia office. The qualified candidate will oversee a wide variety of colocation and hyper-scale data center projects from site due diligence, campus planning, conceptual/schematic/detailed design through construction documents, and construction administration. The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to: Identify, onboard, and offboard design resources in coordination with department leadership (as needed to support project execution) Lead data center core and shell due diligence and design projects (including civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, security, and fire protection for greenfield and add/move/change projects) from start to finish, ensuring budget/schedule adherence, satisfaction of design requirements, and repeatable quality. Develop and enforce multi-site project and program management plans. Administer, oversee, and perform peer review and quality checks in line with client and AECOM standards. Oversee and maintain responsibility for project basis of design and localization process. Establish and oversee a process to detect, track and resolve scope changes, errors, or inconsistencies throughout the design process. Host and attend meetings with clients and external stakeholders. Manage and grow AECOM’s data center design team, fostering a sense of comradery, collective ownership, and collaboration. Proactively manage and communicate change throughout the project both within AECOM and to our clients. Identify problems early and develop creative solutions. Proactively communicate with all stakeholders to provide project updates and resolve outstanding issues. Develop technical and financial proposals for new and add/move/change data center design projects. Develop trusting relationships with client stakeholders. Oversee preparation of project administration documents.

Minimum Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering, plus eight (8) years of relevant experience in design and/or project management or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education. Active or recent leadership in data center and mission-critical trade organization Excellent communication in Spanish and English (written/oral).

Master’s degree in Architecture, Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering. PMP Certificate Uptime Institute Accredited Tier Professional. – (Certificate) 8 years in colocation and/or hyper-scale data center design management & engineering. Ability to work in dynamic, time-sensitive situations and with minimal oversight. Additional