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What You’ll be Doing (Responsibilities)
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Project Delivery and Design Management
- Manage concept, schematic, and detailed design phases for new builds and expansions with a focus on the architectural scope.
- Own the architecture portion of the design concepts, deliverable tracking, and issue resolution (RFIs, design clarifications, change management).
- Coordinate program requirements, space planning, and room adjacencies with internal stakeholders (Design, Construction, Commissioning, Operations).
- Lead design coordination with A/E partners and ensure alignment across disciplines in BIM/clash coordination workflows.
- Run design meetings, track action items, and drive closure on open design decisions and interfaces.
- Review drawings and specifications for completeness, constructability, maintainability, and compliance with applicable codes and standards.
- Support procurement and construction execution through submittal reviews, field issue support, and scope clarifications.
Site Acquisition Support
- Support early-stage site screening by documenting architectural feasibility considerations (massing, setbacks, expansion capacity, access/logistics, staging).
- Support architectural due diligence for greenfield and brownfield opportunities, including building suitability (if existing), code pathway risks, and upgrade/retrofit impacts.
- Maintain a structured risk register for architecture/CSA items and track mitigations through design and execution.
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About You (Skills / Qualifications)
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Required
- Bachelor’s degree
- 3+ years of experience managing design and delivery for mission-critical facilities, with significant time on data centers (CSA/architecture scope).
- Proven experience coordinating external A/E firms and driving drawing/spec deliverables from concept through construction documents.
- Working knowledge of core data center architectural drivers: space planning, maintainability/access, constructability, and life safety coordination.
- Experience working with U.S. AHJs and navigating local code environments (state/local variations).
- Strong project management skills: schedule control, risk tracking, scope management, and stakeholder communication.
Leadership Profile
- Strong presence and decision-making capability
- Pragmatic, risk-based leadership style suited to fast-paced construction environments
- High judgment in high-consequence scenarios
- Ability to challenge delivery teams while maintaining partnership
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Equal Opportunities Statement
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At NScale, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace. We believe that a variety of perspectives enriches our work environment, and we encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
If there’s anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know.
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The range below reflects the base salary for the position. Actual compensation may vary based on job-related factors such as skill set, experience, education, and location. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for bonus, equity, and/or commission programs. Nscale may offer a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, flexible paid time off, parental leave, and retirement plan participation.
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