Design Manager

Fluidstack

• $120K — $145K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related field.
  • 7+ years of project management experience in complex technical domains such as data centers or industrial infrastructure.
  • Experience coordinating multi-disciplinary design teams and managing external consultants.
  • Exceptional organizational skills with a knack for problem anticipation and clarity in ambiguity.
  • Proficient in project scheduling software (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project).
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills for documentation and status reporting.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment where initiative is valued.

Responsibilities

  • Own project management for data center design and delivery programs from initiation to handoff.
  • Build and maintain integrated master schedules across multiple design disciplines.
  • Establish governance protocols to ensure accountability and track milestones.
  • Proactively identify and resolve risks, interdependencies, and blockers before they impact projects.
  • Produce concise portfolio-level status reports for leadership reviewing project health and risks.
  • Drive standardization across projects with proven templates and documentation processes.
  • Champion the adoption of automation and tooling to streamline engineering workflows.

Benefits

  • Competitive total compensation package including salary and equity.
  • Retirement or pension plan aligned with local norms.
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
  • Generous paid time off (PTO) policy consistent with local practices.
Full Job Description
The Data Center Design Team

Examples of key problems the team is working on
  • Lead the design, development, and execution of 10s to 100s of GWs of data centers this decade.
  • Drive the next generation of liquid cooling and electrical distribution systems.
  • Develop and scale first-of-a-kind modular data centers.
  • Influence behind-the-meter designs and planning for multi-GW campuses.
Role Scope
  • Own end-to-end project management of concurrent data center design and solution-delivery programs from initiation through construction-ready handoff.
  • Build and maintain integrated master schedules across architectural, structural, MEP, civil, technology, and specialty design disciplines.
  • Establish program governance: milestone gates, design review cadences, change control, and decision logs that create accountability without overhead.
  • Own the template and standard program, build the playbooks, and create the systems that let engineers focus on engineering.
  • Identify risks, interdependencies, and blockers ahead of time so nothing is unforeseen.
What We're Looking For

The below is a starting point. We always make space for exceptional people, so if you don't fit this role exactly, tell us where you would.
  • You've run technical program management for complex design or construction programs, ideally data center or large capital projects.
  • You build integrated master schedules across many design disciplines and hold them.
  • You establish program governance (gates, change control, decision logs) that adds accountability, not bureaucracy.
  • You build playbooks, templates, and systems that let technical teams move faster.
  • You see risks and dependencies before they bite and drive them to resolution.
  • Bonus: Data center or mission-critical design programs. PMP or PgMP. Primavera P6 or MS Project. Owner-side design and engineering PM.
Benefits
  • Competitive total compensation package (salary + equity).
  • Retirement or pension plan, in line with local norms.
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Generous PTO policy, in line with local norms.

Total compensation may also include equity in the form of restricted stock units.

We are committed to pay equity and transparency.

You will receive a confirmation email once your application has successfully been accepted. If there is an error with your submission and you did not receive a confirmation email, please email [redacted] with your resume/CV, the role you've applied for, and the date you submitted your application-- someone from our recruiting team will be in touch.

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