Your impact

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

With continued growth in the Data Centre sector, we're looking for an experienced Modular Data Centre and Prefabrication Lead to develop and lead our modular design capability across the Asia Pacific data centre business.

Working as part of our APAC Data Centre team, you'll help establish a consistent approach to modularisation and prefabrication across projects, bringing together design, manufacturing, procurement and construction. You'll focus on practical solutions that improve programme certainty, safety, quality, cost control and repeatability.

You'll identify opportunities for off-site manufacture, preassembly and modular construction from the earliest stages of design, and help integrate solutions through fabrication, logistics, installation, commissioning and handover. These may include electrical rooms, power skids, cooling plant, pump skids, CDUs, prefabricated pipework, plantrooms, integrated MEP modules and packaged data centre systems.

Working with clients, project teams, manufacturers, OEMs, fabricators and system integrators, you'll help ensure modular solutions are practical to manufacture, transport, install, maintain and replace. You'll also help Jacobs grow its modular design capability through repeatable design approaches, guidance and mentoring.

You'll also:





- Develop and lead the APAC modularisation and prefabrication strategy for data centre projects.
- Identify opportunities for off-site manufacture, preassembly and modular construction during concept and early design.
- Embed Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) principles into the design process.
- Coordinate requirements across electrical, mechanical, CSA, BIM, fire, controls, commissioning and construction teams.
- Ensure designs account for manufacturing tolerances, transport, lifting, site access, installation, maintenance and replacement.
- Build relationships with modular manufacturers, OEMs, fabricators and system integrators.
- Assess supplier capability, manufacturing capacity, quality systems and delivery risk.
- Develop repeatable details, specifications, design guides, BIM content and modular reference solutions.
- Support projects through design, procurement, fabrication, Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), logistics, installation, commissioning and handover.
- Develop business cases comparing modular and conventional construction approaches.
- Help adapt modular solutions to local codes, certification requirements and construction practices across APAC.
- Support client engagement, technical proposals and early project workshops.




- Develop modular design capability within Jacobs through guidance, training and mentoring.

Here's what you'll need

Substantial experience in data centre or mission-critical engineering, modular data centre manufacturing, prefabricated electrical or mechanical systems, skid or equipment manufacturing, industrialised construction, systems integration or data centre construction is essential for this position.

Experience working for a modular manufacturer, OEM, specialist contractor or systems integrator would be highly relevant. A traditional consulting background isn't essential where you can demonstrate solid technical capability and an understanding of manufacturing and construction.

You'll also bring experience in several of the following areas:

- Modular electrical rooms and MV/LV distribution.
- UPS, battery and generator systems.
- Cooling and liquid-cooling systems.
- Prefabricated pipework, plant skids and integrated MEP modules.
- DfMA and the integration of modular solutions into project design.
- Manufacturing quality control and FAT.
- Vendor management, logistics and installation planning.
- Commissioning and multidisciplinary design coordination.
- Working across project teams and disciplines to resolve technical and delivery requirements.
- Assessing supplier capability, manufacturing capacity, quality systems and delivery risk.
- Developing repeatable design solutions, specifications, guides or BIM content.
- Supporting client discussions, technical proposals, workshops, training or mentoring.

📌 Modular Data Centre and Prefabrication Lead (North Sydney)
🏢 Jacobs Group (Australia
📍 North Sydney