Senior Design Director - Digital Infrastructure & Mission Critical Facilities

AECOM
Philadelphia
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 170,000 - 225,000 annuallyFunction: Facilities, Workplace & Physical OperationsExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Executive leadership","Stakeholder management","Client advisory","Risk mitigation","Mentoring"]

Lead end-to-end planning, design, and delivery of complex digital infrastructure and mission-critical facilities, serving as executive client advisor and senior design leader. You will direct multidisciplinary teams across architecture, civil/structural, MEP, telecommunications, environmental, permitting, and commissioning, ensuring design integration, quality, constructability, resilience, and operational readiness. Manage large programs through commissioning, oversee scope/budget/schedule/risk, and mentor technical leaders while supporting business development and major proposals.

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Senior Design Director - Digital Infrastructure & Mission Critical Facilities

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Job Summary

Lead end-to-end planning, design, and delivery of complex digital infrastructure and mission-critical facilities, serving as executive client advisor and senior design leader. You will direct multidisciplinary teams across architecture, civil/structural, MEP, telecommunications, environmental, permitting, and commissioning, ensuring design integration, quality, constructability, resilience, and operational readiness. Manage large programs through commissioning, oversee scope/budget/schedule/risk, and mentor technical leaders while supporting business development and major proposals.
Location: Philadelphia
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Facilities, Workplace & Physical Operations
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead multidisciplinary design teams across all phases, coordinating architecture, civil/structural, mechanical/electrical/plumbing, fire protection, telecommunications, environmental, and commissioning disciplines.
  • •Ensure design integration, quality, constructability, resilience, and operational excellence through technical design reviews and executive stakeholder workshops.
  • •Manage large, complex programs from planning through commissioning, overseeing scope, budget, schedule, quality, and risk.
  • •Serve as executive-level client lead, building relationships with technology providers, utilities, agencies, and institutional clients; support proposal efforts.
  • •Mentor project managers, design managers, and technical leaders; support recruitment and succession planning.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 170,000 - 225,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionLife InsurancePaid LeaveRetirement SavingsEquityDisability Benefits

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or related discipline plus 8 years of relevant experience (or demonstrated equivalency).
  • •8+ years leading complex infrastructure, telecommunications, mission-critical, utility, or data center projects.
  • •Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams and coordinating multiple stakeholders.
  • •Demonstrated success managing project budgets, schedules, and client relationships.
  • •Preferred: Professional Engineer (PE) license or equivalent professional credential.
Experience:8+ yearsData centersTelecommunicationsMission-critical facilitiesInfrastructureUtility infrastructure
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Executive leadershipStakeholder managementClient advisoryRisk mitigationMentoring
Licenses:PE
Certifications:Professional Engineer (PE)
Languages:English
Tech Stack:BIMRevitCivil 3DBluebeamGIS

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

AECOM
AECOM is a global infrastructure firm providing design, consulting, construction, and management services across transportation, buildings, water, environment, and energy sectors, delivering large-scale projects for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Civil Engineering
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Los Angeles, United States
Founded: 1990
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