Principal Manager, Design, Special Projects, AMERS

2 days, 1 hour ago
Full-time
Lead
Project and Program Management
Nscale

Nscale

Nscale is building the engine of superintelligence — full-stack AI infrastructure powering the world's most powerful systems, from ground to cloud.

information technology & services
501-1000
Founded 2024
$4185M raised

Description

  • Own design delivery for a portfolio of special projects, including innovation pilots, lab facilities, value engineering initiatives, and critical site issue resolutions.
  • Define project objectives, scope, success criteria, budgets, schedules, risks, and delivery teams from early-stage concepts.
  • Lead design schedules and manage concurrent projects to support procurement, construction, testing, and operational milestones.
  • Translate innovation concepts into buildable pilot and test projects with measurable outcomes and usable performance data.
  • Lead design for labs, validation facilities, modular systems, alternative cooling and power approaches, and new building form factors.
  • Scope and run value engineering studies, evaluate alternatives, and embed adopted savings into standards and active projects.
  • Mobilize consultants and vendors to resolve urgent live-site design issues with coordinated, buildable solutions.
  • Procure and manage AE firms, specialist consultants, research partners, and vendors, including RFPs, proposal evaluation, fee negotiation, and contract administration.
  • Coordinate internal stakeholders and external partners; lead requirements capture, design reviews, coordination meetings, and change control.
  • Lead construction administration, including RFIs, submittals, site visits, commissioning support, closeout documentation, and knowledge transfer to portfolio standards.

Requirements

  • 12+ years of experience in design and construction, design management, technical program management, architecture, engineering, or construction.
  • Experience leading projects from problem definition or concept through construction documents and construction administration.
  • Experience delivering a lab, test, or research facility; first-of-a-kind pilot or prototype; value engineering program; or rapid-response live-site design fix.
  • Experience scoping, procuring, negotiating, and administering AE, specialist consultant, and vendor contracts for non-standard scopes.
  • Technical grounding across architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, and civil disciplines.
  • Construction administration experience with RFIs, submittals, field issue resolution, and project closeout in a fast-paced program.
  • Design technology literacy and comfort using BIM, coordination tools, and document management platforms.
  • Ability to define ambiguous problems, assemble teams, manage tight schedules, and align cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
  • Data center or hyperscale AI infrastructure experience; modular or offsite construction experience; emerging data center technology experience; value/cost engineering experience; or mission-critical commissioning familiarity (preferred).

Benefits

  • $170,000–$200,000 USD base salary, with compensation reviews every 12 months.
  • Eligible for bonus, equity, and/or commission programs.
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Flexible paid time off and parental leave.
  • Retirement plan participation.
  • Flexible, remote-first work environment.
  • Tailored career progression and development opportunities.

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