The Company

Echelon Data Centres was established in 2017 by the main principal of Aldgate Developments, a leading commercial property developer and owner of major commercial office buildings in Central London and Dublin. The objective was developing, operating, and owning a network of large-scale, responsibly designed, sustainably powered data centre campuses across the world to meet the rapidly expanding global demand for hyperscale data processing and storage solutions.

Echelon currently has seven data centre facilities either operational or in development across Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Spain with a combined capacity of approximately 1.25GW. The recent acquisition of a prime 37-acre site in Italy, marks the next step of Echelon’s expansion into Continental Europe.

The Role

We are now seeking to strengthen and grow our function in our Dublin office by recruiting an experienced Technical Manager. This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to further their career in a highly motivated and inspirational environment.

Responsibilities

Client Leadership & Strategic Stakeholder Engagement

Lead as the primary senior technical representative across multiple projects ensuring strong, trust-based client relationships.
Drive high-impact technical workshops, design reviews, and programme updates, providing clarity on design intent, constraints, and strategic direction.
Elevate client requirements into well-defined technical scopes for design teams, OEMs, procurement, and internal stakeholders.
Provide structured, transparent communication around risks, programme pressures, and design rationale to maintain expectation alignment.
Deliver executive-ready technical presentations, decision briefs, and strategic materials that support client confidence and timely decision-making.
Manage proactive communication channels to reduce rework, accelerate resolution, and strengthen long-term client partnerships.
Support senior leadership by contributing technical authority during executive-level engagements and reinforcing the company’s strategic position in the market.

Technical Leadership & Governance Oversight

Manage multidisciplinary coordination across architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, ICT/security, fire engineering, and commissioning teams.
Manage all design outputs to ensure they consistently meet the company’s Reference Design standards, SGiD guidelines, BOD requirements, planning conditions, and client specifications.
Drive early identification of technical risks and facilitate outcome-focused resolution workshops.
Provide governance-level review of consultant deliverables, technical submittals, SLDs, ETAP models, CFD studies, fire strategies, and engineering reports to ensure accuracy and compliance.

Development Strategy & Project Enablement

Define and shape the technical vision and scope throughout feasibility, concept, and Stage 2–4 design phases.
Advise Development Directors on site evaluation, power strategy, utility engagement, and risk frameworks.
Manage design teams in providing technical responses during planning submissions, boundary clarifications, and regulatory interactions, ensuring Echelon’s position is well-represented and technically robust.
OFCI, Modularisation & Vendor Leadership
Provide senior technical leadership in engagements with OEM partners for electrical rooms, UPS, switchgear, CRAC/CRAH systems, generators, busbars, and related equipment.
Manage and drive modular electrical room strategy, including logistics, manufacturability, integration, and ROM cost development.
Ensure strong alignment between vendor deliverables, programme objectives, and client expectations, maintaining accountability across all parties.
Quality, Governance & Organisational Accountability
Manage the team responsible for ensuring that rigorous documentation of design decisions and client inputs within Procore, SharePoint, and BIM360, align with DEP/PEP governance frameworks.
Lead quality assurance, change management processes, technical risk reviews, and cross-portfolio lessons-learned initiatives.
Manage the team responsible for maintaining disciplined tracking of client actions, design responses, and cross-functional commitments to uphold operational transparency and accountability.

Client Relationship Development

Develop and strengthen strategic relationships with Hyperscale and NeoCloud clients, ensuring the company is positioned as a trusted, solutions-driven partner.
Build strong working relationships with key client team members across technical and commercial functions, ensuring consistent alignment throughout the development cycle.
Lead engagement efforts that progress opportunities toward LOI (Letter of Intent) execution, ensuring clarity of scope, expectations, and technical strategy.
Team Resourcing & Leadership Development
Lead the strategic resourcing of new team structures, ensuring the right blend of technical capability, leadership potential, and organisational fit.
Participate in workforce planning to identify future skill needs and resource gaps across the Development Team.
Drive recruitment, onboarding, and capability development initiatives to build a high-performing, scalable technical organisation.
Provide guidance, mentorship, and leadership to emerging team members, reinforcing a culture of accountability, innovation, and technical excellence.

Accordingly, the successful candidate will demonstrate the following skills and competencies:

Client Leadership & Strategic Engagement
Technical Leadership & Governance
Development Strategy & Project Enablement
Vendor, OFCI & Modularisation Leadership
Quality, Governance & Organisational Accountability
Client Relationship Development & Market Positioning
Team Leadership, Resourcing & Capability Building

Echelon-DC is an inclusive organisation, and we actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential. We welcome all applications from a wide range of candidates. Selection for roles will be based on individual merit alone. If you require reasonable accommodations to participate in the employee selection process, please contact People and Culture Team (careers@echelon-dc.com) directly.

Technical Manager

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