Data Center Architect - Construction

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About the Role: We are seeking a highly motivated Data Center Architect with proven experience in data center building planning and design. In this role, you will act as the key Subject Matter Expert (SME) for mission-critical data center building systems. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to guide building designs, enforce Owner standards, and address construction issues and substitutions. A strong understanding What You’ll Do: Owner’s Representative: Serve as the Owner’s architectural SME and technical advisor through all phases of the project lifecycle. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with internal stakeholder groups, design consultants, construction management firms, and general contractors to administer design documents and enforce Owner standards. Design Oversight: Provide technical guidance and rigorous reviews of architectural work packages, specifically focusing on life safety/egress, ADA compliance, signage, site layout, and core data center building design. Standards Innovation: Author and refine architectural design guidelines, campus planning standards, and prototypical building templates. Milestone Reviews: Audit design consultant deliverables at key milestones, providing detailed peer-review comments on Basis of Design (BOD), 30%, 65%, and 100% documentation. You will be responsible for authoring and reviewing a wide range of technical project documentation, including: Architectural Scopes of Work (SOW), design guidelines, and standard operating procedures. Comprehensive drawing markups, spatial fit-checks, and concept designs. Material substitution reviews and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) architectural inputs. Building envelope specifications, submittal approvals, and construction punch-list resolutions. What You’ll Need: Bachelor's degree in Architecture or a closely related design field. 7+ years of experience in architectural design, with a focus on large-scale industrial, commercial, or mission-critical facilities. Strong understanding of complex building systems, including high-performance building envelopes, structural coordination, and life safety/fire-rated assemblies. Preferred Qualifications 10+ years of professional architectural consulting or design experience as an Owner’s Rep. Direct design experience with data center infrastructure, command centers, or massive-scale utility yards. Proven experience managing large-scale campus master planning, site massing, and complex space-programming challenges. Advanced proficiency with BIM / Revit workflows for cross-functional model coordination and clash detection. Professional architectural registration/licensure (e.g., RA, AIA, or regional equivalent) is highly desirable. The base salary range for this role is $150K-$175K USD. This range reflects the company's good faith estimate of the base salary for this position at the time of the posting. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. In addition to base salary, employees may be eligible for bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package. SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable. Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. Turner Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. Turner Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be tr

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