Associate Electrical Director: Data Centres

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

Lead electrical design and power systems for data centre projects across feasibility to handover, coordinating procurement support through commissioning. Own power architectures and conduct studies for load flow, short circuit, protection coordination, arc-flash, and harmonic analysis using ETAP/SKM. Integrate monitoring and controls (BMS/EPMS/SCADA) and drive decarbonization and energy efficiency outcomes. Mentor technical experts and support client-facing work winning across the UK and preferred EMEA scope.

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Associate Electrical Director: Data Centres

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Job Summary

Lead electrical design and power systems for data centre projects across feasibility to handover, coordinating procurement support through commissioning. Own power architectures and conduct studies for load flow, short circuit, protection coordination, arc-flash, and harmonic analysis using ETAP/SKM. Integrate monitoring and controls (BMS/EPMS/SCADA) and drive decarbonization and energy efficiency outcomes. Mentor technical experts and support client-facing work winning across the UK and preferred EMEA scope.
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 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 tools such as 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) while assuring compliance and coordinating multi-disciplinary interfaces.

Key Requirements

  • •Experience delivering Electrical project work across Data Centres and Mission Critical Environments.
  • •Proven experience leading DC project work streams in the UK and preferably across EMEA.
  • •Experience in hyperscale and/or multi-site programs, including fast-track and design-build environments.
  • •Client-facing and work-winning experience, with strong commercial acumen including managing project financials.
  • •Ability to demonstrate team leadership and development capability, with detailed knowledge of mechanical design/engineering interfaces for data centres.
Skills:Team leadershipMentoringClient communicationWork-winningCommercial acumen
Languages:English
Tech Stack:ETAPSKMBMSEPMSSCADAUPSMV/LV distributionSwitchgearPDUsSTSBuswayEarthingLighting

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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