Senior Technical Designer

Overview

As a Senior Technical Designer within the CREDDI team you will play a leading role in ensuring the technical excellence of workplace projects across the global portfolio. You will act as a technical authority and integrator bridging design intent with construction reality ensuring that all projects are robustly detailed coordinated compliant and aligned with CREDDI standards and strategic priorities. This role islargely focusedon RIBA Stages 3 onwards driving quality and consistency across technical design and construction documentation. You will work closely with both external and internal partners including but not limited to; interior designers engineers consultants operationssecurityand IT/AV ensuring that all technical outputs meet the highest standards in coordination sustainability and operational performance.This role reports into the Global Director of Design Delivery & Innovation as part of Corporate Real Estate(CREDDI)and is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team and help shape the workplace design direction across the entire Equinix office portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Design Leadership & Assurance

• Reviewtechnical design and construction packages across all capital workplace projectsidentifyingrisks gaps and non-compliance with design intent and specifications.

• Ensure design intent is translated into fully coordinated buildable and compliant solutions.

• Act as a technical gatekeeper within CREDDI design and stage-gate reviews.

• Drive consistency and quality across all regions ensuring alignment with CREDDI standards and governance processes.

MEP Coordination & Building Systems Integration

• Ensure Mechanical Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) systems are fully coordinated appropriately specified and aligned with performance and operational requirements.

• Integrate MEP systems seamlessly with architectural and workplace design.

• Challenge consultants and contractors to deliver efficient maintainable and high-performing solutions.

• Drivealignment with global engineering standards and local regulatory requirements.

Security IT & AV Integration

• Act as the integration lead for Security and ITandAV systems within theworkplace.

• Ensure coordination across MEP architectural and technology disciplines.

• Maintain compliance with global technology and security standards.

Technical Sustainability & Performance

• Drive implementation of sustainability commitments at a technical level across all projects.

• Drivealignment with energy carbon and material performance targets.

• Embed sustainability into technical design decisions and specifications.

• Support certification targets (e.g. WELL LEED) throughcoordinated technical delivery.

Standards Governance & Quality Control

• Uphold and continuously improve CREDDI Design Standards and Technical Guidelines.

• Driveprojectstocomply withinternal standards local codes and best practices.

• Provide technical input into global standards evolution incorporating lessons learned.

• Support stage-gate governance ensuring technical readiness at each approval milestone.

Construction Interface & Delivery Support

• Review contractor outputs including shop drawings submittals and RFIsprovidingalignment with design intent and specifications.

• Support project teams during construction to resolve technical queries and challenges.

• Monitor technical quality through deliveryto make sureissues are addressed proactively.

Digital Design & BIM Coordination

• Promote best practice in BIM digital coordination and clash detection workflows.

• Driveeffective use of tools such as Revit and Navisworks for coordination and quality.

• Drive improvements in digital design processes and data consistency across projects.

Operational Readiness & Handover

• Drivetechnical design supports functionality maintainability and lifecycle performance.

• Contribute to handover processesto enableaccurateas-built and asset information.

Collaboration Advisory & Continuous Improvement

• Act as a technical advisor and centre of excellence across CREDDI globally.

• Collaborate closely with Programme Delivery Design and Cost teams.

• Participate in post-occupancy evaluations focusing on technical performance.

• Identifyopportunities to improve coordination efficiency and delivery outcomes.

Key Competencies

• Strong technical design and detailingexpertisewith a focus on constructability

• Understanding of MEP systems and multidisciplinary coordination

• Ability to act as an integrator across design engineering and technology disciplines

• High attention to detail with a commitment to quality and consistency

• Strong stakeholder management and ability to challenge constructively and influence outcomes

• Commercial awareness with a focus on value risk and delivery efficiency

• Ability tooperateeffectively in a fast-paced global matrixed environment

Key Qualifications

• Bachelors orMasters Degree inBuilding ServicesArchitecture Architectural Technology or related field

• Proven years of experience in technical design and delivery of workplace or commercial projects

• Strongproficiencyin:

Revit (preferred)

AutoCAD

BIM coordination tools (e.g. Navisworks)

Strong knowledge of:

Building systems (MEP)

Construction detailing and specifications

Building codes and regulations

• Preferred:

Professional accreditation (e.g. RIBA CIATCIBSE)

WELL/ LEED accreditation