Design Lead (Data Centre)
Nscale is a London-based, full-stack AI cloud and infrastructure company that provides GPU compute, managed AI services, orchestration software, data centers, and power infrastructure for AI training, fine-tuning, and inference.
Funding history
About Nscale
Nscale builds and operates vertically integrated AI infrastructure spanning software, GPU compute, networking, storage, purpose-built data centers, and power. Its active cloud platform offers self-service inference endpoints, fine-tuning, managed Kubernetes and Slurm, virtual machines, and GPU clusters.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will lead end-to-end data-centre design for new-build, expansion, and retrofit projects. You will set technical standards, manage external consultants, review design packages, assess sites, resolve delivery issues, support commissioning, and improve regional design governance.
Requirements
- Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Structural, or Building Services Engineering, Architecture, or equivalent
- Typically 10+ years of relevant experience in mission-critical or complex infrastructure environments
- Experience leading multidisciplinary design for large-scale data-centre developments from concept through handover
- Knowledge of data-centre electrical and mechanical systems
- Familiarity with Uptime Institute, TIA-942, EN 50600, ASHRAE, and local standards
- Ability to manage consultants, design reviews, milestones, budgets, and priorities
- Understanding of constructability, commissioning, operational readiness, and lifecycle maintenance
- Stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end design for data-centre projects
- Establish technical design strategies, standards, and criteria
- Manage external design consultants, architects, engineers, and vendors
- Review designs, specifications, drawings, and calculations for compliance
- Assess sites, utility capacity, planning constraints, constructability, and risks
- Resolve technical issues during project delivery
- Support commissioning and operational handover
- Improve design standards, reference designs, specifications, and governance
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship
- Support technical due diligence and customer technical discussions