Principal Electrical Engineer - Data Centres
Listed on 2026-08-07
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering, Engineering Design & Technologists, Building Services Engineer, Environmental Engineer
Principal Electrical Engineer
- Data Centres
- Full-time
- State/Province:
London, City of - Business Group: DCS
- Legal Entity: AECOM Infrastructure and Environment UK Limited
- Business Line: B&P
- Buildings & Places - Work Location Model:
Hybrid - Operating Group:
International - Primary
Location:
UK
- London
- Aldgate Tower
At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
There has never been a better time to be h 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.
We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.
The Data Centre MEP team is comprised of Associates, Principal, Senior, Engineer and graduates located across the UK, notionally working from our offices in London Aldgate and St Albans offices. 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.
We are seeking a chartered Principal Electrical Engineer, with data centre experience, enthusiasm, confidence and ability to run projects and take ownership for project delivery. The successful applicant will have an ability to lead a team of engineers working on electrical scopes on projects but also work with a wider team of multi-discipline engineers.
We continue to win significant projects, where we can deliver innovative and sustainable engineering solutions. Our success to date is built on the quality of our people, and we are looking for a first-class engineer to fill this role.
The successful candidate will be working alongside accomplished peers and colleagues, who can guide, encourage and educate progression for the right candidate through the business.
The ideal candidate will be experienced in data centre design or exposure to this sector and the basic design principles of electrical services in data centre or industrial facilities.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTSA team player, who can confidently deliver electrical designs in conjunction with and in close collaboration with our other building services and wider disciplines.
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.
The ability to approach projects with forward thinking, open mindedness, confident in liaising with clients, project managers and contractors.
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 their own initiative, under guidance and supervision from a Principal engineer and the wider team.
You will possess 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.
You should also be able to
- Project planning and management
- Provide specialised technical…
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