Structural & Architectural Design Engineer

Job description

# **Structural & Architectural Design Engineer** ## **About the role** We are hiring a **Structural & Architectural Design Engineer** for our client — a company building a **large-scale AI data center** (with a planned capacity of **300 MW**) in **Poland**, on a site currently undergoing active reconstruction into modern technological infrastructure. The first phase, with a capacity of 50 MW, is planned to go live this year. ## **Role description** The **Structural & Architectural Design Engineer** is responsible for the **structural and architectural design** of the company's **data center facilities**. The role covers **building envelope, internal layout, structural load-bearing design, and life-safety/lighting considerations**, ensuring the facility supports **high-density AI GPU compute with liquid cooling** while meeting local building codes, facility resilience standards, and operational/security requirements for a data center environment. ## **Responsibilities** - Design **building envelope elements**: exterior walls, façade, roofing systems, and thermal/moisture insulation appropriate for a data center environment - Design **internal partitioning and space planning**: white space vs. gray space separation, security zoning, fire compartmentalization, corridors, and access control layout - Perform **structural load calculations** for **raised floors**, POD racking areas, and rooftop-mounted mechanical equipment (coolers, pump skids) - Calculate **floor loading capacity** for IT racks including **high-density liquid-cooled racks** and CDU placement zones - Design **tunnel works** and technological infrastructure pathways (cable trays, piping routes) - Develop **lighting design** for white space, gray space, office areas, and exterior/security lighting, per data center operational standards - **Coordinate structural and architectural drawings with the MEP team** (equipment loads, ceiling heights, clearances for cooling piping and electrical distribution) - Review architectural/structural sections of design-build packages, flag risks, inconsistencies, and value engineering opportunities - Ensure **compliance with local building codes**, fire safety regulations, and facility resilience requirements - **Coordinate with local authorities on permitting matters** related to structural and architectural design - Support space planning for future data center scalability ## **Required experience** - **5+ years** of structural and/or architectural design experience, with **direct, clearly documented data center project experience** - Demonstrated **full architectural scope**: building envelope, internal layouts, fire/security zoning — not only structural calculation work - A track record at a **senior, independent-ownership level** (not an assistant/support role) — able to take end-to-end responsibility on a core design team - Proficiency with **AutoCAD and/or Revit**, plus at least one structural calculation package (**Tekla Structures, Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis, IDEA StatiCa, or Dlubal RFEM**) - Experience coordinating **multidisciplinary design** (structural/architectural/MEP interfaces) - **English proficiency** sufficient for international project documentation ## **Nice to Have** - Working knowledge of **local building codes and permitting processes** - Experience with **Tier III/IV** data center design standards - Familiarity with **modular/POD-based** data center construction - Experience designing for **high-density liquid-cooled** IT environments - **Polish language skills** - Experience on **greenfield/brownfield construction-phase** projects