Data Centre Plan & Specification Manager

About the role

Carrier is looking for a Data Centre Plan & Specification Manager to drive early-stage influence with data centre owners, developers, design consultants and engineering stakeholders so that Carrier's thermal management solutions are positioned effectively in project specifications. The role requires a strong technical understanding of data centre HVAC and high-density cooling, including chilled water systems, air-side solutions, liquid cooling readiness, energy efficiency, redundancy, sustainability and lifecycle cost.

Key responsibilities

• Build strategic industry relationships with data centre owners, developers, consultants, engineering firms and specification influencers across the region.
• Position Carrier solutions early in the design cycle, shaping concepts, specifications and tender requirements before procurement.
• Support high-density and AI-ready data centres with chilled water, air- and water-cooled chillers, liquid cooling enablement, CDUs and hybrid cooling strategies.
• Develop technical proposals, basis-of-design recommendations, lifecycle cost analysis and TCO solutions.
• Promote energy and water optimisation, PUE improvement, lower-carbon solutions and heat recovery.
• Track hyperscale and colocation trends, consultant preferences, competitor specifications and emerging cooling technologies.
• Partner with sales, application engineering, product, factory and service teams and manage the regional project pipeline.

Required profile

• Ability to build trusted relationships with data centre owners, developers, consultants, contractors and technical decision-makers.
• Ability to engage early in the project lifecycle to shape cooling strategies and equipment selection.
• Ability to deliver technical and commercial value balancing performance, reliability, sustainability and lifecycle cost.
• Collaboration across Asia Pacific and the Middle East with sales, application engineering, product, factory, service and leadership teams.