The Senior Director, Data Center Engineering serves as the senior technical authority for the company’s data center design and development program. Reporting to the Vice President, Data Center Operations, this role owns the company’s standard data center design approach, leads the technical development of buildouts and expansions, and is accountable for reducing construction cost while protecting reliability, safety, maintainability, capacity, and customer requirements.

The role connects design strategy, development execution, construction economics, and long-term operations. It directs third-party design teams, partners with general contractors and internal stakeholders to generate value engineering opportunities, establishes design and acceptance requirements, and ensures that completed work can be safely operated, maintained, expanded, and supported over its lifecycle. Technical due diligence and feasibility analysis for potential acquisitions remain part of the role, but the primary focus is the company’s expected buildout and expansion program.

Role Scope and Interfaces

This position partners closely with the SVP of Development, Finance, Legal, Sales, Security, IT, Construction, third-party design firms, commissioning providers, general contractors, utilities, and site operations teams.

The Senior Director owns standard design, technical design quality, value engineering, cost-reduction recommendations, and operations readiness. The SVP of Development or assigned development leader retains accountability for the overall development program, commercial transaction, project delivery strategy, and construction execution unless otherwise delegated. The Senior Director is expected to challenge assumptions, define technical requirements, identify unacceptable risk, and provide clear recommendations to executive leadership.