Senior Architect

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end architectural design and develop conceptual through construction-ready designs for greenfield and brownfield projects.
• Integrate architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, and ICT requirements; develop layouts for white space, technical rooms, support facilities, and ancillary infrastructure.
• Apply Tier III/Tier IV principles and ensure operational, scalability, sustainability, reliability, regulatory, fire, and life safety requirements are met.
• Coordinate clients, consultants, contractors, and stakeholders; conduct design reviews, feasibility studies, space assessments, site selection, due diligence, and capacity planning.
• Review and approve drawings, specifications, and design documentation; drive sustainability and energy efficiency, manage design risks, and recommend solutions.
• Support commissioning, operational readiness, and project handover; keep current with data centre design and construction trends.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor's or master's degree in architecture or a related discipline.
• Registered Architect or equivalent professional qualification preferred.
• 10+ years of architectural design experience, including significant data centre project experience.
• Proven experience designing hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, or mission-critical data centre facilities.

Technical knowledge and skills

• Knowledge of data centre planning, Tier III/Tier IV standards, building codes, fire and life safety, sustainable design, space planning, and capacity management.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, BIM 360, and other architectural design software; knowledge of BIM and 3D modelling tools.
• Knowledge of Uptime Institute, TIA-942, ASHRAE, NFPA, and related industry standards.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing complex projects; understanding of operational requirements and resilience strategies.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, presentation, analytical, problem-solving, and project management capabilities; ability to manage multiple projects in fast-paced environments.

Rewards and benefits

• Benefits include life and medical insurance, annual leave, gratuity scheme, discretionary bonus, annual flight contribution, transportation and housing allowances, and employee wellbeing support.
• The posting describes the salary as tax-free but does not state a compensation cadence.

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