Data Center Architect - Construction

Company Description Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programs as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. Our capabilities include program, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier program, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. Job Description 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. Qualifications 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. Additional Information 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 b…

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