Senior Electrical Engineer (Data Centre)

Company Description

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There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

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About the Role

The Data Centre MEP team is comprised of Associates, Principal, Senior, Engineer and graduates located across the UK. We are a close knit, supportive community, nurturing exceptional talent in the building services industry.

We work closely alongside our internal and external consultant colleagues in the architectural, civil, structural, PM, QS, environmental, building physics, sustainable design, acoustic, transportation, planning and landscape disciplines designing new data centres (hyperscale and co-locations) at the forefront of technology for our clients across the world.

As the Senior Electrical Engineer you will be experienced in data centre design or have exposure to this sector and will understand the basic design principles of electrical services in data centre or industrial facilities.

You will undertake the delivery of the electrical designs in conjunction with and in close collaboration with our other building services and wider disciplines.

We are seeking a chartered (or working towards chartership) dynamic, flexible Senior Electrical Engineer, with the experience, enthusiasm, confidence and ability to run small projects and take ownership of assigned parts of larger projects, under the guidance of a team of more experienced engineers in the Data Centre team.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate and manage the electrical delivery on small to mid-sized projects
• Provide specialised technical input to studies and design for staff's specific area of expertise
• Manage own workload and meet deadlines on task assigned
• Act as a self-starter who can use own initiative and solve problems
• Present technical solutions to clients and peers
• Participate in development of technical proposals
• Attend design team and coordination meetings where required
• Attend site inspection meetings where required
• Liaise with clients, professional organizations, contractors, suppliers, sub-contractors and other design team members

Requirements

• Post Graduate experience in a building services design role with particular focus on data centres
• Conversant with ETAP, Relux/Dialux, MS project, AutoCAD and Revit software packages
• Familiar with the relevant regulations, standards and industry good practice requirements, able to produce designs relevant to all stages of RIBA plan of work and possess the skills to undertake site supervision and inspection roles, produce feasibility reports, from which designs can be prepared
• The ability to apply own initiative, under guidance and supervision from a Principal engineer and the wider team
• A full clean driving licence and passport, be willing and able to travel to projects across the region and beyond, on occasion staying over and including internationally
• Security Clearance will be required to work on some projects so you will need to be able to fulfil the criteria to obtain this
• Master's degree qualified (or with requisite post qualification experience if degree qualified) in electrical engineering, preferably with a building services bias but not compulsory
• Member of a professional accreditation body, IET or CIBSE
• CEng accredited or working towards

Work Environment

• Hybrid work options with flexibility to work from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site
• Dynamic environment where integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed
• Safe and respectful workplace where everyone is invited to bring their whole selves to work

Benefits

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of employees and their families.

You will have access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As part of a global, publicly traded firm, you will benefit from resources and opportunities available to a Fortune 500 company.

Additional Information

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

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.

Equal Opportunities

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. Please let us know using this email address [email protected] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Job Details

State/Province: London, City of

Business Group: DCS

Legal Entity: AECOM Limited

Business Line: B&P - Buildings & Places

Work Location Model: Hybrid

Operating Group: International

Primary Location: UK - London - Aldgate Tower