Role description:As a Senior Data Center Designer SME, you will be instrumental in providing technical expertise to internal team members and external clients, helping drive Arcadis' data center work forward. You will be responsible for guiding and mentoring our in-house data center team by providing senior-level advice on infrastructure system selection, cooling strategies, market trends, specialty consulting, and client engagement.
As a Senior Data Center Designer SME, you will play a key role in coordinating activities across large-scale building and data center projects. Your expertise will help ensure smooth execution, high performance, resilience, and compliance, while supporting project teams with technical leadership and proactive problem-solving.
Role accountabilities:- Support the design and delivery of infrastructure systems for data center and mission critical facilities
- Provide technical design input to clients and internal project teams
- Apply knowledge of industry standards, codes, and best practices relevant to data centers and mission critical environments
- Evaluate and guide teams on the pros and cons of various infrastructure systems, redundancy approaches, turn down ratios, energy efficiency strategies, and operational resiliency and redundancy
- Coordinate with other design and engineering disciplines, vendors, contractors, and client stakeholders
- Participate in key design discussions and help communicate design decisions to clients
- Contribute to all project phases, including Pursuit, Concept design, Detailed design, Construction administration, Commissioning, Closeout
- Support the preparation of proposals, particularly the infrastructure design approach and technical strategy
- Contribute to knowledge sharing, innovation, and continuous improvement within the design team
- Help develop technical documentation, reports, specifications, basis of design documents, and design packages
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across multiple offices and global teams
- Mentor junior staff and support team development where appropriate
Qualifications & Experience:- Bachelor's or master's degree in architecture, electrical, or mechanical engineering
- Architectural or P. Eng Registration in Canada
- 10+ years of relevant experience in infrastructure design for data centers, mission critical facilities, hyperscale, semiconductor, industrial, or similarly complex facilities.
- Experience with codes and standards relevant to data center environments (ASHRAE, CSA, NEC/NFPA, Uptime, TIA942, etc.).
- Strong communication and coordination skills with multidisciplinary teams and clients
- Experience and passion for leadership and mentoring
- Familiarity with redundancy strategies such as N, N+1, 2N, and concurrently maintainable system approaches
- Experience with energy-efficient infrastructure solutions, sustainability goals, and optimization strategies
- Construction administration and commissioning experience for mission critical projects
The salary range for this position is $106,000-$159,000. The base salary represents Arcadis' hiring range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as location, skills, experience, and qualification for the role.
