Manager Engineering Architectural

POSITION SUMMARY

• This position is responsible for establishing building and managing the Architecture Engineering team at the Global Engineering Centre (GEC) in Pune India with a primary focus ondata center modular buildings and critical infrastructure projectsglobally.
• The Senior Manager will lead a multi-functional architecture team encompassingArchitectural Design Civil/Foundations Engineering and BIM Coordination ensuring the GEC Pune team delivers sustainable functional and aesthetically pleasing building designs that meet all project requirements international standards and data center industry best practices.
• The scope of work managed by this position includes:
  • Architectural Design Building envelope design thermal protection fire-proofing building layer selection architectural documentation and material specifications for modular data center buildings
  • Civil & Foundations Engineering Foundation concepts load transfer geotechnical coordination civil documentation and site works design for modular buildings and critical infrastructure
  • BIM Coordination & Management BIM model management project environment setup BIM standards enforcement content creation quality audits coordination across disciplines and visualization (VR/AR/MR)
• This is a senior leadership role that requires building the team from the ground up establishing processes and standards and positioning GEC Pune as a Centre of Excellence for architecture engineering delivery in the data center domain.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Team Building & People Management

• Build and scale the GEC Pune team: Architectural Design Engineers Civil/Foundations Engineers and BIM Coordinators.
• Define hiring plans competency frameworks and structured onboarding programs.
• Conduct performance reviews career development and succession planning.
• Manage capacity planning workload allocation and resource utilization.
• Foster a high-performance culture Safety Integrity Respect Teamwork D&I.

Architectural Design Leadership

• Lead conceptual and detailed architectural design of modular data center buildings (small to large scale).
• Deliver: thermal transmittance calculations building envelope designs architectural 3D models layouts plans sections elevation views fire-proofing details and material submittals.
• Define building layers thermal insulation fire rating and material certification requirements.
• Drive adoption of Revit AutoCAD and EnCert-HR (thermal calculation tools).
• Ensure designs meet data center requirements cooling containment security and redundancy.

Civil & Foundations Engineering Oversight

• Oversee foundation concepts and civil design documentation based on structural inputs.
• Ensure team prepares civil layouts foundation drawings and geotechnical coordination.
• Manage load transfer interfaces with Structural Engineers.
  • Ensure compliance with EN Eurocodes IS 1904 IS 2950 and IS 6403.

BIM Management & Coordination

• Establish BIM strategy standards and workflows aligned with ISO 19650-1/2.
• Oversee BIM project environment setup model management and documentation naming conventions.
• Drive BIM model audits quality control clash detection and coordination across disciplines.
• Manage BIM Project Execution Plans and content library development.
• Champion adoption of Autodesk Revit Navisworks BIM 360/ACC and VR/AR/MR tools.

Design Review Verification & Quality

• Review and approve architectural civil and BIM documentation by team members and subcontractors.
• Approve or reject supplier offers and subcontractor changes to workshop documentation.
• Specify Bill of Materials services and material certificates for project execution.
• Ensure compliance with Eurocode NBC India ASHRAE NFPA TIA-942 and IBC.

Project & Stakeholder Management

• Coordinate with global Project Lead Engineers and customers across Americas EMEA and APAC.
• Lead kick-off meetings design reviews and client coordination meetings.
• Serve as primary point of contact for global teams seeking architecture/civil/BIM support from GEC Pune.
• Initiate RFIs for technical clarifications; support supplier evaluations during bidding.

Cross-functional & Process Improvement

• Collaborate with Electrical Mechanical Structural Controls and Fire Protection disciplines.
• Support Manufacturing Site Deployment QC Commissioning and FAT activities.
• Drive continuous improvement programs design libraries and parametric/generative design tools.
• Define and track KPIs: on-time delivery BIM maturity quality utilization and cycle time reduction.

AUTHORITIES

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: B.E./ in Civil/Arch. Engineering; preferred
• Experience: 14 years in Arch./Civil design 3 years team leadership
• Language: English fluent; Hindi/Marathi preferred
• Software: Revit (advanced) AutoCAD Navisworks BIM 360/ACC EnCert-HR VR/AR/MR tools MS Office
• Standards:Eurocode NBC India IS 1904/2950/6403 ISO 19650 TIA-942 ASHRAE NFPA IBC
• Soft skills: Leadership independence attention to detail problem solving organization creativity teamwork flexibility

TIME TRAVEL REQUIRED

• 30-40% (International travel to global offices customer sites manufacturing facilities and supplier locations)