Associate Electrical Director: Data Centres

Overview

As Electrical Associate Director in the Data Centre Sector, you will lead technical delivery and mentor a team across the UK and collaborate with global colleagues. You shape power architectures, electrical design, and protection schemes for world-class data centre projects, balancing reliability, efficiency, and decarbonization.

You drive client engagement, win work, and coordinate multi-disciplinary interfaces to deliver integrated, compliant designs. This role places you at the heart of scalable, low‑carbon data centre solutions with cross-functional impact.

Join a global team delivering transformative infrastructure and shaping future-ready digital ecosystems.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid work options
• compensation, benefits and well-being programs
• global, publicly traded firm with access to industry-leading technology
• diversity and inclusion
• Disability Confident Employer
• employee growth and development opportunities

Responsibilities

• Own electrical design across feasibility, concept, scheme, and detailed design through procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover
• Define and validate power architectures including utility intake, MV/LV distribution, UPS, generators, switchgear, PDUs, STS, busway, earthing, and lighting
• Lead power systems studies and protection design (load flow, short circuit, protection coordination, arc-flash, harmonic analysis) using ETAP/SKM
• Integrate monitoring and controls (BMS/EPMS/SCADA), metering strategies, and resilience features aligned to availability objectives (Tier II–IV)
• Embed decarbonization and energy efficiency (high-efficiency UPS, advanced controls, heat recovery, demand response, on-site renewables, grid-interactive strategies)
• Assure compliance with applicable standards and codes (IEC/BS/EN and/or NEC/NFPA), client specifications, and AECOM quality procedures
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary interfaces (mechanical, structural, architectural, fire/life safety, security, ICT) to deliver fully integrated designs

Key requirements

• Hyperscale and/or multi-site program experience
• Strong background delivering electrical project work across Data Centres and Mission Critical Environments
• Proven experience leading DC project work streams in UK and preferably across EMEA
• Demonstrable client facing and work winning experience
• Excellent team leadership and development capability
• Detailed knowledge of mechanical design and how it interfaces with electrical systems in Data Centres
• Strong commercial acumen and experience managing project financials
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Strong financial understanding of projects to ensure success of a project
• client facing
• leadership
• communication
• ETAP
• SKM
• power architectures (utility intake, MV/LV distribution)

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