Director, Design Engineering

Related Digital is seeking a Director, Design Engineering for its development pipeline. This role owns the full design lifecycle for hyperscale and AI-ready data center campuses — from project basis of design through construction document delivery. The Director partners closely with Development, Construction, Sales, Operations and hyperscale clients to ensure designs are delivered on schedule, on budget, and built to Related Digital's performance and sustainability standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a portfolio of active design projects simultaneously across multiple markets
• Select, contract, and manage external AOR, MEP, civil, and structural consultants; hold them accountable to scope, schedule, and quality
• Drive design-phase cost control through value engineering, constructability reviews, and close coordination with Preconstruction
• Collaborate with Site Selection and Development on site feasibility, master planning, and early-stage design decisions
• Partner with Construction on design-to-build handoffs, RFI resolution, and field coordination
• Integrate customer technical requirements into base building designs; serve as design point of contact for hyperscale clients
• Coordinate and manage design reviews and updates with design team and hyperscale clients
• Understand and evolve basis-of-design with full Engineering team for Related Digital program
• Develop and maintain design standards, templates, and specifications to enable repeatable, scalable delivery across markets
• Lead and develop a team of internal and external design managers and coordinators

• 10+ years of experience in data center or mission-critical facility design
• Deep technical knowledge of hyperscale data center systems — MEP infrastructure, critical power, cooling (including high-density/liquid cooling), structural, civil, and architectural
• Experience managing external design consultants across multiple disciplines and concurrent projects
• Proven ability to develop and maintain prototype/standard designs at scale
• Familiarity with LEED, Uptime Institute Tier standards, and applicable building codes
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, or related field; PE or RA licensure preferred
• Based in or willing to relocate to Dallas TX or New York NY

Related Digital is a leading vertically integrated data center development and investment platform. We deliver digital infrastructure solutions to hyperscale technology companies so they can accelerate artificial intelligence and cloud computing ambitions.

Founded by Related Companies, one of the most prominent, privately-owned real estate development firms in the United States, Related Digital uniquely combines Related’s 50-year+ history of executing complex real estate and infrastructure projects with its track record in real estate investing and clean energy solutions. With a multi-billion-dollar, near-term development pipeline in the U.S., Related Digital has the expert capabilities, depth of expertise and national scale to help hyperscale companies significantly grow their data center capacity on a rapid timeframe. 

Strategic Advantage:
Related Digital harnesses expertise across real estate development and investment, data center development, complex infrastructure construction and clean energy development to bring differentiated solutions to hyperscale technology companies.

­National Footprint:

Related Digital is based in New York and Dallas with operations across the United States. Related Companies has offices in gateway cities across the U.S. and London, and developments in 28 states and the District of Columbia, and boasts 4,000 employees.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are deliberate about the team and culture we are building. We aim to ensure competitive total compensation that is commensurate with experience, workplace geography, and market standards.

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