About the rolePrime Data Centers is a private developer, owner, and long-term operator of hyperscale and purpose-built data centers across top-tier U.S. and European markets. We build the infrastructure that powers AI, high-performance computing, and digital transformation for the world's leading hyperscalers and Neoclouds.
What you'll do- The Sr. Architect is a technical individual contributor within the Civil/Structural/Architectural (CSA) Engineering discipline in Design & Engineering (D&E) at Prime Data Centers. This role owns architectural scope across PDC's hyperscale and purpose-built data center projects - building shell, life safety, code compliance, and space planning - from concept through construction support, across multiple U.S. and European markets with different codes, jurisdictions, and AHJ requirements.
- This is a hands-on technical role, not a people-management position. It exists because architectural decisions on hyperscale campuses - code compliance, life safety, jurisdictional entitlement - carry real schedule, permitting, and liability exposure in markets PDC hasn't built in before.
TECHNICAL EXECUTION & OWNERSHIP
- Lead architectural design and review for building shell, life safety, and space planning across hyperscale and purpose-built projects
- Research and apply jurisdiction-specific code and entitlement requirements for new and existing markets, domestic and international
- Resolve technically ambiguous architectural problems: unusual AHJ requirements, life safety coordination with MEP/Fire Protection, space planning conflicts
- Balance speed, risk, cost, and quality in architectural decisions; flag when a design choice trades one for another
STANDARDS & TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE
- Define, apply, and evolve PDC's architectural design standards and prototype layouts for repeatable campus deployment
- Identify opportunities for standardization and reuse across projects to reduce engineering effort and design cycle time
- Reduce technical debt and late-stage architectural surprises - code, permitting, life safety - through sound judgment early in design
CROSS-FUNCTIONAL COLLABORATION
- Partner with Design, Structural, Civil, MEP Engineering, Construction, and Operations on architectural coordination
- Support site selection and due diligence with zoning, entitlement, and code-risk assessment for candidate sites and markets
- Communicate code and design tradeoffs clearly to non-technical stakeholders - schedule, cost, and permitting risk, not just code citations
- Support third-party architectural consultant management: scoping, review, and quality control of deliverables
Qualifications- 8+ years of architectural experience, including mission-critical, industrial, or large-scale technical facility design
- Licensed Architect (RA) strongly preferred; NCARB certification a plus
- Strong knowledge of IBC, NFPA, ADA, and code compliance across multiple U.S. jurisdictions
- Experience with entitlement, permitting, and AHJ coordination in new markets
- Ability to work independently with minimal direction; strong written and verbal communication skills
- Have deep architectural experience in data centers, industrial, mission-critical, or comparable large-scale technical facilities
- Are comfortable owning large, complex architectural scopes independently with minimal oversight
- Have navigated code compliance and entitlement across multiple U.S. jurisdictions (international experience a plus)
- Communicate technical and code tradeoffs clearly and pragmatically to non-architects
- Take pride in design that is buildable, permittable, and repeatable - not just aesthetically resolved
Benefits- Competitive salary range and performance bonus program
- 401k fully vested upon enrollment, up to a 4% employer match
- 100% employee premiums paid by employer for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability
- Paid Time Off + Sick time
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.
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