Electrical Associate Director (Mission Critical)

An international engineering and consultancy organisation delivers integrated mission-critical solutions that help clients plan, design, commission and operate high-performance data centre and AI facilities. The business combines deep electrical engineering expertise with digital delivery and multidisciplinary collaboration to achieve efficient, resilient and sustainable outcomes.

This role leads electrical engineering excellence across a mission-critical portfolio—setting best practice, assuring resilient power strategies, and contributing to forward-looking technical initiatives covering AI facilities, grid resilience, modern methods of construction, digital delivery, commissioning and power efficiency. This is a collaborative leadership role working across multiple disciplines and stakeholders.

• Build trusted relationships with client electrical and operations teams; represent the business at industry forums and key stakeholder engagements; provide clear technical, commercial and market insights through concise reporting.
• Identify, shape and support new opportunities and bids using outcome-focused electrical strategies; monitor emerging trends including AI power densities, liquid cooling, grid constraints, energy storage, alternative fuels and resilience analytics.
• Define and maintain electrical design standards, guidance and templates; ensure compliance with UK, Irish and international regulations; promote continuous improvement, CPD and lessons learned.
• Act as a senior technical point of contact for mission-critical electrical engineering support, mentoring engineers and developing long-term capability.
• Lead assurance of grid connections, utility interfaces, HV/LV architectures, redundancy strategies (N, N+1, 2N, 2N+1), UPS systems, energy storage, power quality, generation, fuel strategies, earthing, lightning protection and protection coordination.
• Lead BIM-enabled electrical delivery by defining modelling strategies and information requirements; coordinate and review digital models; manage clash detection and issue workflows through a common data environment.
• Collaborate with mechanical, ICT, controls, fire, structural and other disciplines to deliver coordinated, construction-ready designs; lead integrated reviews to resolve interface risks early.
• Embed sustainability and performance objectives into electrical design, defining and tracking metrics such as PUE contribution, losses and standby efficiency; support grid-aware design, renewables, storage and demand-side response.
• Manage electrical scope, budget, programme, risk and change; oversee resources and maintain relationships with key supply chain partners, OEMs and utility providers.
• Define commissioning philosophies, integrated test plans and energisation strategies; ensure alignment of design intent and operational requirements to de-risk handover and accelerate operational readiness.

• Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Chartered Engineer status preferred.
• Extensive experience delivering electrical systems for mission-critical or data centre projects.
• Experience working on large, complex programmes advantageous.
• Strong understanding of data centre electrical systems, resilient power strategies, IT load integration and multidisciplinary coordination.
• Proficient in BIM and digital delivery environments, including model coordination and common data environment workflows.
• Experienced in defining power strategies, managing grid interfaces and delivering efficient, resilient outcomes aligned with energy performance objectives.
• Commercially aware with strengths in budget control, forecasting, resource planning and change management.
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with experience presenting at senior stakeholder and industry forums.
• Passionate about mentoring and applying innovation in digital engineering, AI-enabled power management, modern methods of construction and commissioning analytics.