Head of Data Center Design

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Head of Data Center Design based in Romania.

• Own the overall technical design, architecture, and engineering vision for large-scale data center facilities.
• Define and maintain the Basis of Design, covering modular POD architecture, cooling strategy, power topology, fire suppression, networking, and other critical infrastructure requirements.
• Establish design standards for IT deployment, including rack layouts, containerization approaches, and CDU placement.
• Lead multidisciplinary design reviews and approve engineering drawings across electrical, mechanical, structural, fire protection, and networking disciplines.
• Establish and monitor design-stage targets for PUE, capacity, availability, redundancy, and reliability.
• Coordinate with equipment manufacturers, technology providers, and engineering partners on technical specifications and integration requirements.
• Work closely with implementation and construction teams to ensure that physical execution remains aligned with the approved design intent.
• Assess and approve proposed design changes, evaluating their potential impact on cooling, power, capacity, redundancy, performance, and reliability.
• Lead technical criteria for site selection and feasibility assessments, including power availability, grid connectivity, cooling options, and other infrastructure considerations.
• Provide technical leadership throughout the design lifecycle and ensure consistent engineering standards across projects and disciplines.

• 5+ years of experience in data center design or in the design of critical infrastructure, industrial, energy, or similarly complex facilities; direct data center experience is highly valued but not mandatory.
• Demonstrated ownership of, or significant contribution to, Basis of Design documentation for large-scale facilities.
• At least 3 years of experience in a design leadership or technical leadership position.
• Strong technical knowledge of power distribution/topology and cooling strategies, with sufficient working knowledge of fire suppression and structural loading to coordinate effectively across disciplines.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary design reviews and reviewing or approving engineering drawings across multiple technical trades.
• Strong ability to translate technical requirements into clear design standards, decisions, and execution requirements.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with engineering teams, technology partners, suppliers, and construction teams.
• Professional English proficiency sufficient for international technical documentation, meetings, and stakeholder communication.
• Experience with modular or POD-based deployment architectures and high-density GPU/HPC environments is a strong advantage.
• Knowledge of direct liquid cooling (DLC) systems is beneficial.
• Tier III/IV certification or experience working with Uptime Institute certification processes is advantageous.
• Experience conducting technical site feasibility assessments, including power availability, grid connection, and cooling source evaluation, is a plus.
• Familiarity with high-density GPU infrastructure such as NVIDIA GB200/GB300 or equivalent platforms is desirable.
• Experience spanning both data center design and construction execution is highly valued.
• Knowledge of EU regulatory requirements covering power, environmental, and building compliance is an advantage.

• Full-time position with a fully remote working model.
• Opportunity to take a leading technical role in the development of large-scale AI data center infrastructure.
• Significant ownership over architectural and engineering decisions across the full data center lifecycle.
• Exposure to advanced high-density compute, modular infrastructure, power, and cooling technologies.
• International working environment with collaboration across engineering, technology, and implementation teams.
• Opportunity to influence a major infrastructure project supporting the rapidly expanding AI and HPC ecosystem.
• Broad scope spanning site feasibility, design leadership, technology integration, and construction execution.