Electrical Technical Director - Data Centres

Electrical Technical Director - Data Centres

Technical Director – Electrical (Data Centre Facilities)

Nationwide, United Kingdom

We invite you to bring your expertise and enthusiasm into play as a senior member of a nationally integrated Data Centre Facilities team. To succeed in this role, you will be client focussed and have extensive experience of working in a design capacity with excellent working knowledge of electrical power systems associated with data centre design. Are you our new Electrical Technical Director?

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Do you want to push the boundaries of your profession and develop your excellence in an open, collaborative and empowering culture? We work to create a sustainable future and our inspiring projects and innovative solutions aim to set the standard among our peers. You will join a global company that has been growing successfully since its founding in 1945. Together, we lead and leave a positive impact on societies, companies and people around the world.

You will join our Building Services department

As our new Technical Director, you will be part of a highly dynamic team. Our Data Centre Facilities team has a deep focus on technical delivery and an excellent understanding of client care. You will be an important part of a close‑knit team working on a wide variety of high‑profile project work in and around the UK and internationally. We offer a supporting and collaborative culture and environment in which you can develop and grow in your role.

For the right candidate there is the opportunity to progress rapidly, to have an influence in our global technical direction and to help us develop our global electrical technical expertise. Finally, we enjoy what we do! We are looking for enthusiastic people to join and strengthen our team.

Your key tasks and responsibilities will be:

• HV and LV power system design and specification associated with data centre and mission critical facilities including technical peer reviews
• Technical due diligence and feasibility studies associated with data centre and mission critical facilities
• Proficient in the use of AutoCAD for developing detailed electrical single line diagrams
• Managing, preparing, and producing conceptual through to detailed designs of data centre and mission critical electrical systems
• Production of associated electrical calculations, schedules, and specifications
• Technical evaluation of electrical OEM/contractor supplied equipment
• Attendance at factory and site acceptance testing
• Attendance on site during commissioning activities to meet project needs
• Proactively co‑ordinating power system designs with internal and external stakeholders
• Proficient in the use of proprietary design software (ETAP and Trimble). This will include but not be limited to short‑circuit analysis, protection and co‑ordination, arc flash studies, harmonic analysis, neher‑mcgrath, cable sizing and load flow
• Power system modelling utilising ETAP including technical report production
• Electrical building services design. This will include but not be limited to lighting, small power, containment, cable routing, fire detection, security, lightning protection and earthing
• Application of advanced/well‑developed problem‑solving skills when identifying and resolving project challenges
• Protect and develop the quality of our designs and provide technical and pastoral mentoring to the electrical team
• Communicating and presenting engineering concepts and solutions to internal and external stakeholders including all members of the multidisciplinary design team (written and verbal)
• Liaise and interact with other teams to optimise technical direction and use of standard procedures and digital tools
• Drive and deliver quality projects profitably and to the satisfaction of our clients
• Manage technical risks, negotiate scope of services and prepare fee proposals.
• Mentor, develop and support an established and stable team of Data Centre Electrical Engineers
• Complete business development in the local market
• Support our work winning activities with the development of technical strategies and demonstration of market leading expertise in the field
• Work as part…