Senior Design Manager - Data Centres (Building Services)Hybrid

Data Centre Design Manager

Locations: Melbourne, Brisbane or Sydney

Team: WSP Property & Buildings, Building Services (Mission Critical)

With us, you can

Lead multidisciplinary design management for complex data centre programs and help Australia scale secure, efficient and sustainable digital infrastructure. You will connect strategy to delivery, align stakeholders around clear technical outcomes, and drive continuous improvement in how we design and deliver mission critical facilities.

The opportunity

You will be the trusted coordination point for MEP disciplines and architects, external consultants and client teams from concept through commissioning and handover. Your focus will be strong design governance, on time programs, accurate budgets and assured quality, safety and environmental compliance.

What you’ll do:

• Lead teams in the design of data centre critical infrastructure and facilitate regular design forums with internal engineering resources, client stakeholders and external consultants to resolve issues, meet milestones and actively mitigate risk.
• Drive process improvements and tool optimisation across the design lifecycle; prepare business review materials; establish metrics for cost, quality and schedule; and feed construction and commissioning data back into continuous improvement.
• Set and manage capital design budgets, contribute to business cases for new and existing regions, and collaborate with finance to secure funding and track performance.
• Coordinate resources across disciplines and influence design changes based on evolving customer or site needs, maintaining robust document control and change management records.
• Champion QA and HSE compliance, capture lessons learned and embed best practice across our mission critical portfolio.

 What you’ll bring

• Bachelor degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Building Services or related) or equivalent.
• Proven experience in an engineering consultancy delivering large, complex building services projects, ideally mission critical or data centres.
• Structured design management capability, including Project Execution Plans, master programs and trackers, change and risk controls, cost and quality KPIs and commercial stewardship of sub consultant scopes.
• Stakeholder engagement skills that build trust across clients, contractors, authorities and vendors, supported by crisp communication and documentation.
• Working knowledge of Australian Codes and Standards, for example NCC and AS/NZS, and desirable exposure to BIM coordination tools such as Revit and Navisworks.

Our Data Centres capability

WSP’s Building Services team provides end‑to‑end design and delivery for mission‑critical facilities, from early advisory and planning through detailed design, construction support and commissioning. Our expertise spans mechanical and electrical systems, cooling and power strategies, fire and life safety, building controls, ICT and security, BIM coordination and sustainability.

We are helping clients adapt for AI by evolving power and cooling solutions and bridging power gaps with innovative on‑site generation strategies, all while accelerating speed to market.

Recent work and credentials

Our Building Services specialists are leading the design of hyperscale and enterprise data centres across Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. We are winning significant projects that integrate mechanical, electrical, hydraulics, fire and ICT disciplines, delivering resilient and efficient facilities for global and local operators. By embedding cross‑region design management and commissioning feedback loops, we de‑risk delivery and compress timelines, ensuring quality and performance at scale.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 73,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

An employee Share Purchase Plan is available to all our permanent employees who wish to become owners and vested partners in WSP’s collective success. To find out more about our commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people, and the programs we’ve designed to help you thrive, go to our Employee Benefits page.

With us, you can. Apply today.