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About the Role
AECOM is seeking an experienced Electrical Associate Director to join their Technology/Data Centre Sector. This role involves driving technical excellence, quality, and mentoring teams, while also shaping strategy, winning work, and delivering resilient, efficient, and low-carbon outcomes for clients in the data centre community.
Responsibilities
- Own electrical design across feasibility, concept, scheme, and detailed design, through procurement support, construction, commissioning, and handover.
- Define and validate power architectures (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 (e.g., Tier II–IV).
- Embed decarbonization and energy efficiency (high‑efficiency UPS, advanced controls, heat recovery, demand response, on‑site renewables, and grid-interactive strategies).
- Assure compliance with applicable standards and codes (e.g., IEC/BS/EN and/or NEC/NFPA), client specifications, and AECOM quality procedures.
- Coordinate multi‑disciplinary interfaces (mechanical, structural, architectural, fire/life safety, security, ICT) to deliver fully integrated designs.
Requirements
- Hyperscale and/or multi‑site program experience, including fast‑track and design‑build environments.
- Strong career background in the delivery of Electrical project work across Data Centres and Mission Critical Environments.
- Proven experience of leading DC project work streams in UK & preferably across EMEA.
- Demonstrable client facing and work winning experience.
- Able to demonstrate excellent team leadership and development capability.
- Detailed Knowledge of Mechanical design, engineering practices, techniques and procedures for Data Centres and how it ultimately interfaces with the client.
- Strong commercial acumen and experience in managing project financials.
- Ability to communicate internally and externally through excellent written and verbal skills.
- A good financial understanding of projects and the requirements needed to ensure the success of a Project.
Skills
- Electrical design
- Power architectures
- Power systems studies
- Protection design
- ETAP/SKM
- Monitoring and controls (BMS/EPMS/SCADA)
- Decarbonization
- Energy efficiency
- Compliance with standards and codes
- Multi-disciplinary coordination
- Team leadership
- Client facing
- Work winning
- Commercial acumen
- Project financials management
- Written and verbal communication
Location
- UK - London - Aldgate Tower
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Associate Director
- Experienced
Benefits
- Wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs
- Flexibility
- Hybrid work options
- Access to industry-leading technology and thinking
- Transformational work with big impact
- Work flexibility
About the Company
- AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management.
- On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges.
- Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities.
- AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025.
- We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team.
- We invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
- We are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously.
Equal Opportunity
- As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
- We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.
- All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.