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Design Director

Sydney, New South Wales💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-17 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead and shape the strategic direction of the design function for large-scale data centre and complex infrastructure projects across the APAC region.

Role type

Senior IC design director (infrastructure)

Builds

Wholesale, colocation, and cloud data centres

Domain

Data centre engineering and construction

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

strategic design vision, team leadership and mentorship, engineering brief development, vendor and consultant management, project schedule and budget control, risk management, BIM and 3D design tool expertise, 4D/5D design methodologies, cost-saving initiative implementation, safety best practices

Preferred skills

experience with large-scale data centre projects, cross-regional team leadership, forward-thinking problem solving

Technologies

BIM, 3D design tools, 4D/5D design methodologies

Responsibilities

Set overarching design vision and strategy, lead and develop design managers and engineers, represent the organization in high-level technical meetings, oversee engineering and design briefs, collaborate on appointing consultants and vendors, drive design deliverables and risk protocols, lead engineering/design review forums, partner on new technology initiatives, identify cost-saving opportunities, maintain industry stakeholder relationships, promote safety best practices

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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