Lead Architect and Design Manager

  • Full-time
  • Titles: Lead Architect and Design Manager

Company Description

At NEXTDC we are building the heart of Australia’s high-tech future. We design, build, and operate world class, industry leading, next generation data centres, using cutting edge, environmentally efficient infrastructure to service the broad requirements of local and international companies.

As an Australian head officed, ASX100 listed company we currently operate 12 data centres across Australian 6 cities, with future national and international expansion planned.

Here at NEXTDC, we know that our success depends on the talents of our people, and we foster a culture of continued learning and development. Our culture is built on collaboration and innovation, we are passionate about what we do, and we are committed to our mission to be the leading customer-centric data centre services company.

Job Description

As our Lead Architect and Design Manager you will provide architecture and design leadership and management, across all disciplines for all global projects. You will work closely with the NEXTDC Executives and all key stakeholders and their teams to deliver new and expand on existing projects.

This will also entail providing architectural and design leadership throughout projects for business cases, feasibility, site appraisal, due diligence, scoping, options analysis, planning/development approvals, concept/spatial co-ordination/technical/tender/design, for-construction/shop drawing reviews, site inspection and defect reports, commissioning through to project lifetime and application of lessons learned to continuously improve NEXTDC’s offering.

Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Differentiate NEXTDC’s data centre brand, through leading architectural design
  • Achieving council and government Planning Approvals for new developments
  • Setting a new standard for co-location data centre customer experience
  • Proven design processes, stakeholder engagement and outcomes.
  • Creation of outline specifications for national/global implementations
  • Experience with feasibility, due diligence, site appraisals and project briefing.
  • Capital cost estimates, TCO, ROI, business case input and analysis.
  • Risk assessment, mitigation, and management.
  • Ability to produce technical / tender detail designs.
  • Site inspections/defect reports/on-site commissioning and troubleshooting.
  • Change Advisory Board submissions.

Qualifications

What we’d like to see from you as the successful candidate:

  • Teamwork, team spirit and stakeholder management
  • Extensive experience leading planning approvals for major new developments
  • Architecture and Design Management
  • Leadership / Management of multi-discipline teams.
  • Bachelor Degree - Architecture
  • Highly developed architectural and design management skills.
  • Sharp Eyes with attention for detail
  • Practical teamwork with diverse teams to achieve the project quality, budget and date deliverables
  • Knowledge of relevant industry standards and strong experience of data centre design desirable.

Additional Information

  • Opportunity to be a vital part of NEXTDC
  • Inclusive, diverse and values-driven working culture
  • Hybrid working practices
  • Awesome employee benefits (gifted share options, NEXTDC days, volunteer days, professional development, holistic wellbeing and mental health programs and more)
  • Great opportunities to progress within our company (grow as we grow)

Our mission is to continue building a diverse and inclusive workforce which represents the communities in which we operate.

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