Associate Electrical Director: Data Centres

AECOM
Edinburgh
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Executive & General ManagementSkills: ["Team leadership","Mentoring","Client communication","Work winning","Commercial acumen"]

Lead electrical technical delivery for data centre projects across feasibility through handover, owning design and electrical power architectures. Drive power systems studies and protection design (including load flow, short circuit and coordination) using ETAP/SKM, and integrate monitoring, metering and resilience aligned to availability targets. Ensure compliance with relevant standards and codes, coordinate multi-disciplinary interfaces, and mentor teams while winning and delivering resilient, low-carbon outcomes for clients across the UK and EMEA.

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Associate Electrical Director: Data Centres

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Job Summary

Lead electrical technical delivery for data centre projects across feasibility through handover, owning design and electrical power architectures. Drive power systems studies and protection design (including load flow, short circuit and coordination) using ETAP/SKM, and integrate monitoring, metering and resilience aligned to availability targets. Ensure compliance with relevant standards and codes, coordinate multi-disciplinary interfaces, and mentor teams while winning and delivering resilient, low-carbon outcomes for clients across the UK and EMEA.
Location: Edinburgh
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own electrical design across feasibility, concept, scheme and detailed design through procurement support, construction, commissioning and handover.
  • •Define and validate power architectures including utility intake, MV/LV distribution, UPS topologies, 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, controls and resilience features via BMS/EPMS/SCADA, metering strategies and Tier II–IV availability objectives.
  • •Assure compliance with standards and codes (IEC/BS/EN and/or NEC/NFPA), coordinate multi-disciplinary interfaces, and mentor teams while winning work.

Key Requirements

  • •Hyperscale and/or multi-site program experience, including fast-track and design-build environments.
  • •Strong background delivering electrical project work for data centres and mission-critical environments.
  • •Proven ability to lead DC project work streams in the UK and preferably across EMEA.
  • •Demonstrable client-facing and work-winning experience with strong commercial acumen.
  • •Ability to lead and develop teams, with excellent written and verbal communication.
Experience:Data centresMission critical
Skills:Team leadershipMentoringClient communicationWork winningCommercial acumen
Languages:English
Tech Stack:ETAPSKMBMSEPMSSCADAUPSMV/LV distributionSwitchgearPDUsSTSBuswayEarthingGenerators

Company Brief

AECOM
AECOM is a global infrastructure firm providing design, consulting, construction, and management services across transportation, buildings, water, environment, and energy sectors, delivering large-scale projects for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Civil Engineering
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Los Angeles, United States
Founded: 1990
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