Associate Electrical Director: Data Centres

AECOM
United Kingdom
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Executive & General ManagementSkills: ["Leadership","Mentoring","Client communication","Written communication","Verbal communication","Commercial acumen"]

Lead electrical technical delivery for data centre projects across feasibility through commissioning and handover. Own power architecture definitions and power systems studies, including protection coordination and arc-flash/harmonic analysis, using tools such as ETAP/SKM. Integrate monitoring and controls (BMS/EPMS/SCADA) and drive resilient, low-carbon design aligned to availability targets. Mentor teams, win work, coordinate multidisciplinary interfaces, and assure compliance with applicable standards and client requirements.

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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 commissioning and handover. Own power architecture definitions and power systems studies, including protection coordination and arc-flash/harmonic analysis, using tools such as ETAP/SKM. Integrate monitoring and controls (BMS/EPMS/SCADA) and drive resilient, low-carbon design aligned to availability targets. Mentor teams, win work, coordinate multidisciplinary interfaces, and assure compliance with applicable standards and client requirements.
Location: United Kingdom
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, including procurement support through 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, including load flow, short circuit, protection coordination, arc-flash, and 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).
  • •Ensure standards/compliance and coordinate multi-disciplinary interfaces to deliver fully integrated designs (mechanical, structural, architectural, fire/life safety, security, ICT).

Key Requirements

  • •Experience delivering electrical project work for data centres and mission critical environments, ideally in hyperscale and/or multi-site programs (fast-track/design-build).
  • •Proven track record leading data centre electrical workstreams in the UK and preferably across EMEA.
  • •Client-facing and work-winning experience, with strong commercial acumen including managing project financials.
  • •Ability to lead, mentor, and develop teams, with demonstrated leadership capability.
  • •Detailed knowledge of electrical design/engineering practices and how they interface with the overall data centre project delivered to client requirements.
Experience:Data centresMission criticalInfrastructure consulting
Skills:LeadershipMentoringClient communicationWritten communicationVerbal communicationCommercial acumen
Languages:English
Tech Stack:ETAPSKMBMSEPMSSCADAUPSMV/LV distributionGeneratorsSwitchgearPDUsSTSBuswayEarthingLightingLoad flowShort circuitArc-flashHarmonic analysisIECBS

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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