Architect: Building, Site & Sustainability Engineering Team

Meta•Menlo Park, CA

4d•$170,000 - $234,000

About The Position

Meta is seeking a Registered Architect with critical-facilities design and construction experience to join its Data Center Design-Engineering Organization, within the Building, Site and Sustainability Engineering team. The team supports the reliable and efficient design, construction, operation, and refresh of data centers, aligning engineering decisions across the full range of infrastructure needs and with the pace of fast-tracked projects. The Architect will work with cross-discipline design-engineering partners, Operations, Strategic Systems & Technology, Site Development, Planning & Development, Construction Management, external architects and engineers of record, general contractors, and regulatory agencies. The role provides specialist architectural expertise for self-build, retrofit, and leased data center projects, with responsibility for design coordination, standards, project delivery, sustainability, and continuous improvement. It also contributes to the evaluation of novel technologies and the use of AI tools to optimize Meta’s data center portfolio. Travel to data center and vendor locations is required as needed. The listed salary range is $170,000 to $234,000 per year, plus bonus, equity, and benefits.

Requirements

Registered Architect.
Project management experience.
Experience with large-scale design and construction projects.
Experience with industry standards, building codes, and safety standards.
Experience across the full data center project lifecycle, including producing site test fits, developing product and concept designs, and supporting design and construction partners through construction and turnover to operations.
Experience establishing and maintaining design standards and governance.
Experience with Google Suite, Revit/BIM, Bluebeam, Autodesk, ACC, or similar design software applications.
Experience with AI tooling, including modeling and drafting, tool-interface management, and setting organizational tooling objectives and roadmaps.
Subject-matter expertise in building systems design and architectural details for steel, concrete, and mass-timber structures.
Knowledge of geotechnical and soils design; concrete and steel structural design; landscape architecture; sustainable design; interior and exterior finish systems; and culinary and physical-security systems.
Knowledge of mission-critical building systems, including mechanical, electrical, controls, fire protection, connectivity, and telecommunications systems.
Experience with large-scale retrofits in operational, mission-critical facilities, and ability to work with third-party landlords and their design teams on leased data centers, including core-and-shell and full-turnkey opportunities.
Knowledge of industry standards, building codes, and safety standards, including IBC, ASCE, and European equivalents.
Knowledge of Environmental, Health, and Safety programs.
Analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
Experience solving complex project challenges by prioritizing competing demands according to impact, deadlines, and stakeholder needs.
Experience presenting technical information and recommendations to peers, stakeholders, and leadership through design reviews, written reports, and executive briefings.
Effective communication skills and fluency in English for collaboration with global cross-functional teams and external partners.

Nice To Haves

Experience with fast-track construction, scheduling, and cost-estimating processes.
Owner’s Representative experience, or experience performing program or project management; PMP certification.
Experience with Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), Unifier, Visio, and Oracle P6.
Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize or redesign workflows and deliver measurable impact, such as efficiency gains or quality improvements.
Ongoing AI skill development, such as prompt and context engineering or agent orchestration, and keeping current with emerging AI technologies.
Experience with large-scale data center masterplanning, concept development, design, and construction projects.
Experience implementing responsible and ethical AI practices, such as risk assessment, bias mitigation, and quality and accuracy reviews.
LEED accreditation.
Data center experience.

Responsibilities

Provide architectural expertise for data center projects, including retrofit and lease facilities.
Collaborate with product and operational teams on refresh programs and site-specific projects, covering building envelopes, space and services coordination, permitting and code compliance, site and space planning, and coordination with other disciplines throughout the operational data center lifecycle.
Scope, manage, and administer project- and program-level design contracts; review and approve change-cost proposals, value-engineering proposals, invoices, vendor reports, audits, studies, and other design deliverables.
Lead architecture discipline information sharing, lessons-learned coordination and implementation, new-hire and new engineer-of-record onboarding, and cross-discipline collaboration.
Provide technical input and direction to embed prior lessons learned into projects and programs.
Facilitate project meetings, retrospectives, and reviews to promote transparency and continuous improvement.
Provide architectural expertise for Meta-furnished equipment, owner-furnished equipment, and prefabrication programs, ensuring retrofit and lease projects follow Meta requirements.
Administer change management, including technical input, adjudication or escalation of key issues or changes, and advancing changes through internal processes.
Contribute to and review architecture standards.
Evaluate research and development materials and novel technologies, partnering with Sustainability and Net Zero teams on data center optimization, technical roadmaps, novel building systems, and core-and-shell system configurations.
Set strategies, scope, project-manage, and deliver work aligned with data center program priorities, including space planning, material efficiency, sustainability, capital and operating cost reduction, and construction speed.
Support rollout of AI tooling and programs to optimize Meta’s existing data center building and regional portfolio across self-build, lease, and retrofit facilities.
Travel to data center and vendor locations as needed to review buildings and campuses and support retrofit, lease, and self-build project execution.