Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. SB Energy is seeking a Principal Architect to provide senior architectural technical leadership across large-scale, mission-critical data center campuses. The role leads planning, design development, technical reviews, and standardization, coordinating internal teams and external partners from site planning through construction and turnover.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain architectural standards, prototype designs, specifications, and design criteria aligned with SB Energy standards and Owner’s Project Requirements (OPR)
- Lead architectural programming, campus planning, and building test fits for data halls, administration, operations centers, and support facilities
- Provide technical direction to external design consultants; define deliverables, lead design reviews, and track resolution of comments and coordination issues across projects
- Review drawings, specifications, and building systems for compliance with approved requirements, constructability, maintainability, cost, and schedule; document deviations and route them for approval
- Guide building code, life safety, accessibility, occupancy, and fire separation strategies with architects of record, fire protection engineers, and authorities having jurisdiction
- Serve as a technical resource for building envelopes, roofing, wall assemblies, waterproofing, interior systems, and architectural interfaces with structural and MEP systems
- Coordinate with risk and insurance teams to incorporate applicable insurer criteria, property protection measures, and natural hazard requirements into architectural design
- Integrate equipment layouts, service clearances, replacement paths, security zoning, circulation, loading, and future expansion with engineering, construction, and operations teams
- Support Development with site feasibility, zoning and entitlement reviews, building placement, access, and architectural constraints in coordination with civil and environmental teams
- Evaluate materials, vendor proposals, prefabricated systems, and design alternatives; assess impacts on quality, resilience, lifecycle cost, procurement, and delivery schedule
- Lead architectural value engineering and change assessments while maintaining required performance, OPR compliance, and operational functionality
- Support consultant selection, scopes of work, deliverable schedules, and performance evaluation; identify design risks and escalate decisions requiring leadership input
- Provide technical support during permitting, procurement, construction, and turnover, including review of submittals, substitutions, RFIs, field conditions, and deficiencies
- Improve BIM coordination, review tools, templates, and quality processes; incorporate lessons learned and share technical guidance across project teams
- Support sustainability through durable materials, efficient space planning, envelope performance, and responsible material selection; perform additional duties supporting project objectives
Skills
- Professional degree in Architecture from an accredited institution
- Active architectural license in at least one U.S. jurisdiction required
- 15+ years of architectural design and delivery experience, including significant experience with hyperscale data centers or comparable mission-critical facilities
- Demonstrated experience as a senior technical contributor leading architectural scope and directing consultants on complex, multidisciplinary projects across multiple sites
- Expertise in architectural programming, campus planning, building envelopes, roofing, construction assemblies, and integration of building systems
- Strong knowledge of applicable building and fire codes, accessibility requirements, life safety analysis, and permitting processes
- Ability to interpret and critically review construction documents, specifications, code analyses, product data, and coordinated BIM models
- Experience translating owner and end-user requirements into repeatable standards and managing design changes through documented review and approval processes
- Proficiency with Revit, AutoCAD, Bluebeam, and BIM coordination platforms; ability to communicate design intent through clear drawings, markups, and technical narratives
- Experience coordinating with consultants, contractors, procurement, security, operations, and permitting authorities through design and construction
- Strong technical judgment, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to influence decisions and balance performance, cost, and schedule
- Owner-side data center and industrial design experience, familiarity with FM property protection criteria, and experience with modular or prefabricated construction preferred
Benefits
- Performance-based bonuses
- Equity grants
- 100% Company-Paid Medical, Dental & Vision (for employees and dependents)
- 401(k) with Company Match
- Generous Paid Time Off + 11 Paid Holidays
- 12 Weeks Parental Leave
- Life, AD&D & Long-Term Disability Coverage
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Medical, Dependent Care, Transit & Parking (with company contributions)
- Mental, Physical & Social Wellness Support (with company contributions)
- Flexible Work Arrangements & Hybrid Office Setup Benefits
- Monthly Reimbursement for Phone, Internet & Data
- Optional Legal & Pet Insurance Plans
- Device Purchase Support
- Volunteering, fundraising, mentorship programs, and workforce training opportunities
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