Data Center Design Execution Lead at Anthropic

Remote - United States

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Anthropic is seeking a Design Execution Manager to bridge the gap between our technical requirements and the third‑party partners who deliver our data centers. The role spans the full design lifecycle—from concept through commissioning—ensuring design intent is maintained, technical continuity is achieved, and partner deliverables meet Anthropic’s rigorous standards. The successful candidate will have deep experience managing complex infrastructure programs, working across mechanical, electrical, and cooling disciplines, and leading design change management and constructability reviews.

Salary

USD 320,000 - 405,000

Requirements

Skills

  • 10+ years managing complex capital/infrastructure programs, including datacenters, spanning design and delivery phases
  • Experience managing design execution or technical programs in partnership with external design/construction firms (design management, owner's engineering, or program management backgrounds)
  • Working familiarity with mechanical, electrical, and cooling systems sufficient to manage technical discussions and hold discipline experts accountable
  • Experience managing design change processes, RFIs, and construction documentation workflows
  • Track record of coordinating across multiple disciplines and organizations on complex infrastructure projects
  • Familiarity with industry standards, building codes, and safety standards applicable to mission‑critical facilities
  • Comfortable operating with authority in ambiguous environments where processes need to be built, not just followed
  • BS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Architecture, or related field
  • Professional Engineer (PE) or Registered Architect (RA) license (preferred)
  • Proficiency with Revit/BIM, Autodesk, or similar design software applications (preferred)
  • Experience integrating sustainability, energy efficiency, and resiliency goals into datacenter system designs (preferred)
  • Direct experience with large‑scale AI/HPC infrastructure, including high‑density cooling systems and power distribution at 50+ MW scale (preferred)

Responsibilities

  • Drive execution of Anthropic’s technical requirements for third‑party datacenter delivery partners, ensuring design intent is consistently translated from BOD through construction documents
  • Define the design execution framework—deliverable requirements, review gates, and quality standards—for each partner engagement
  • Drive accountability for partner deliverable quality across milestones, evaluating deliverables for cross‑discipline consistency and alignment to Anthropic’s requirements
  • Partner with external design teams and stakeholders to execute design document development and issuance across all project phases
  • Own the design change management process across projects, ensuring technical decisions are documented, resolved, and implemented through construction
  • Review and develop responses to contractor RFIs, maintaining design intent while accommodating field conditions
  • Own technical continuity across design, construction, commissioning, and turnover, driving alignment between internal leads on phase transition standards and acceptance criteria
  • Support project closeout and as‑built documentation processes
  • Facilitate constructability review processes between design and construction teams, surfacing integration risks raised by discipline leads for resolution
  • Drive risk identification and mitigation through partner QA/QC processes, across the design and construction lifecycle
  • Direct and supervise external partners and owners reps conducting site reviews, ensuring technical reports adequately capture design compliance and construction progress
  • Interface with internal stakeholders—construction execution, supply chain, facilities operations, and security—to align design solutions with technical and business objectives
  • Partner with internal teams to define infrastructure requirements and translate them into actionable design criteria for external partners
  • Identify and implement opportunities for process improvements, design optimization, and schedule/performance/cost tradeoffs
  • Oversee partner‑led commissioning review, ensuring outcomes are documented against Anthropic's standards

Technologies

Revit/BIMAutodeskBIM softwareMechanical systemsElectrical systemsCooling systems

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