Electrical Associate Director – Data Centre's

We are seeking an accomplished Electrical Associate Director with deep expertise in data centre design to provide strategic, technical and operational leadership across mission-critical engineering projects. This position requires an individual with proven experience delivering electrical systems for hyperscale, colocation and enterprise data centres, alongside strong leadership and commercial skills.

As an Electrical Associate Director, you will guide multidisciplinary teams, manage high-value programmes, and ensure all electrical design outputs meet the highest standards of resilience, availability and efficiency demanded by today’s data centre industry.

Key Responsibilities

As an Electrical Associate Director, your responsibilities will include:

Technical & Project Delivery

• Leading the electrical design lifecycle across Tier II–IV data centres, including HV/LV distribution, UPS systems, standby generation, switchgear, earthing, lighting and protection systems.
• Developing resilient electrical infrastructure solutions aligned with N+1, N+N and 2N redundancy requirements.
• Ensuring all designs meet Uptime Institute standards, local regulations, client specifications and international best practice.
• Overseeing short-circuit studies, load flow analysis, discrimination studies and power quality assessments.
• Reviewing and validating electrical schematics, single-line diagrams, equipment schedules and system integration.
• Providing expert guidance on energy efficiency strategies, renewable integration and sustainability targets.

Leadership & Management

• Managing and mentoring electrical engineering teams to deliver consistently high standards of performance.
• Promoting best practice and technical excellence across the electrical discipline.
• Coordinating with mechanical, architectural, structural and commissioning specialists to deliver holistic design solutions.
• Supporting the development of training programmes, competency frameworks and staff progression plans.

Commercial & Strategic Responsibilities

• Contributing to sector strategy, business planning and annual growth targets within the data-centre market.
• Supporting bid submissions, fee proposals and technical narratives for new opportunities.
• Managing project budgets, profitability and commercial performance.
• Building long-term relationships with hyperscale clients, developers, contractors and major data-centre operators.

Operational Excellence

• Ensuring robust QA/QC processes tailored specifically to mission-critical electrical infrastructure.
• Leading design reviews, risk workshops, reliability studies and commissioning readiness activities.
• Overseeing efficient resource planning and ensuring all deliverables meet deadlines and project milestones.
• Maintaining a strong understanding of emerging technologies and trends within the data-centre electrical design space.

Skills, Qualifications & Experience

The ideal Electrical Associate Director will bring:

• Chartered Engineer status (CEng) or equivalent.
• Extensive experience delivering electrical design for data centres or other mission-critical facilities.
• Deep technical expertise in HV/LV systems, UPS technology, generator systems, busbar distribution, protection coordination and power system modelling.
• Strong understanding of international design standards, including IEC, BS, EN and Uptime Institute guidelines.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering teams and manage large-scale technical programmes.
• Strong commercial awareness and confidence working with contracts, bids and financial performance metrics.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Workplace Values

The Electrical Associate Director is expected to champion:

• Integrity: Fair, respectful and transparent decision-making.
• Accountability: Ownership of outcomes and responsibilities.
• Simplicity: Clear, efficient and practical approaches.
• Supportiveness: Inclusive, collaborative and people-focused leadership.
• Quality: Precision and excellence in all technical outputs.