Job Overview
Location
Remote
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Other Engineering
Date Posted
January 21, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • Own the end-to-end design lifecycle for hyperscale and enterprise data-center projects across the United States, translating complex owner requirements into fully-coordinated construction documents that can be executed flawlessly in the field.
- • Lead multi-disciplinary teams of architects, MEP engineers, structural engineers, civil engineers, security consultants, and sustainability specialists—coordinating their work through BIM 360, Revit, and Navisworks to deliver clash-free, permit-ready drawings on aggressive fast-track schedules.
- • Serve as the single point of accountability for design quality, schedule adherence, and budget compliance on projects ranging from 5 MW edge facilities to 100 MW+ campus builds; present weekly design-status dashboards to C-suite stakeholders and external investors.
- • Drive value engineering sessions that balance CAPEX reduction with long-term OPEX efficiency, leveraging your deep knowledge of containment strategies, liquid-cooling architectures, hyperscale electrical topologies (N, N+1, 2N), and low-PUE mechanical systems.
- • Establish and enforce design standards that comply with ANSI/TIA-942-B Rated-3/4 requirements, NFPA 75/76 fire codes, ASHRAE thermal guidelines, and local AHJ amendments; maintain a living library of master specifications and CAD/BIM families that accelerate future projects.
- • Interface directly with utility providers, fiber carriers, and equipment OEMs (Schneider, Vertiv, STULZ, Cummins) to validate incoming service capacities, generator footprints, UPS sizing, and rack-level power densities up to 50 kW/rack.
- • Champion sustainability initiatives—modeling carbon footprints, procuring renewable energy certificates, and integrating LEED, BREEAM, or ENERGY STAR pathways into the design narrative to meet corporate ESG goals.
- • Implement rigorous design QA/QC workflows: red-line reviews, 3D coordination meetings, constructability walk-throughs, and independent peer reviews that reduce RFI counts by 30 % and field rework by 25 %.
- • Mentor junior designers and recent graduates through structured training modules on data-center best practices, code navigation, and advanced Revit family creation, building an internal pipeline of technical talent.
- • Leverage remote-collaboration tools (MS Teams, Miro, Lucidchart, Procore) to orchestrate design workshops with stakeholders in multiple time zones, ensuring seamless hand-offs between U.S. and Middle-East offices.
- • Contribute to Decima International’s continuous-improvement culture by capturing lessons learned, populating a knowledge base in Confluence, and presenting case studies at quarterly internal symposia.
- • Travel up to 25 % for site investigations, design-assist charrettes, and commissioning oversight—visiting greenfield sites, brownfield retrofits, and modular-factory assembly lines to ensure design intent is preserved.
- • Negotiate and manage A/E sub-consultant contracts, SOWs, and fee structures, ensuring deliverables align with master schedules and that any scope creep is documented and mitigated through formal change-management protocols.
- • Collaborate with Decima’s project-controls group to integrate 4D/5D BIM schedules and cost-loaded models, enabling real-time Earned Value Management (EVM) reporting for executive leadership.
- • Stay ahead of emerging technologies—immersion cooling, hydrogen-ready generators, AI-driven CFD optimization—and pilot their adoption on select projects to maintain Decima’s reputation as an innovation leader.
🎯 Requirements
- • 8+ years of mission-critical design experience on data-center projects ≥ 5 MW, with at least two full lifecycle builds from concept through commissioning.
- • Professional registration as a P.E., R.A., or PMP (or international equivalent) in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
- • Expert proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD MEP, Navisworks Manage, and BIM 360; familiarity with CFD packages (6Sigma, ANSYS) is a strong plus.
- • Demonstrated ability to lead multi-office, multi-discipline teams in a remote-first environment, with clear evidence of schedule and budget adherence.
🏖️ Benefits
- • Fully remote-first culture with quarterly in-person summits in tech-forward cities (Austin, Seattle, Dubai) and a $2,000 annual stipend for your ideal home-office setup.
- • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and mental-health coverage for you and dependents, with 100 % of premiums covered by Decima International.
- • 20 days PTO plus 10 paid holidays and a one-time 4-week sabbatical after every four years of service—no blackout periods.
- • Annual professional-development budget of $5,000 for certifications (LEED AP, CDCDP, PMP), conferences, or advanced software training.
Skills & Technologies
Remote
About Decima International Inc.
Global provider of specialized recruitment and workforce solutions for the energy, infrastructure, and manufacturing sectors. The company delivers contract, permanent, and project staffing services, leveraging a network of specialized recruiters and proprietary candidate databases. Services cover upstream, midstream, and downstream oil & gas, power generation, renewables, and heavy industrial projects. Headquarters in Calgary, Alberta, with regional offices across North America and the Middle East, enabling rapid mobilization of technical talent for engineering, construction, commissioning, and operations support.
