Senior Manager, Data Hall Design (AMERS)AMERAbout NscaleNscale is the vertically integrated AI cloud engineered for AI. We own and operate the full stack — energy, data centres, GPU superclusters, orchestration, and AI services — delivering high-performance infrastructure to AI-native companies, enterprises, and governments across Europe and the US. At Nscale, our Design & Engineering team turns empty data halls into precisely organized, fully documented AI infrastructure environments at the pace and scale our portfolio demands. We thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency.

About the Role
The Senior Manager, Data Hall Design owns the data hall design function across every active Nscale program in the Americas. You'll build and lead a team of Leads and Designers, define the design standards and frameworks they work within, and be accountable for the quality, accuracy, and timeliness of every drawing package, cabling plan, patch matrix, BOM, and DCIM record the team issues. These outputs go directly to construction, installation, procurement, and Operations, so you'll put the systems, reviews, and resourcing in place to get them right the first time.
This role is for someone who combines deep, hands-on data hall design experience with the judgment to lead people and programs. You know GPU compute environments, high-density fiber, and InfiniBand and Ethernet fabric physical design well enough to review your team's work in detail, and you're equally comfortable planning capacity across multiple programs, negotiating priorities with network engineering, MEP, procurement, and construction, and representing data hall design to senior leadership.
What You'll be DoingLead, mentor,



and develop a team of Data Hall Design Leads and Designers, setting clear expectations and growth paths, running regular performance reviews, and giving direct, constructive feedback on drawing quality and delivery.
Hire and onboard new team members as the portfolio grows, and manage external design partners or contractors where needed.
Own Nscale's data hall design standards, including layout templates, rack elevation standards, cabling and fiber conventions, labeling and color coding, and drawing formats.
Develop reference designs for GPU cluster deployments (e.
Maintain approved vendor lists and equipment catalogs in partnership with procurement and network engineering.
Set the design approach for each program, including rack placement strategy, row orientation, aisle containment, cooling zone boundaries, and density planning for liquid-cooled racks.
Review and approve data hall layouts, rack elevations, cabling plans, fiber tray layouts, and patch matrices before issued-for-construction, and own design change control through construction.
Oversee structured cabling and fiber design standards, including fiber and connector types, run lengths, slack management, bend radius, and tray capacity.
Partner with network engineering to translate logical designs into physical GPU fabric layouts, including InfiniBand rail topologies, spine-leaf Ethernet, and storage networks, and resolve complex cabling and topology conflicts escalated by the team.




Own BOM quality across all programs, approve equipment substitutions, and track long-lead items such as optical transceivers, high-speed cables, and GPU server components, escalating procurement risks early.
Act as the senior data hall design point of contact for program managers, construction partners, customers, and senior leadership, reporting design status, risks, and resourcing across programs.
Set and monitor RFI response standards, and step in on critical field issues during construction and commissioning.
About You10+ years of experience in data center design, IT infrastructure planning, or structured cabling design, including 3+ years leading a design team.
Proven delivery of multiple data halls from concept through construction and handoff to Operations, ideally across several programs at once.
Deep understanding of data center rack layouts (GPU servers, network switches, storage, and supporting hardware) and how layout decisions affect cooling, power, cabling, and operations.
Strong structured cabling and high-density fiber design expertise, with the ability to review cabling plans and patch matrices in detail.
Solid knowledge of network topology concepts, including spine-leaf, ToR switching, InfiniBand, and Ethernet-based data center networks, and their physical implementation.
Experience creating and governing design standards, templates, and review processes.
Expert with AutoCAD, Visio, or equivalent tools, and comfortable reviewing BIM/Revit models.
Experience owning BOMs for data center hardware and cabling, and working closely with procurement on long-lead items.
A clear communicator who can represent design to senior leadership, customers, and construction partners.
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