Associate Electrical Director: Data Centres

Overview

In this role you will lead electrical design and power systems delivery for hyperscale data center projects, shaping resilient, low-carbon solutions. You’ll mentor teams, drive technical excellence, and win work while coordinating with multidisciplinary teams across the UK, EMEA, and globally. You’ll partner with clients to deliver efficient, standards-compliant designs that support scalable digital infrastructure and sustainability goals. This is a hands-on leadership role at a global firm with a strong focus on decarbonization and technology-enabled delivery.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid work options
• competitive compensation and well-being programs
• global, multinational firm environment
• access to industry-leading technology and thinking
• transformational work with big impact
• equal opportunity employer

Responsibilities

• Own electrical design across all design stages and through handover
• Define power architectures including utility intake, MV/LV distribution, UPS, generators, and switchgear
• Lead power systems studies and protection design using ETAP/SKM
• Integrate monitoring and controls (BMS/EPMS/SCADA) and metering for resilience
• Embed decarbonization and energy efficiency features (high-efficiency UPS, on-site renewables)
• Ensure compliance with IEC/BS/EN and NEC/NFPA standards and AECOM procedures
• Coordinate multidisciplinary interfaces to deliver integrated designs

Key requirements

• Hyperscale and/or multi-site program experience in fast-track or design-build environments
• Strong background delivering electrical projects for Data Centres and mission-critical environments
• Proven leadership of DC project work streams in UK and ideally across Europe, Middle East, and Africa
• Demonstrated client-facing and business development capabilities
• Excellent team leadership and development skills
• Knowledge of mechanical design interfaces with data centre electrical systems
• Strong commercial acumen and project financial management experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• team leadership
• client facing
• clear communication
• ETAP
• SKM
• Power distribution design (MV/LV, UPS, generators)

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