Vice President, Data Center Design

Job overview

The Vice President, Data Center Design role is listed as onsite in San Francisco, CA, although the posting describes Montera as a remote-first company. Compensation is not specified; the posting gives a placeholder range of $XXX,000–$XXX,000. Montera develops and operates hyperscale data centers for digital infrastructure. The VP leads end-to-end design delivery across the portfolio, integrating architectural, electrical, mechanical, controls, and network disciplines into coordinated, buildable facilities. The role manages principal engineers and external design and construction partners, with accountability for design quality, constructability, schedule, budget, and design support through commissioning and handover.

What you'll do

• Own design delivery from concept through construction support
• manage integrated design schedules, budgets, change control, and design standards
• lead five Principal individual contributors
• govern design contracts and partner performance
• lead design reviews and constructability coordination
• oversee construction-phase RFIs, submittals, field changes, and closeout
• support commissioning, integrated systems testing, and handover
• report design status and risks to the CTO and leadership.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

vice president

data center design

digital infrastructure

hyperscale data centers

design delivery

engineering leadership

architecture

construction coordination

commissioning

san francisco ca

montera

remote-first company

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Health coverage with 90% of premiums paid for employees and dependents, up to eight weeks of paid time off, up to eight weeks of paid parental leave after six months, 401(k) with employer match up to 6%, up to $3,500 annual learning and development reimbursement, and a remote-work stipend.

Why this role

Leads a five-discipline principal engineering and architecture group and design delivery for hyperscale data center projects.

About the employer

Montera is hiring for this role. Industry: Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services. Sector: 51.