Senior Project Engineer – Electrical (Data Centre Retrofit)

Overview

In this role you will lead electrical building services upgrades for live data centres, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient operation during retrofit projects. You’ll work within a consultancy-led team to shape upgrade strategies, manage risks, and deliver technical designs for European data centre sites. You will collaborate with clients, contractors, and vendors while mentoring junior engineers. This is an impact-driven opportunity to drive engineering excellence in mission-critical environments.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid working
• 20 days’ holiday
• Pension scheme
• Travel expense coverage
• Support for Chartership and ongoing learning
• Professional subscription fees covered

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of electrical building services upgrades for live data centres (M&E upgrades, capacity enhancements, technology refresh)
• Manage retrofit strategies including system tie-ins, redundancy planning, and risk mitigation during live operations
• Conduct technical due diligence, power and capacity assessments for existing facilities
• Prepare and review technical designs, schematics, reports, and tender documentation
• Manage project budgets, timelines, and contracts, mitigating scope and operational risks
• Liaise with clients, contractors, and vendors to ensure smooth project execution
• Mentor junior engineers and support staff within the retrofit workstream
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement for retrofit delivery in complex environments

Key requirements

• Proven expertise in electrical building services for live data centre environments, including LV/MV distribution and UPS systems
• Strong proficiency with AutoCAD, Revit MEP, and Microsoft Office, with calculation experience using ETAP, Amtech, or DIALux
• Comprehensive knowledge of IEC, CIBSE, BS, IS, and EN standards
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent discipline
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in building services engineering, with 3 years in data centre projects
• Chartered Engineer status (or actively working towards Chartership)
• Stakeholder management
• Mentoring and coaching
• Strong communication
• Electrical building services for live data centres
• LV/MV distribution
• UPS systems

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