Design Manager Bellevue, WA, United States
About the job:Title: Data Center Design ManagerLocation: Bellevue, Washington (Open to candidates requiring relocation.)
We’re partnering with a data center developer on a key hire for their North American design team. This is an opportunity to play a central role in the delivery of complex data center projects.You will lead external architect and engineering teams from design coordination through delivery, ensuring projects are fully integrated and aligned with customer requirements.
Key Responsibilities- Lead multidisciplinary design coordination across architectural, structural, MEP, and critical infrastructure systems. - Manage external architects, engineers, and specialty consultants to deliver coordinated and high-quality design packages.- Define consultant scope and deliverables while keeping projects aligned with schedule, budget, and quality standards.- Partner with development teams on planning, zoning, and entitlement efforts.- Support customer RFPs through technical narratives, design approaches, and solution development.- Work closely with development, construction, sales, security, EH&S, and operations teams to align project and customer requirements.
Ideal Candidate:
- 5+ years of experience in data center, mission-critical, or similarly complex technical design.- Strong understanding of integrated building systems, including MEP and structural design- Working knowledge of planning, zoning, and entitlement processes- Strong communication, organization, and stakeholder management skills- Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, or a related field
Why This Opportunity?
This is a chance to take ownership of design delivery within a high-growth data center environment, working on projects where design quality and technical coordination are critical. You’ll have significant exposure across the full development lifecycle and work directly with senior stakeholders across the business.
Director, Customer Management United States
About The Job:
Director of Customer Management
Locations (Hybrid): Dallas, Texas. San Francisco, California. Seattle, Washington. Toronto, Canada
I’m working with a leading data center platform that is looking to add a Director of Customer Management to its team.
This is a senior customer-facing role focused on building strategic relationships, driving revenue through leasing, and growing key customer accounts.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build and strengthen relationships with key data center customers
- Identify new opportunities and drive revenue growth
- Lead complex leasing and negotiation processes
- Develop customer account strategies and roadmaps
- Lead Quarterly Business Reviews with customers
- Coordinate internal teams throughout the deal cycle
- Identify opportunities to expand existing customer relationships
- Stay informed on customer needs and data center market trends
What we’re looking for:
- 10+ years of experience in customer management, strategic accounts, or enterprise sales
- Experience in data centers, technology, or real estate
- Strong track record of driving revenue and meeting targets
- Experience with complex negotiations
- Strong relationship-building and communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work across teams
Director of Acquisitions United States
Director of Acquisitions – Data Centers
Location: Flexible (Washington, DC preferred)
Travel: ~25%
Harper Harrison has been exclusively retained by a rapidly growing data center developer to appoint a Director of Acquisitions.
This is a unique opportunity to join an entrepreneurial team responsible for identifying, evaluating, and securing data center development opportunities across North America. Rather than managing deals through closing, you'll focus on the front end of the acquisition process, assessing opportunities, cultivating broker relationships, navigating competitive acquisition processes, and progressing transactions through Letter of Intent.
The Role
You'll be responsible for:
* Evaluating land and development opportunities for data center viability
* Building and maintaining relationships with brokers, landowners, developers, and key market participants
* Leading competitive acquisition and auction processes through LOI
* Assessing key site fundamentals, including power, fiber, zoning, and market dynamics
* Providing market intelligence and supporting investment recommendations
* Working closely with Capital Markets, Legal, and Development teams to ensure a seamless transition once deals are under LOI
* Travelling to target markets for broker meetings, site visits, and industry events
About You
We're interested in speaking with professionals from a range of backgrounds, including:
* Data center acquisitions
* Data center site selection
* Data center development
* Data center investment
* Commercial real estate brokerage with relevant development exposure
The ideal candidate will bring:
* Experience evaluating sites for data center development
* Strong relationships within the data center ecosystem
* A solid understanding of power, fiber, entitlement, and site selection fundamentals
* Experience working on competitive acquisitions or structured sale processes
* Strong commercial judgement and relationship-building skills
* An entrepreneurial mindset and the ability to work independently in a fast-moving environment
Why Apply?
You'll join a well-capitalized, high-growth platform with an active development pipeline and the opportunity to play a key role in shaping future acquisitions. This is a highly visible position offering direct exposure to senior leadership and the chance to influence where the business develops next.
If you'd like to discuss the opportunity confidentially, please apply.
VP, Procurement United States
Vice President, ProcurementRemote, United States (25-30% travel) | Data Center Development
Harper Harrison has been retained by a rapidly growing hyperscale data center developer to appoint a Vice President of Procurement.
This is a unique opportunity to join a well-capitalised platform at a critical stage of growth, supporting the delivery of a large-scale development pipeline across North America.
Unlike traditional procurement leadership positions, this role sits at the intersection of procurement, construction, and project delivery. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing procurement strategies that support schedule certainty, mitigate supply chain risk, and ensure the successful delivery of major capital equipment across multiple hyperscale data center projects.
Responsibilities * Lead procurement strategy for major capital equipment including electrical and mechanical infrastructure.
* Manage procurement activities for long-lead mission critical equipment such as switchgear, generators, UPS systems, cooling infrastructure, and related systems.
* Develop project-specific procurement strategies aligned with construction schedules, delivery milestones, and project requirements.
* Lead commercial negotiations with OEMs, manufacturers, distributors, and strategic suppliers.
* Evaluate supply chain risks and implement mitigation strategies to protect project schedules.
* Coordinate closely with development, design, construction, commissioning, and operations teams.
* Manage external procurement consultants, owner's representatives, and vendor partners.
* Track procurement performance, manufacturing schedules, delivery timelines, and equipment readiness across active projects.
* Support cost forecasting, commercial decision-making, and vendor performance management.
Requirements * 10+ years of experience in data center procurement, construction, development, delivery, or mission critical infrastructure.
* Strong understanding of major capital equipment procurement and mission critical systems.
* Experience procuring or managing delivery of switchgear, generators, UPS systems, cooling equipment, or similar infrastructure.
* Demonstrated ability to balance commercial objectives with project delivery requirements.
* Strong understanding of supply chain constraints, lead times, and schedule risk management.
* Experience leading RFP processes, vendor negotiations, and contract discussions.
* Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with significant cross-functional interaction.
* Data center developer, owner/operator, mission critical contractor, or OEM experience preferred.
Leasing Associate United States
Leasing Associate / Manager – Data Centers
Washington, DC / New York / Texas | Flexible Location
We are exclusively retained by a rapidly growing, well-capitalized data center developer to appoint a commercially minded leasing professional to join its growing team.
This is an opportunity to play a meaningful role in the growth of a data center platform.
The focus is on originating and executing new business with hyperscalers, AI companies, enterprise users and other major data center customers. You will work closely with senior leadership to identify opportunities, build relationships and take deals from initial engagement through negotiation and execution.
The Opportunity
* Develop and maintain relationships with hyperscalers, AI companies, enterprise users, brokers and other data center stakeholders.
* Identify and pursue new leasing opportunities across the company's development pipeline.
* Build a pipeline of prospective customers and proactively develop new business.
* Analyze market activity, customer requirements and competitive dynamics to identify opportunities.
* Participate in industry conferences, meetings and networking opportunities to expand the company's customer and broker network.
* Support commercial negotiations and transaction execution.
* Contribute to broader market and site strategy where relevant.
What We're Looking For
We are specifically seeking candidates with existing data center industry experience.
The ideal candidate will have:
* 2–7 years of experience within the data center industry, ideally in leasing, commercial, business development, development, real estate or a closely related function.
* Experience working with or selling to hyperscalers, AI companies, enterprise customers or other data center users is highly desirable.
* A demonstrated ability to build relationships and develop new business.
* Strong understanding of the data center development and leasing environment.
* Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills.
* A proactive, entrepreneurial mindset and the ability to operate effectively within a lean team.
* Strong commercial judgment and an interest in the broader real estate and digital infrastructure landscape.
Candidates from data center developers, operators or data center-focused brokerage teams are encouraged to apply.
Why This Opportunity?
This is not a lease administration or portfolio management position. The successful candidate will have real ownership of customer origination and leasing activity and will work directly with senior leadership in a small, high-impact team.
You will have exposure to some of the most important companies in the AI and digital infrastructure ecosystem while helping shape the leasing strategy of a growing data center platform.
The company is flexible on location, with opportunities for candidates based in Washington, DC/Northern Virginia, New York or Texas, as well as exceptional candidates elsewhere.
Assistant Project Manager Austin, TX, United States
Assistant Project Manager – Data Center DevelopmentAustin, TX
Harper Harrison is supporting a confidential, rapidly growing data center developer in the search for an Assistant Project Manager to support large-scale mission critical developments across Northern Virginia.
This is an opportunity to join a lean team during a significant growth phase, working on major projects from the earliest stages while gaining broad exposure across the full development and construction lifecycle. The business has built a strong track record of developing talent internally and creating progression opportunities as projects and teams expand.
You will work closely with senior leadership and project teams across planning, design, construction and execution activities while taking ownership of key project responsibilities.
Responsibilities: * Support project delivery across planning, design, permitting and construction phases
* Coordinate with contractors, consultants and internal stakeholders
* Assist with project schedules, budgets and progress tracking
* Participate in contractor management and construction oversight activities
* Help identify and mitigate project risks impacting cost or schedule
* Support reporting, documentation and project controls processes
* Contribute to quality and safety oversight throughout project execution
Background sought: * 2+ years of experience within construction, project engineering, project management or related environments
* General Contractor experience preferred
* Exposure to complex construction projects
* Construction Management, Civil Engineering or related technical background preferred
* MEP exposure is beneficial
* Data center experience is welcomed but not required
* Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset
* Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
Why consider it? * Join a business entering a major growth phase
* Gain exposure beyond a narrowly defined APM role
* Work on large-scale mission critical developments
* Clear progression opportunities as the business expands
* Hybrid flexibility with regular on-site project involvement in Northern Virginia
For a confidential discussion, please apply or reach out directly.
