Senior Electrical Engineer – Data Centre Design

Job Description

Senior Electrical Engineer (Data Centre) | AECOM

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at AECOM, located in the UK with hybrid work options. At AECOM, we are dedicated to delivering a better world by improving infrastructure, keeping communities thriving, and transforming skylines. As the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, we partner with clients to solve complex challenges and build lasting legacies for future generations. This role is crucial in our Data Centre MEP team, where you will be instrumental in designing new hyperscale and co-location data centres at the forefront of technology, making a positive and tangible impact globally.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid – United Kingdom

• Team: Data Centre MEP team (Associates, Principal, Senior, Engineer, Graduates), collaborating closely with architectural, civil, structural, PM, QS, environmental, and other design disciplines across the UK.
• Mission: Deliver electrical designs for new data centres (hyperscale and co-locations) globally, solving complex technical challenges for clients.
• Tech Stack: ETAP, Relux/Dialux, MS project, AutoCAD, Revit

What You’ll Actually Do
• Delivery: Coordinate and manage the electrical delivery on small to mid-sized projects.
• Technical Input: Provide specialised technical input to studies and design for staff’s specific area of expertise.
• Project Management: Manage personal workload effectively and meet assigned deadlines.
• Client Engagement: Present technical solutions to clients and peers, participating in development of technical proposals.
• Collaboration: Liaise with clients, professional organizations, contractors, suppliers, sub-contractors, and other design team members, including attending design team and site inspection meetings as required.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Master’s degree (or equivalent post-qualification experience) in electrical engineering, preferably with a building services bias. Chartered Engineer (CEng accredited) or actively working towards chartership with a professional accreditation body like IET or CIBSE. This is a Senior Electrical Engineer role within a building services design context.
• Experience: Significant post-graduate experience in a building services design role, with a particular focus on data centers or strong exposure to this sector, understanding basic electrical design principles for data centre or industrial facilities. Proven ability to run small projects and take ownership of assigned parts of larger projects under guidance.
• Skills: Proficiency with ETAP, Relux/Dialux, MS Project, AutoCAD, and Revit software packages. Familiarity with relevant regulations, standards, and industry good practice requirements, capable of producing designs across all RIBA plan of work stages, and undertaking site supervision and inspection roles, including producing feasibility reports.
• Bonus: Possession of a full clean driving licence and passport, with willingness and ability to travel to projects across regions and internationally (including overnight stays). Ability to fulfill criteria for obtaining Security Clearance as required for specific projects.