Director of AI Data Center Design

CleanSpark (Nasdaq: CLSK), is a market-leading data center developer with a proven track record of success. We control a portfolio of more than 1.8 GW of power, land, and data centers across the United States powered by globally competitive energy prices. Sitting at the intersection of Bitcoin, energy, operational excellence, and capital stewardship, we optimize our infrastructure to deliver superior returns to our shareholders. Monetizing low-cost, high reliability energy by producing a global emerging critical resource – compute – positions us to prosper in an ever-changing world. 

The Director of AI Data Center Design will lead the execution of CleanSpark’s AI data center design programs, ensuring delivery of scalable, standardized, and construction-ready infrastructure solutions. This role is responsible for translating established Basis of Design (BoD) standards into fully coordinated engineering designs across electrical, cooling, controls, and network systems. 

The Director of AI Data Center Design will oversee design execution across multiple programs or regions, ensuring alignment with operational requirements, constructability, and deployment timelines. This role plays a critical part in advancing CleanSpark’s modular, repeatable infrastructure strategy by driving consistency, quality, and efficiency across all design deliverables. 

The Director will partner cross-functionally with Product, Power, Construction, and Operations teams to ensure seamless design integration and successful handoff for execution. This role requires strong technical leadership, systems thinking, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. 

• Lead the development and delivery of coordinated, construction-ready design packages across assigned programs, regions, or system scopes. 

• Translate Basis of Design (BoD) requirements into detailed engineering designs that are scalable, repeatable, and aligned with CleanSpark standards. 

• Ensure design outputs meet quality, schedule, and performance expectations. 

• Oversee integration across electrical, cooling, controls, and network systems to ensure cohesive and optimized infrastructure design. 

• Ensure designs are fully coordinated across disciplines, addressing constructability, efficiency, and operational performance. 

• Apply Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) principles to support modular, repeatable infrastructure deployment. 

• Drive consistency and adherence to standardized design frameworks, minimizing unnecessary customization. 

• Oversee BIM models and digital design environments, ensuring accuracy, coordination, and clash-free design deliverables. 

• Partner with Product, Construction, and Operations teams to ensure alignment between design intent and project execution. 

• Support site planning, phasing, and infrastructure layout decisions within assigned scope. 

• Ensure design readiness for factory and site commissioning activities. 

• Lead and develop a team of engineers and designers, ensuring accountability, performance, and delivery consistency. 

• Provide technical guidance, coaching, and mentorship to support team growth and capability development. 

• Work closely with internal stakeholders and external partners to resolve design challenges and ensure alignment across functions. 

• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance design processes, efficiency, and scalability. 

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  Participate in strategic initiatives related to infrastructure standardization and scaling. 

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  Support special projects and additional duties as assigned. 
   

This role requires strong leadership, accountability, and the ability to operate with precision in a collaborative, fast-paced, and evolving environment.