Nscale

AI Infrastructure

DesignManager

£75–110k ~AI est. United Kingdom Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Design Manager at Nscale. Skills: Data centre design, AI infrastructure, Permitting. Oversee technical design. Oversee permitting”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver facilities on schedule; Deliver facilities to budget

Industry & Context.

AI Infrastructure
Problems you'll solve

Identify risks; Implement design changes

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

6+ years in design or design management, Mechanical or Electrical Design background, Proven experience delivering permits across European jurisdictions, Deep knowledge of MEP systems, Deep knowledge of high-density power, Deep knowledge of infrastructure suited for AI compute, Fluency in English

Nice to Have

Familiarity with modern AI compute architecture, Other European languages

What You'll Do.

Oversee technical design

Ensure facilities built to standards

Deliver facilities on schedule

Deliver facilities to budget

Adapt facilities to AI compute needs

Align design with business objectives

Align design with project needs

Manage permitting processes

Design facilities for advanced compute clusters

Design facilities for high-power electrical infrastructure

Design facilities for liquid cooling solutions

Manage internal alignment

Manage external consultant teams

Ensure cohesive design deliverables

Ensure accurate design deliverables

Ensure high-quality design deliverables

Meet technical standards

Meet operational standards

Review design packages

Implement design changes

Maintain project schedules

Maintain documentation workflows

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Internal stakeholders; External consultants; Construction teams; Cost management teams; In-country delivery teams; Technology providers; Design partners; Cross-functional teams; Remote models; Hybrid models

Process & Methodology

Deliverable tracking, Documentation workflows

Full Job Description

About Us At Nscale, we are building the infrastructure for Europe’s AI revolution. Nscale are developing cutting-edge sovereign generative AI solutions, powered by a new generation of high-performance, sustainable data centres and GPUs built specifically for AI workloads. The growth of artificial intelligence is driving unprecedented global demand for compute and GPU infrastructure. Nscale is positioned at the heart of this transformation — building the platforms that will enable the next decade of innovation. Nscale are working closely with the world’s most advanced AI technology providers, integrating next-gen compute hardware and GPU clusters in both partner and Nscale built facilities. This is an opportunity to join Nscale’s journey, play a key role in delivering transformative AI infrastructure, and help shape a company designed to scale rapidly across Europe and beyond. The Role The Design Manager will oversee the technical design and permitting of AI-optimized data centres across Europe. Reporting to the Development Director, these roles will be essential in ensuring our facilities are built to world-class technical standards, delivered on schedule, to budget, and adaptable to the rapidly evolving needs of AI compute. You’ll work together with Construction, Cost Management, and in-country delivery teams, as well as collaborating with key technology providers and external design partners to bring high-density infrastructure from concept to reality. Key Responsibilities Involvement in the full lifecycle of data centre and infrastructure design — from concept development through construction drawings — Nscale’s solution is tailored to support dense AI compute, low-latency workloads, and high-efficiency operations. Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders (Senior Design Managers, construction, cost, engineering, in-country teams) and external consultants (architects, MEP, CSA) to align design with business objectives and project needs. Oversee and manage pe

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