Principal Architect, Digital Delivery & Asset Integration

Company: Vantage Data Centers
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will shape digital information governance and asset integration across Vantage’s EMEA data-center portfolio. You’ll own regional frameworks, standards, and governance to enable structured digital delivery, DfMA, and lifecycle data continuity. You’ll lead cross-functional workstreams with Design, Delivery, Procurement, and Operations to ensure scalable, standards-aligned outcomes. You’ll work with BIM, digital twin, and data environments to support analytics and AI-enabled insights for operations and asset performance. This is a mission-critical, cross-regional role that blends architectural leadership with digital transformation to drive consistency and value across projects

Pay / Benefits

  • above market total compensation
  • comprehensive health and welfare benefits
  • retirement plan
  • paid leave benefits
  • training and development opportunities
  • hybrid work arrangement

Responsibilities

  • Define and govern the regional digital information strategy aligned with global goals
  • Establish ISO 19650-compliant information frameworks and CDE governance (ACC/Forma)
  • Define portfolio-wide information standards, naming conventions, and digital workflows
  • Define the digital delivery assurance framework (data quality, lifecycle governance, design review, QA/QC)
  • Oversee BIM/ digital delivery standards (model structure, LOD, QA requirements)
  • Manage lifecycle digital asset integration from design to operations and asset refresh
  • Define asset information models for COBie, digital twin readiness, and metadata standards
  • Define integration strategy between design environments and operational systems (CDE, DCIM, BMS, CMMS, GIS, SCADA, ERP)
  • Establish readiness of data environments for ML, analytics, and digital twin use cases
  • Lead cross-functional engagement with consultants, contractors, and technology providers
  • Drive continuous improvement and adoption of new technologies for digital engineering and VDC
  • Lead architectural scope for early-stage development and align design solutions with product platform standards

Key requirements

  • 10+ years in digital information management/BIM/CDE governance or architectural design in data centers or mission-critical environments
  • Strong knowledge of ISO 19650 and BIM tools (Revit, Navisworks, ACC/Forma)
  • Demonstrated leadership in platform standardisation and cross-functional programmes
  • Experience with cross-regional implementations and stakeholder management
  • Excellent architectural and engineering judgement, systems integration, and lifecycle thinking
  • Strategic leadership
  • Stakeholder management
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • ISO 19650 information management
  • BIM tools (Revit, Navisworks, ACC/Forma)
  • CDE governance and information frameworks

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Posted: October 1st, 2026