Associate Electrical Director: Data Centres

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

Lead electrical design delivery for data centre projects across feasibility through handover, owning power architectures and integrating resilient, low‑carbon solutions. Drive power systems studies and protection design using tools like ETAP and SKM, coordinating monitoring/controls (BMS/EPMS/SCADA) and metering strategies aligned to availability objectives. Mentor technical experts, win and shape work, and ensure compliance with relevant standards while coordinating multi-disciplinary interfaces.

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Associate Electrical Director: Data Centres

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Job Summary

Lead electrical design delivery for data centre projects across feasibility through handover, owning power architectures and integrating resilient, low‑carbon solutions. Drive power systems studies and protection design using tools like ETAP and SKM, coordinating monitoring/controls (BMS/EPMS/SCADA) and metering strategies aligned to availability objectives. Mentor technical experts, win and shape work, and ensure compliance with relevant standards while coordinating multi-disciplinary interfaces.
Location: Dublin
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 and controls (BMS/EPMS/SCADA), metering strategies, and resilience features aligned to availability objectives (e.g., Tier II–IV).
  • •Embed decarbonization and energy efficiency strategies, ensure compliance with applicable standards/codes, and coordinate multi-disciplinary interfaces to deliver integrated designs.

Key Requirements

  • •Experience delivering electrical project work for data centres and mission critical environments.
  • •Hyperscale and/or multi-site program experience, including fast-track and design-build environments.
  • •Proven experience leading data centre (DC) project work streams in the UK and preferably across EMEA.
  • •Demonstrable client-facing work winning experience and ability to lead, mentor, and develop teams.
  • •Strong commercial acumen, including managing project financials and requirements to ensure project success.
Experience:Data centresMission criticalInfrastructure consulting
Skills:Team leadershipMentoringClient communicationWork-winningCommercial acumen
Languages:English
Tech Stack:ETAPSKMBMSEPMSSCADA

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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