Job Title: Associate Director (Electrical)
Department: Design
Position Type: Full-time
Location: London (Hybrid)
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Core Functions
• Work within a multidisciplinary MEP design team providing technical leadership on mission critical infrastructure projects
• Lead detailed electrical design activities and supervise the work of junior engineers
• Contribute to project feasibility studies and technical due diligence activities
• Produce detailed design specifications, equipment schedules and technical documentation
• Support the delivery of resilient electrical infrastructure solutions for critical environments
• Carry out condition surveys, site inspections and technical reporting activities
• Coordinate with internal and external design teams throughout project delivery
• Ensure compliance with relevant QA, BIM and CDM processes
• Review designs for technical compliance, buildability and project risk
• Support sustainability and energy efficiency initiatives within project designs
• Attend client, contractor and design coordination meetings as required
Staff & Team Management
• Mentor and develop junior engineering staff
• Lead across multiple concurrent projects
• Support performance development and technical progression within the team
Project Delivery
• Support technical delivery from concept through to commissioning stages
• Prepare and review technical calculations and engineering studies
• Support fee proposals, technical bids and project planning activities
• Attend site inspections, factory acceptance testing and integrated systems testing
• Liaise with contractors, consultants and stakeholders to ensure design intent is maintained throughout delivery
Technical Knowledge
• Critical power and resilient electrical infrastructure design
• HV / MV and LV distribution systems
• UPS systems and standby generation
• Single point of failure analysis
• System modelling and electrical studies
• Integrated systems testing and commissioning
• Cable calculations using Amtech
• Fire alarm, security and access control systems
• Data cabling and associated infrastructure systems
Qualifications & Experience
• Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
• Chartered Engineer status preferred
• Demonstrable experience delivering data centre / mission critical projects
• Strong background within critical infrastructure electrical design environments
• Previous leadership or team management experience preferred