Lead Site Architect · On-site

Location:

Region: Hesse
Country: Germany

Role:

  • Industry: Architectural, Data Centres, Engineering
  • Job Type: Contract / Freelance
Working Arrangement: On-site
Rate: Negotiable

Application Details:

Start Date: ASAP
Expiry Date: 31/05/2026
Job Reference: 1304202614

Lead Site Architect · On-site

Senior/Lead Mechanical Site Architect - Frankfurt - Data center project

  • Permanent and Freelance available
  • Site based - Frankfurt
  • Start date - ASAP (May/June start dates can be consider)
  • Excellent communication skills in English.
  • Full rights to work in Germany (or EU passport).

About the job

As a Lead Site Architect, you will play a critical role in ensuring the successful delivery of large-scale data center projects in the Frankfurt region. Working closely with both internal and external stakeholders, you will oversee the execution, coordination, and quality of architectural works on site. You will ensure all installations adhere to design intent, local regulations, project specifications, and the highest standards of quality and safety.

Key Responsibilities / Tasks

Construction submittal review for Mechanical documents:

  • Review technical submittals (materials, finishes, building elements) against the latest approved design documentation and provide comments.
  • Evaluate architectural shop drawings, fabrication drawings, and construction detailing for compliance.
  • Respond to contractor RFIs (Requests for Information) relating to architectural scope, ensuring timely and clear resolutions.
  • Monitor and track submittal status across the architectural package.

Identifies and captures progress and risks from the site:

  • Contribute to weekly progress reports, highlighting key issues, risks, matters needing escalation, and design clarifications.
  • Provide structured exception reporting to ensure issues are quickly visible and actionable

Site Visits:

  • Visit the site frequently to spot check and review installations against approved construction documentation.
  • Review progress on site vs. the progress reported by the contractor. If there are areas where installations are progressing without approved drawings/submittals, raise as a risk on site visit list and as an observation in QMS.

Attendance meeting as lead from the employer's side including:

  • Attendance in construction design meetings.
  • Attendance in snag meetings (internal and external).

Your Profile

We are seeking a Senior Architectural Engineer / Architect with ideally 5+ years of experience supervising architectural works on complex construction projects. The role involves design author supervision, site quality oversight, and active coordination across all architectural interfaces

  • Degree in Architecture, Architectural Engineering, or related discipline
  • Strong technical understanding of architectural detailing, building codes, fire safety regulations, building envelope systems, and interior fit-out works.
  • Experience working in multidisciplinary environments with mechanical, electrical, and structural teams.
  • Excellent communication skills in English.
  • Full rights to work in Germany (or EU passport).
  • Previous data centre construction experience is prefered due to the specialised nature of the projects

 

g2 Recruitment are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships or any other characteristic protected by law.

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L&D Team

We are very lucky that g2 recruitment see Learning and Development as a vital part of a consultants journey which is why we have 4 people in the team who you will work very closely with from day 1 in your career. The team are on hand to guide you through your career at all levels and provide extra support working closely with the management team to give all consultants the best chance of success.  

Our Three Pillars of Training

Academy:
Week 1 is a series of remote sessions to learn all things systems, followed by a 1 week academy process which is a mixture of classroom and deskside this will be in one of our UK offices and usually consists of 3-8 other consultants all starting their journey together.

Experienced Modules:
These are a variety of sessions curated by us designed to support consultants as they are progressing through the career ladder, the aim is to ensure consultants at all levels have access to L&D.

Junior Management Programme:
Ran by our head of L&D this programme is designed to support junior managers as they start their management career. This involves things like personal branding, time management and ends in a business plan which is presented to members of the Exec board and senior management team.

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Jaz D’Avola
Head of Learning & Development

Jaz joined g2 Recruitment in 2013.

She now leads our Learning and Development programme, transferring the knowledge and wisdom she learnt as a recruiter to the new generation of talent.

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Imani WIlliams
Learning and Development Consultant

Imani joined g2 Recruitment in 2022.

His role involves developing individuals in all areas of the business, varying from inducting and onboarding consultants to working with them 1 to 1 to identify areas of development.  He aids with growth of L&D across the business, watching consultants experience and develop.

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Meghan Mcloughlin
Learning and Development Consultant

Meghan joined g2 in 2023 as an L&D consultant, Working in recruitment for 6 years, her role is to  help consultants at all levels to upskill and focus on development points. This could be anything from sales calls or candidate calls to organisation improvements.

Kane Gray
Systems & Academy Trainer

Kane joined g2 in April 2023 as an Academy & Systems Trainer.

His role involves teaching the consultants that are new to the company the foundations of recruitment and our systems before then helping them to upskill in areas specific to each consultant. Working closely with different consultants and watching them implement the feedback, apply it, and then benefit off the back of it.

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