Design Management for Industrial & Data-Centre Facilities
Design Management
Leading design delivery with structure, certainty, and digital clarity.
At MTA Consulting, we lead multi-disciplinary design teams on behalf of our clients — ensuring every facility is build-ready, compliant, and aligned with operational goals from day one. Our approach goes beyond coordination. We embed governance, accountability, and digital assurance into every design decision, giving our clients complete confidence in delivery.
How We Deliver
Design Leadership & Governance
We act as your design authority, chairing gateway reviews, managing consultants, and enforcing structured approval processes.
By combining technical rigour with programme oversight, we safeguard design quality, maintain CDM compliance, and protect delivery schedules.
Programme Integration
Our design managers align architecture, structure, MEP, and OEM interfaces within one coordinated framework.
We drive issue resolution early in the design cycle, reducing rework, improving buildability, and accelerating procurement.
Digital Assurance & Data Governance
We apply ISO 19650 standards, BIM Execution Plans, and model-based coordination to create a verified digital record of the design.
This ensures a single source of truth across stakeholders, connecting design data seamlessly through to commissioning and operation.
Stakeholder Alignment
From OEM suppliers to construction partners, we unify all disciplines under a shared project vision
Our leadership ensures operational, maintenance, and safety requirements are embedded early, turning complex intent into efficient, buildable solutions.
The Results
Through structured governance and digital integration, we help clients achieve:
Up to 40% reduction in design-coordination cycles.
Zero unplanned rework at handover.
Improved cost and schedule control through early visibility of risk.
Digitally verified handovers aligned with asset-management standards.
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“Every decision upstream affects performance downstream. Design management is about getting those decisions right — early, accurately, and with purpose.”
Mark Thorneloe
Experience You Can Trust
Led by Mark Thorneloe, former Facilities Integration Lead at XLCC and Principal Engineer at Jaguar Land Rover, MTA brings over 20 years’ experience managing design and digital delivery for complex manufacturing and hyperscale infrastructure projects across the UK and Europe — Delivered manufacturing and data-centre programmes up to £600 m across the UK, Europe & Asia
Ready to Lead Your Next Facility with Confidence?
Let’s discuss how MTA Consulting can lead your next project with certainty and confidence.