Design Manager - Data Center

Cantor Fitzgerald•Dallas, TX

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Newmark Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NMRK), together with its subsidiaries (“Newmark”), is a world leader in commercial real estate, seamlessly powering every phase of the property life cycle. Newmark’s comprehensive suite of services and products is uniquely tailored to each client, from owners to occupiers, investors to founders, and startups to blue-chip companies. Combining the platform’s global reach with market intelligence in both established and emerging property markets, Newmark provides superior service to clients across the industry spectrum. For the twelve months ended June 30, 2025, Newmark generated revenues of over $2.9 billion. As of June 30, 2025, Newmark and its business partners together operated from 165 offices with over 8,400 professionals across four continents. To learn more, visit nmrk.com or follow @newmark. JOB DESCRIPTION: The Design Manager leads multidisciplinary design coordination for data center programs, ensuring timely, cost-effective, and compliant delivery of design packages from concept through construction administration and turnover. The role manages design platforms (Autodesk Construction Cloud or Procore), schedules and deliverables, cross-partner alignment, and change/quality controls across base building (BB) and tenant fit-out (TFO) scopes. The Design Manager serves as the primary liaison between A&E, general contractor (GC), trade partners, QA/QC, project management (PM), and construction management (CM) to drive design clarity, mitigate risk, and protect program intent, uptime, and safety. The Design Manager is considered a primary point of responsibility for project success. Activities include but are not limited to document control, project activity tracking, stakeholder communication, database management, ensuring that all goals are met in compliance with client procedures, schedules, and budgets. Candidates should possess hands-on knowledge of mission-critical systems supporting 24/7 operations and should be adept at maintaining high standards of uptime, resilience, and safety throughout the project lifecycle.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, or Construction Management (Master’s a plus).
8+ years of design management or multidisciplinary coordination, including 3+ years in mission-critical/data center projects.
Deep knowledge of MEP systems, electrical distribution (generators, UPS, switchgear, PDUs), cooling strategies (CRAC/CRAH, chilled water/air-cooled), and controls (BMS/EPMS).
Proficiency with Autodesk Construction Cloud, Procore, Revit, Navisworks, and Bluebeam; strong Excel/PowerPoint skills.
Demonstrated success in CA workflows (RFIs, submittals, bulletins), model coordination, and package releases aligned to long-lead procurement.
Strong communication, facilitation, and negotiation skills; proven ability to drive decisions among diverse stakeholders.
Highly organized and detail-oriented with expertise in schedule integration, risk management, VE, and change control.

Nice To Haves

Relevant certifications preferred: PE, RA, PMP, CM-BIM, LEED AP, or Uptime Institute accreditation.

Responsibilities

Own Autodesk Construction Cloud (or Procore) for design: configure modules, manage file structure/permissions/version control, and enforce naming conventions. Ensure A&E partner compliance with platform standards; maintain design package logs, narratives, scopes, and BB vs. TFO delineation.
Own the design schedule; ensure weekly updates, accuracy, and integration with the master project schedule and procurement needs. Track SD/DD/CD gates, addenda, bulletins, and issue logs to support sequencing and long-lead procurement.
Lead design-assist efforts; coordinate EOR and trade partner engagement to resolve design queries early and de-risk packages.
Develop a meeting tracker with GC and subs; publish agendas, decisions, and action owners; lead recurring design coordination meetings.
Drive design clarity and submittal/shop drawing reviews to closure; escalate RFIs/submittals to maintain schedule.
Ensure cross-EOR and cross-discipline alignment (architectural, structural, MEPF, BMS/EPMS); resolve interface gaps.
Lead weekly CA sessions with A&E; conduct joint site visits with A&E and QA/QC; oversee mock-ups and first-of-kind (FOK) reviews.
Safeguard the Basis of Design (BOD), performance criteria, and redundancy strategies; ensure QA/QC of issued designs and sheet-level change narratives.
Serve as liaison between PM/CM and A&E; facilitate information flow and decision-making; support customer/tenant design integration as needed.
Guide change management and PCO entitlement; train GC on contract expectations; support Cost Management on scope/cost validation for RFIs/bulletins.
Establish and enforce a BIM Execution Plan (BEP), model exchange protocols, and a common data environment (CDE) with audit trails and retention policies.
Lead multi-trade clash detection and model coordination (e.g., Revit/Navisworks/ACC); run constructability reviews prior to package release.
Coordinate factory witness testing (FAT), integrated systems testing (IST), and commissioning design responses and readiness.
Verify redlines/as-builts and O&M documentation completeness for turnover; standardize typicals/details to drive replication and speed-to-market.
Ensure adherence to applicable codes and standards (IBC, NEC/NFPA 70/70E, IFC, ASHRAE, TIA-942, Uptime guidance, local AHJ requirements).
Embed safety-by-design, maintainability, and sustainability/energy objectives into design decisions and VE alternatives.
Other related duties as assigned.