Associate Director - Architecture (Data Centers)

AECOM
Bogotá
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Architecture & Urban PlanningExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: professionalSkills: ["Leadership","Mentoring","Collaboration","Stakeholder management","Technical quality review"]

Serve as a specialist leader for data center architecture and delivery, guiding hyperscale, colocation, and edge projects from concept through commissioning. Drive innovation across energy efficiency, modular design, renewable integration, and sustainability while developing advanced design methodologies and best practices aligned to AECOM’s Sustainable Legacies strategy. Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, mentor architects, and provide technical leadership in business development pursuits to win new data center opportunities.

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Associate Director - Architecture (Data Centers)

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Job Summary

Serve as a specialist leader for data center architecture and delivery, guiding hyperscale, colocation, and edge projects from concept through commissioning. Drive innovation across energy efficiency, modular design, renewable integration, and sustainability while developing advanced design methodologies and best practices aligned to AECOM’s Sustainable Legacies strategy. Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, mentor architects, and provide technical leadership in business development pursuits to win new data center opportunities.
Location: Bogotá
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Architecture & Urban Planning
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Serve as a professional specialist in data center design and delivery to address challenges in hyperscale, colocation, and edge projects.
  • •Lead data center architectural innovation across energy efficiency (PUE optimization), modular design, renewable energy integration, and sustainability.
  • •Develop and implement advanced design methodologies and best practices for data center projects, ensuring alignment with AECOM’s Sustainable Legacies strategy.
  • •Manage architectural programs and plan detailed phases for major data center programs, ensuring technical deliverables meet client requirements, schedules, and budget constraints.
  • •Provide guidance to multidisciplinary teams and mentor junior architects while serving as a liaison across stakeholders to deliver high-value solutions.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionPaid LeaveRetirement Savings

Key Requirements

  • •Professional degree in Architecture and 8+ years dedicated to large-scale data-center design and delivery.
  • •Expert-level proficiency in design software including Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Suite, and BIM tools.
  • •Experience coordinating interdisciplinary teams and contributing to large-scale projects while collaborating across departments.
  • •Proven ability to lead global, multidisciplinary teams and deliver high-scale projects.
  • •Deep knowledge of data center codes/standards including IBC, NFPA 75 & 76, ASHRAE Thermal Guidelines, Uptime Tier Topology, and IEC/IEEE redundancy classifications.
Experience:8+ yearsData centersHyperscaleColocationEdgeBIM
Education:Professional (JD, MD, etc.) in Architecture
Skills:LeadershipMentoringCollaborationStakeholder managementTechnical quality review
Languages:English
Tech Stack:RevitAutoCADSketchUpAdobe SuiteBIMPUE optimizationModular designRenewable energy integrationDigital delivery workflowsIBCNFPA 75NFPA 76ASHRAE Thermal GuidelinesUptime Tier TopologyIECIEEE

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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