Vaga de Design Delivery Senior Principal

Who are we? Equinix is the worlds digital infrastructure company®, operating over 250 data centers/across the globe. Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals. Joining our operations team means that you will be at the forefront of all we do, maintaining critical facilities infrastructure as part of a close-knit team delivering best-in-class service to our data center customers. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing/an equitable work environment that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success. Design Delivery Senior Principal Job Summary: The Design Delivery Principal is responsible for design decisions related to a portfolio of data center projects which can include: new construction, phased expansion, retrofits and upgrades, acquisition conversions, mechanical and electrical equipment selections, and standards upgrades in either a specific region or globally. They are an exceptional industry professional progressing toward becoming a recognized expert on data center design. The Design Manager critically assesses design decisions with consultation with more senior staff across disciplines and applies required Equinix standards and country-specific regulations to make the best design choices. They manage the relationship and output of key design partners and equipment suppliers for their assigned projects and critically assess and escalate issues where the relationship with such partners is not meeting expectations. This role is to lead the LATAM design team and to be a design manager in Brazil. The candidate will manage a team of 2-3 internal design managers and complete design manager functions in Brazil, using contingent workers and local consultants. What youll be doing Design Process Owns and leads a design process, interacting with Architectural, Mechanical, and Electrical Partners (MEPs), and other design partners to deliver a portfolio of world-class data centers with a strong focus on technical excellence, mission-critical resilience, and cost management Reviews and contributes to the development of globally standardized tools, techniques and processes for the management and reporting of the design process Works with peers in other regions to drive consistency and technical excellence on design and delivery practices and methodologies Thinks and acts globally, considering the applicability of any design decision, innovations or standards changes for all regions In the regional role: Manages a team of design managers and reviews LATAM designs to ensure consistency with global and local standards Obtains site-specific conditions, utility and infrastructure design, costs and availability of utilities, liaison with planning authorities and local logistics including site logistics during construction and phasing Provides local informed and compliant infrastructure design, supply information to and collaborate with the master planning function Provides local design engineering to support site-specific changes to templates Reviews the masterplan for delivery and submits to senior staff for approval In the Center of Excellence role: Conducts the master planning of expansion portfolio using global design standards and templates; incorporating regional information to apply these to the inception of projects Generates project visualization, and initial model using reference design templates and cost estimate for business case inception Liaises with regional team to incorporate local infrastructure into the design Liaises with construction cost team regionally and globally to assist business case generation Cross-Functional Coordination Maintains interpersonal relationships with internal technical staff, external design consulting partners, construction management, commercial management, and regional P&L holders to ensure appropriate stakeholder exposure and buy-in to IBX projects Appropriately leverages the center of excellence teams and more senior Design staff to augment their technical expertise to ensure all facets of the datacenter design are adequately considered and approved Manages internal and external resources via their influence and outstanding competencies Project Management Indirectly manages experienced electrical and mechanical engineering staff in the Independent Technical Review and Innovation & Development teams to deliver a portfolio of world-class data center designs on time and to budget Directly responsible for managing the design schedule for assigned projects to ensure on-time creation and review of Basis of Designs (BODs), Real Estate Investment Committee (REIC) Submissions, and design documentation for Issued for Permit (IFP) and Issued for Construction (IFC) sets In the regional role: Works hand-in-hand with construction managers, general contractors, and subcontractors to deliver projects during construction once the design phase is completed and ensure projects are fully documented and closed out Manages, with the aid of the commercial management team, design budgets and controls change management requests during the construction phase, in consultation with the Construction Manager In the Center of Excellence role: Works hand-in-hand with the regional design teams and Construction Managers to deliver Concept Designs and Standards that support the delivery of world-class data centers Manages, with the aid of the commercial management team, the costs of the designs to ensure appropriate balancing of cost flexibility and global standardization Design Oversight Stays up-to-date on advancements in design being investigated by the centers of excellence teams to ensure technologies support future IBX design and construction needs and feeds back information to construction for incorporation of changes Ensures designs meet Equinixs Global Design Standards and the business needs for capacity, density, and function What well expect from you Strong experience in a Design MEP Firm or in the design team of a Mission Critical Building operator or subcontractor, OR large experience as an Architectural lead in a Mission Critical Architectural Design Practice preferred MSc in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering OR MSc in Architecture is preferred, BSc acceptable or extensive and demonstrable experience in the role, Architects to hold RA or AIA PE is desirable but not essential Why Equinix Equinix is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy/childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political/organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law. Equinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals, including those with a disability. If you are a qualified candidate and need assistance or an accommodation, please let us know by completing this form. Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.