Associate - Project Manager Data Centre

Ramboll · Dubai, , United Arab Emirates

  • Junior
  • Full-time
  • Posted 2026-09-10
  • Confirmed live on 25 September 2026

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Job description

Job Description
The Design Manager / Project Manager will own end-to-end project delivery for large, multidisciplinary data centre and mission-critical facility projects, responsible for scope definition, schedule management, integrated design quality, client engagement, and commercial success.
This role goes beyond design coordination and requires complete lifecycle ownership from concept development and team assembly through detailed design delivery, construction support, commissioning coordination, and project close-out. You will lead all technical disciplines, manage resource planning and allocation, track financial performance and profitability, and serve as the primary client interface ensuring expectations are met and relationships are strengthened.

• Client Engagement

• Act as the primary project interface with clients and senior stakeholders, leading project design review meetings, and executive steering committee sessions

• Continuously engage clients on deliverables, priorities, risks, and schedule/budget performance, proactively surfacing issues and managing expectations

• Resolve scope ambiguities, change requests, and conflicts between client needs and project constraints

• Build and maintain strong client relationships through clear communication, demonstrated progress, and reliable delivery

• Design Management & LDC

• Initiate and setup the project, the tools, the schedule, introduce the teams, create the workstreams, draft and monitor the WBS

• Lead and oversee all technical disciplines – Mechanical (HVAC, cooling, fire protection), Electrical (MV/LV systems, UPS, generators), ELV/IBMS (controls, security, monitoring), Architecture (planning, compliance), Structural (foundations, loads), and Civil (site development, utilities)

• Manage and coordinate third-party consultants and stakeholders in the project. Establish communication processes and ensure the highest level of quality and coordination between disciplines

• Establish and maintain a structured coordination process

• Identify and resolve complex cross-discipline conflicts at early design stage (concept/schematic) before they become costly rework

• Ensure all discipline outputs (SLDs, P&IDs, layouts, specifications) are coordinated, integrated, and constructible before client submission

• Review design for buildability and operability

• Identify and assess technical, schedule, budget, and commercial risks at project inception and continuously throughout delivery

• Develop mitigation strategies for identified risks and track mitigation status

• Manage change requests and scope variations using formal change control process and quantify impact

• Communicate schedule status and risks to client

• Develop and maintain the master project schedule incorporating all disciplines, design stages, client reviews, and permitting milestones

• Track schedule performance, identify delays early and implement corrective actions

• Technical Oversight & Design Quality

• Review key design deliverables across all disciplines to ensure compliance with TIA-942, Uptime Tier standards, ASHRAE, NFPA/NBC fire codes, and local UAE regulations

• Guide multidisciplinary teams in solving complex technical challenges and ensuring design solutions are optimal, integrated, and aligned with project objectives

• Manage BIM coordination workflow

• Ensure quality standards are maintained across all project stages

• Support to Project Manager

• Provide information to the project manager regarding monthly reporting on project budget vs actual, timesheets, and utilization

• Provide the input and produce the monthly EVM reports

• Monitor resource utilization efficiency

• Provide all related input for the monthly P&L reports

• Team Leadership & Capability Building

• Lead and motivate the multidisciplinary project team

• Create a collaborative team culture

• Exceptional verbal and written communication in English

• Ability to communicate with C-suite clients, internal senior leadership, and multidisciplinary teams

• Accountability and decision-making skills

• Client-facing skills and managing senior stakeholder relationships

• Proven ability to mentor engineers and develop high-performing teams

Qualifications
Technical Expertise

• Strong working knowledge across multiple disciplines: HVAC & mechanical systems, electrical power systems, ELV/IBMS, architecture, and structural design

• Understanding of data center design processes

• Extended knowledge of current data center requirements, AI infrastructure, construction methods, etc

• Ability to review and understand design outputs: Single Line Diagrams (SLDs), P&ID drawings, system layouts, BIM models, equipment schedules, and technical specifications

• Understanding of how design decisions cascade across disciplines

• Familiarity with data centre standards and requirements: TIA-942, Uptime Institute Tier III/IV, ASHRAE 90.4, fire codes

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