Associate Director Site Engineering & Design – Data Center Construction

Turner & Townsend
San Francisco
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 170,000 - 200,000 annuallyFunction: Construction, Civil & Site EngineeringExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Organizational skills","Stakeholder management","Technical writing","Documentation"]

Manage RFI governance for a large data center development program, including maintaining the RFI register, triaging and escalating requests, drafting responses, and tracking resolution through audit trails. Coordinate multidisciplinary design deliverables across architecture, structural, MEP, and controls disciplines, facilitate design coordination meetings, and report on RFI metrics, design status, and program risks. Support documentation and RFI protocol governance in mission-critical environments.

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Associate Director Site Engineering & Design – Data Center Construction

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Job Summary

Manage RFI governance for a large data center development program, including maintaining the RFI register, triaging and escalating requests, drafting responses, and tracking resolution through audit trails. Coordinate multidisciplinary design deliverables across architecture, structural, MEP, and controls disciplines, facilitate design coordination meetings, and report on RFI metrics, design status, and program risks. Support documentation and RFI protocol governance in mission-critical environments.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Construction, Civil & Site Engineering
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Manage and maintain the project RFI register, ensuring RFIs are logged, categorized, prioritized, and tracked through resolution.
  • •Review, triage, classify, and draft proposed responses for routine RFIs using contract documents and approved precedents; coordinate review and issuance with client design representatives.
  • •Escalate RFIs involving design changes, code interpretations, schedule impacts, cost implications, or technical ambiguities to the appropriate design authority; monitor status and turnaround times.
  • •Coordinate multidisciplinary design deliverables and comment resolution across architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, controls, and specialty disciplines; track risks, issues, and action items.
  • •Prepare and deliver program reports on RFI metrics, design status, issue resolution, and project risks while supporting governance, documentation standards, and RFI management protocols.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 170,000 - 200,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent education/experience).
  • •8+ years of experience in project engineering, design management, construction administration, or technical project coordination on large capital projects.
  • •Experience supporting multidisciplinary design teams through design development, construction documentation, and construction phases.
  • •Strong knowledge of RFI, submittal, and design change management processes, including working with established project protocols and authority boundaries.
  • •Proficiency with project information management platforms such as Procore, Aconex, and Autodesk Construction Cloud/BIM 360.
Experience:8+ yearsData centersMission-criticalCapital projects
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Organizational skillsStakeholder managementTechnical writingDocumentation
Languages:English
Tech Stack:ProcoreAconexAutodesk Construction CloudBIM 360

Company Brief

Turner & Townsend
Global professional services firm providing program, project and cost management, advisory and consulting services across property, infrastructure and natural resources sectors to public and private clients worldwide.
Industry: Consulting
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Leeds, United Kingdom
Founded: 1946
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