Design Manager

Location: Roppongi, Tokyo

Department: Design & Product

A Snapshot 

As the Design Manager, you will report to the Director, Design, based in Tokyo and work closely with the rest of the Technology team, making your mark in a number of ways: 

• Lead the design for the world’s largest cloud technology companies 
• Contribute to developing the largest hyperscale data centre campuses in Japan and outside of Japan 
• Drive continuous engineering solutions across the business, including moving forward to a carbon free sustainable industry and incorporating leading edge technologies, such as liquid cooling, battery storage and AI solutions 

Your Day to Day 

• Lead a project design team from inception to delivery of multi-MW hyperscale solutions attending design and construction meetings 
• Interface with our top cloud and enterprise customers and communicate presentations on all aspects of design 
• Develop high level master planning, space planning and engineering solutions for potential new developments (feasibility stage) 
• Produce Basis-Of-Design BOD documents in the project definition stage 
• Produce consultant’s briefs to develop designs from feasibility stage through concept, scheme and detailed design stages, ensuring continuity of design philosophy and approach 
• Oversee the technical aspects of direct procured equipment and facilitate their interface with the design team 
• Understand the commercial implications of engineering decisions and build cost models for customers 
• Provide technical assistance in the site election process and engage with service providers and local authorities 

Requirements 

• Minimum 7+ years’ experience in MEP design, preferably with at least 3 years in data centre or mission-critical environments. 
• Fluent in English and Japanese (reading, writing, and presentation  
• Bachelors degree in mechanical or electrical engineering or relevant experience in product design or commissioning 
• Project life-cycle experience within the Japanese construction industry is a must 
• Incredibly flexible and forward-thinking as you must be ready for a continuous change of directions 
• Willing to make decisions and be accountable for them 
• Excel at communication; you can deliver effective presentations on data centre design to customers, peers and management 
• Good leadership acumen to lead multi-disciplinary teams