Design Delivery Principal - MEP Program Lead

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The Americas xScale MEP Program Lead is responsible for programmatic ownership and design decisions related to a portfolio of datacenter projects focused around hyperscale new construction in the Americas (NORAM & LATAM) but which will extend to other datacenter projects (phased expansion, retrofits and upgrades, acquisition conversions, and standards development).

They are an exceptional industry professional progressing towards becoming a recognized expert on datacenter design, with a focus around Mechanical and Electrical Engineering expertise (MEP).

The MEP Program Lead critically assesses design decisions with consultation with other staff across disciplines, develops and applies required Equinix standards and country specific regulations to make the best design choices.

They manage the relationship and output of key design partners and equipment suppliers for their assigned projects and critically assess and escalate issues where the relationship with such partners is not meeting expectations.

Approach:

• Owns and leads MEP design programmatically for xScale in the Americas, interacting with design partners to deliver a portfolio of world class hyperscale datacenters with a strong focus on technical excellence, mission critical resilience and cost management.

• Develops, reviews and contributes to globally standardized tools, techniques and processes for the management and reporting of the design process.

• Works with peers in other regions to drive consistency and technical excellence on design, procurement and delivery practices and methodologies.

• Thinks and acts in a global manner, considering the applicability of any design decision, innovations or standards changes for all regions.

Program Development:

• Leads program improvements by developing and maintaining Equinix xScale design standards for Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing and Fire Protection.

• Leads development of new products and product SKUs for MEP disciplines. Maintains SKUs, integrating feedback from project execution to improve design.

• Integrates major capital equipment (MCE) solutions into designs to execute the most efficient schedule and capex solutions which meet the design brief.

• Liaises with construction cost team regionally and globally to assist business case generation.

• SME for MEP issues arising for escalation globally with the xScale hyperscale design, trouble shoots issues.

• Generates project briefs, initial solutions using reference design templates and cost estimate for business case inception.

• Works hand-in-hand with the regional design teams and Construction Managers to deliver Concept Designs and Standards that support the delivery of world class datacenters.

• Manages, with the aid of the commercial management team, the costs of the designs to ensure appropriate balancing of cost flexibility and global standardization.

• Stays up-to-date on advancements in design being investigated by the centers of excellence. teams to ensure technologies support future IBX design and construction needs and feeds back information to construction for incorporation of changes.

• Ensures designs meet Equinix’s Global Design Standards and the business needs for capacity, density, and function.

Project Leadership:

• Provides MEP technical support for site selection, due diligence, master planning and permitting.

• Supports locally informed and compliant infrastructure design, collaborates on the master planning.

• Adjusts MEP design for local site-specific challenges, defines the most efficient path holistically for services.

• Reviews site specific designs to ensure quality and compliance to programmatic needs.

• Supports design activities for xScale sites in both NORAM and LATAM

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Maintains interpersonal relationships with internal technical staff, external design consulting partners, construction management, commercial management, and regional P&L holders to ensure appropriate stakeholder exposure and buy in.

• Appropriately leverages internal teams and Design staff to augment their individual technical expertise to ensure all facets of the datacenter design are adequately considered and approved.

• Manages internal and external resources via their influence and outstanding competencies.

• Integrates with the procurement team and works to implement efficient, holistic equipment solutions into design.

Project Management

• Indirectly manages experienced engineering staff in the Independent Technical Review and Innovation & Development teams to deliver a portfolio of world-class datacenter designs on time and to budget.

• Directly responsible for managing the design schedule for assigned projects to ensure on time creation and review of Basis of Designs (BODs), Real Estate Investment Committee (REIC) Submissions, and design documentation for Issued for Permit (IFP) and Issued for Construction (IFC) sets.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in a Design Civil Engineering Firm or in the design team of a Mission Critical Building operator or subcontractor, OR 10+ years of experience as an MEP lead in a Mission Critical MEP Design Practice preferred.

• Masters in Mechanical Engineering OR Masters in Electrical Engineering is preferred.

• PE desirable but not essential.

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