Data Centre Specialist

3 weeks ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Turner & Townsend Full time
Job Description

Turner & Townsend is seeking a highly skilled Data Centre Specialist to join our team. As a key member of our design team, you will be responsible for driving the design and costing teams to identify and evaluate alternative architectures and trade-offs in cost, performance, and scalability.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Contribute to the development of technical plans and application of design principles that comply with enterprise and solution architecture standards.
  • Take responsibility for understanding client requirements, analysis of design, and proactive problem resolution.
  • Assist the client in reviewing design components presented by technical design teams, ensuring the use of appropriate modelling techniques following agreed architectures, design standards, patterns, and methodology.
  • Support the client's appointed PM and QS team as a technical advisor.
  • Contribute to commercial assessment of projects from pre-feasibility through to construction.
  • Assist the project team in contract management of contractors and various discipline-specific subcontractors.
  • Assist with the procurement process of Owner Furnished Capital Equipment.
  • Attend technical design reviews.
  • Monitor the external environment to gather intelligence on emerging technologies and conduct site visits as required to ensure the success of all projects.

Requirements:

  • Project or Program Management experience is preferred.
  • Engineering degree or diploma in Built Environment is required.
  • Certified TIA946 Design Consultant is desirable.
  • Data Centre experience and training, such as ATD, CDCS, CDCP, CDCE, or similar, is beneficial.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, are essential.
  • Ability to develop and leverage knowledge of reference architectures.
  • Ability to maintain knowledge of trends and development in technology domains.
  • Proven client engagement and consulting experience, coupled with solid experience in client needs assessment and change management.
  • Experience working in an agile development environment is required.

About Turner & Townsend:

We are a leading professional services company that provides a range of services to the built environment, including project management, cost management, and technical advisory services. Our team is dedicated to delivering exceptional results for our clients, and we are committed to attracting and retaining the best talent in the industry.



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