Data Center Design Governance Lead

About the role

The Data Center Design Governance Lead will own the design‑review and quality‑gate process for mission‑critical facilities in Syria. Reporting to senior management, you will act as the design authority, ensuring every data‑center design meets the required Uptime Institute tier, standards and client specifications before procurement.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the end‑to‑end design‑review process, taking each High‑Level Design (HLD) through structured checkpoints.
• Verify traceability of designs to requirement documents and reject non‑conforming proposals.
• Conduct resilience analysis using single‑line diagrams, redundancy topology, concurrent maintainability and single‑point‑of‑failure assessments.
• Review critical power (AC/DC) and cooling concepts, heat‑rejection redundancy, equipment selection and PUE targets.
• Ensure compliance with Tier III/IV targets and standards such as TIA‑942, EN 50600 and ASHRAE thermal guidelines.
• Issue design comments and Non‑Conformance Reports (NCR) and track them to closure.
• Provide design‑assurance input for technical specifications, RFP packages and bid evaluations.
• Review EPC detailed design and IFC submittals, chair design‑change boards and define acceptance criteria for commissioning levels L1‑L5.
• Lead and mentor design and review teams throughout the project lifecycle.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (Master’s preferred).
• 10‑12 years of experience in data‑center or mission‑critical facility design, including 4‑5 years in design‑review or owner‑engineer roles.
• Proven track record delivering at least one Tier III or higher facility from concept to commissioning.
• Strong knowledge of formal stage‑gate processes and quality standards.

Required skills

• Uptime Institute tier topology standards
• TIA‑942, EN 50600 and ASHRAE thermal guidelines
• High‑Level Design (HLD) review and design assurance
• Single‑line diagram and redundancy topology analysis
• Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) evaluation
• Critical power (AC/DC) and cooling system design
• EPC detailed design and Issued‑for‑Construction (IFC) submittal review
• Design change management and commissioning (L1‑L5) processes