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Senior Project Manager - Data Center Design

Mumbai Permanent Work from Home or Hybrid View Job Description
This role leads the technical delivery, team development, and US coordination of SSOE's Mumbai-based data centre design function, ensuring high-quality, code-compliant, and on-time project execution
  • Practice-Building Leadership Role
  • High-Impact Global Exposure

About Our Client

A global engineering, based in US, and design consultancy supporting mission-critical and hyperscale data centre clients, leveraging India as a strategic delivery centre for complex, high-reliability infrastructure projects

Job Description

  • Provide technical leadership across MEP, architectural, structural, and civil data centre designs
  • Review and approve drawings, calculations, and deliverables produced by the Mumbai team
  • Ensure compliance with US codes and standards (IBC, NFPA, NEC, ASHRAE, redundancy concepts)
  • Act as the primary interface with US-based project managers and technical leads
  • Hire, mentor, and manage a multidisciplinary data centre design team
  • Establish QA/QC processes, delivery standards, and scalable design capability in India

The Successful Applicant

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Structural) or Architecture; Master's preferred
  • 12-18+ years' experience in building, industrial, or mission‑critical projects, with deep exposure to data centres
  • Proven hands-on expertise across data centre MEP and multidisciplinary coordination
  • Strong understanding of US codes and standards (IBC, NFPA, NEC, ASHRAE) and reliability concepts (N, N+1, 2N)
  • Prior experience working with US clients or US-based design teams
  • Demonstrated capability in building, mentoring, and leading multidisciplinary teams
  • Excellent English communication skills and comfort working with US time-zone stakeholders
  • Commercially aware, quality-driven, and comfortable taking ownership of delivery and outcomes

What's on Offer

  • Highly competitive senior‑level compensation with a holistic benefits package supporting health, wellbeing, and long‑term financial security
  • Hybrid working model and a culture that genuinely supports work-life balance
  • Direct exposure to large‑scale hyperscale and enterprise data centre projects for US clients
  • End‑to‑end ownership of mission‑critical projects, from concept design through construction support
  • Rare opportunity to build and lead a Data Centre design capability in India with real autonomy
  • Clear long‑term career progression within a global, employee‑centric engineering organisation
  • Collaborative environment where senior leaders are trusted, valued, and encouraged to leave a lasting legacy
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Job summary

Function
Property
Sub Sector
Architecture / Design
What is your area of specialisation?
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Mumbai
Job Type
Permanent
Job Reference
JN-042026-7007712
Work from Home
Work from Home or Hybrid

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