Senior Director, Data Center Engineering (Remote - USA)

Senior Director, Data Center Engineering (Remote - USA)

About our Company : Based in Denver, Colorado, Cologix is North America's leading network-neutral interconnection and hyperscale edge data center company. Our platform gives customers access to 45+ digital edge and ScalelogixSM hyperscale edge data centers in 12 markets across the United States and Canada along with a carrier-dense ecosystem of 710+ networks, 360+ cloud providers, 30+ onramps and seven Internet exchanges. We provide our nearly 2,000 customers with direct access to our local operations teams, resulting in strong partnerships enabled by exceptional operational support and unparalleled customer service. Backed by one of the largest North American infrastructure funds, Cologix's experienced leadership team, certified staff and commitment to ESG initiatives help form a culture that values our people, our environment and our clients.

About the Position : The Senior Director, Engineering is primarily responsible for leading and managing the engineering efforts to support the Design and Construction Team in delivering innovative, high-quality, and efficient data center projects, especially related to future industry trends to ensure Cologix remains at the forefront of data center development. This role involves overseeing the technical aspects of all projects in design, ensuring alignment with company standards, client expectations, and industry best practices, as well as maintaining the company standards with an understanding it is a living document that continuously evolves to meet the future expectations of the market.

What you do daily :

• Provide expert technical engineering guidance for data center projects, ensuring compliance with building codes, safety regulations, and industry standards.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for consulting engineers and direction, ensuring engineering designs align with Cologixs best practices, customer expectations, contract requirements, project budgets, and operational requirements.
• Regularly review and update all engineering basis of design documents to ensure designs meet the project schedule, budget and operational needs.
• Conduct ongoing audits and enhancements of Cologixs design and build standards to drive innovation in data center design, including liquid cooling, sustainability, and on-site generation alternatives.
• Continually assess and update owner furnished equipment specifications for relevance to current and future designs, constructability, and coordination with all controls systems.
• Interface with the supply chain group to ensure alignment with equipment designs, availability, and cost.
• Work directly the internal Cologix DCIM, IT, and security teams to ensure alignment with all design standards and consulting engineering design documents.
• Regular interface with the project construction and operations teams to continually assess design and equipment adequacy related to builds, constructability, schedule, cost, and maintenance.
• Develop and implement company training plans related to the dissemination of key engineering elements that affect sales and operations, such as liquid to chip cooling processes, noise abatement approach to high decibel servers, etc.
• Recruit, train, and provide technical leadership to internal engineering personnel. Assign tasks to align with staff abilities and project needs, fostering professional development and skill enhancement.
• Oversee engineering group capital costs (hours and expenses) to align with annual budgets, manage personnel resources, and optimize overhead utilization while scaling the team to support project workloads.
• Work with the development team to prepare consultant design budgets for new projects, and maintain existing consultant design budgets on projects in design.
• Support the energy strategy group in technical discussions with utility companies when assessing existing and future utility service strategies and agreements.
• Support the business strategy group in performing due diligence for prospective opportunities as well as developing scopes of work for third party consultants in performing due diligence where required.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams to enhance processes and protocols, ensuring Cologix remains an industry leader in multi-tenant and hyperscale colocation data center design and construction.
• Develop data-driven designs and equipment specifications to mitigate project risks through innovative planning and partnerships, presenting information to support executive decision-making.
• Review project documents for quality and consistency throughout the design process, from conceptual design through IFC documents.
• Conduct site walks as needed during construction to ensure designs meet specifications, and support RFI responses between design teams and internal management where required.
• Work closely with the commissioning team to ensure vendors and contractors are aligned with the design documents in order to achieve successful project turnover to customers.

What Makes You a Good Fit :

Medical, dental, and vision insuranceFlexible spending account optionsNon-accrued PTOCompany paid holidays401k Retirement PlanShort- and Long-Term DisabilityEmployee Discount MarketplaceEmployee Recognition Platform

Individual compensation will be commensurate with the candidate's experience. This position will also be eligible for an annual bonus. NOTE : This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as assigned to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Cologix is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status. If you need assistance in applying for any of our open positions, please contact us at recruiting@cologix.com or call 720-940-2551.

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Cologix data centers are ISO 27001 : 2022 and ISO 14001 : 2015 certified. These certifications demonstrate Cologixs commitment to both information security and environmental stewardship. At Cologix, protecting information assets and minimizing environmental impacts are everyones responsibility.

Cologix employees are responsible for : Understanding and following Cologixs information security, cybersecurity, privacy, and environmental management policies, procedures, and standards. Ensuring conformance with the requirements of both the Information Security Management System (ISMS) and the Environmental Management System (EMS). Remaining vigilant and reporting any information security or environmental incidents, vulnerabilities, risks, or non-conformities to the appropriate teams. Actively participating in Cologixs efforts to maintain and improve information security and environmental performance.

$175,000 - $210,000 a year

Compensation details : 175000-210000 Yearly Salary

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