Associate ( Data Centres

Position: Associate ( Data Centres)
Joining Arup Arup is an independent firm, owned in trust by our employees. The projects we work on are chosen so that we can make a positive difference in the world. This may be as a direct output of the project or where we can influence our client’s direction in a beneficial way. Arup’s Data Centre team are globally recognised as being at the forefront of the Data Centre and Mission Critical facility industry.

Watch this short clip to discover how Arup are shaping a better world and how you could be a part of it! Arup’s independent status brings many benefits to the culture of the business, including:

A supportive environment in which to grow and develop your career A globally collaborative environment which enables global expertise to be bought to any project Choice over which clients we work with – those who value the innovation and collaborative ethos we bring to projects and the value we add to their wider business.

Reinvestment into training and research through Invest in Arup funded projects which enable you to investigate and develop opportunities outside of client projects for the wider benefit

Opportunities to take your career in multiple directions including short- and long-term assignments in the 140 countries we work in No shareholders driving growth and profit at the expense of quality and negative impact on the world in which we live.

The Team Our services in this sector include:

Site due diligence,  Master planning Fully integrated ACSMEP and specialist design (from security to telecoms) Energy efficiency and carbon reduction projects on live facilities Whole life cycle carbon analysis Merger and acquisition advisory services

Project, programme and cost management Research and advice on new products for the sector

No shareholders driving growth and profit at the expense of quality and negative impact on the world in which we live.

The Team Arup’s Data Centre Team is a global network of Architects, Engineers and Specialist Consultants working with the largest and most innovative businesses in the sector. Whilst many projects are Data Centre focussed there are lots of opportunities for involvement in other Critical Facility projects, including Healthcare and TV/Film Studios.

Our clients include developers; enterprise users; telcos; edge; retail and wholesale providers and the major hyperscale cloud services providers.  Our London team delivers projects across the UK, Europe, India and Africa. Our unique delivery model of Engineered Architecture co-locates Arup’s Architects, Engineers and specialists as one project team which improves collaboration and coordination. In these highly serviced buildings, our Architects appreciate that the engineering must lead the design and the architecture follows the function - although there is room for design flair and innovation.

The Opportunity This is a very exciting opportunity to take a leadership role as part of a large and expanding team. You will be given the support to develop your leadership skills with responsibility for leading projects and teams. In time, we would like you to have responsibility for managing client relationships as you develop towards Associate Director.

Responsibilities will include:

Leading and coordinating the design of various projects, taking them from initial brief through scheme & detail design to installation and commissioning support Provide technical guidance and design management on multi-disciplinary data centre projects  Mentoring and development of junior colleagues Use and develop your management skills and experience in the delivery of design packages We expect that you have experience in leading teams of engineers on the development of data centre projects throughout all stages of design and construction and that you will have represented the design and/or discipline team in discussions with the client and contractors regarding topics such as the below:

Design of different cooling solutions including chilled water systems PUE/WUE calculations and efficiencies TIER levels of resilience and business continuity Testing and commissioning Your responsibilities will include:
Project Planning, Management and…