Associate Director (Electrical)

Black & White Engineering; Paris; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Black & White Engineering in Paris is seeking an Associate Director (Electrical) to influence the design and delivery of complex electrical infrastructure, while expanding engineering capability in the Paris office. You will provide strategic leadership, mentor engineers, engage with clients and senior stakeholders, and drive coordination across disciplines to deliver high-quality projects.

This role offers opportunities to shape technical standards, develop people, and lead multi-disciplinary

Qualifications

• Strong technical expertise in electrical building services and power infrastructure.
• Proven experience leading electrical delivery on complex engineering projects.
• Strong understanding of power distribution, resilience and critical electrical systems.
• Technical assurance, design review and multidisciplinary coordination capability.
• Strong team leadership and client-facing communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical leadership for electrical engineering across complex projects.
• Lead technical assurance and reviews of major electrical design decisions.
• Oversee delivery and coordination of electrical engineering work.
• Engage directly with clients and stakeholders throughout project delivery.
• Drive effective coordination across mechanical, structural, civil and specialist disciplines.
• Mentor engineers and support the continued development of the electrical team.
• Contribute to improving technical standards, design quality and project delivery.

Skills

Electrical building services

Power infrastructure

Technical leadership

Client-facing communication

Cross-disciplinary coordination

Job description

This role offers the opportunity to combine technical authority in electrical engineering with broader responsibility for projects, clients and people. As Associate Director (Electrical), you will influence the design and delivery of complex electrical infrastructure while helping strengthen our engineering capability in Paris.

What’s in It For You

Strategic Project Influence - Have a meaningful voice in major technical and delivery decisions across complex projects.

Technical Authority - Apply and deepen your expertise across resilient electrical infrastructure, HV/LV distribution and critical power systems.

Client Leadership - Work directly with clients and senior stakeholders, helping turn project requirements into effective engineering solutions.

Career Development - Broaden your experience beyond technical delivery into project, people and client leadership.

Develop Engineering Capability - Mentor engineers and help build a strong technical culture within the team.

Values in Practice - Lead with Accountability, Integrity, Simplicity and Supportiveness while maintaining high technical standards.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Provide senior technical leadership for electrical engineering across complex projects.
• Lead technical assurance and reviews of major electrical design decisions.
• Oversee delivery and coordination of electrical engineering work.
• Engage directly with clients and stakeholders throughout project delivery.
• Drive effective coordination across mechanical, structural, civil and specialist disciplines.
• Mentor engineers and support the continued development of the electrical team.
• Contribute to improving technical standards, design quality and project delivery.

Essential Skills

• Strong technical expertise in electrical building services and power infrastructure.
• Proven experience leading electrical delivery on complex engineering projects.
• Strong understanding of power distribution, resilience and critical electrical systems.
• Technical assurance, design review and multidisciplinary coordination capability.
• Strong team leadership and client-facing communication skills.

Learning & Development

You will be joining a community that focuses on learning and development through regular lunch and learn sessions and investment in accredited professional courses or educational programmes. You can set the pace for your professional development, and whatever path you choose, you will receive relevant support.

Company Overview

Black & White Engineering is a multi-award-winning engineering consultancy with offices across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific.

We are a leading provider of engineering design services for the data centre sector, delivering expertise across Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP), Civil and Structural, Power Systems, Sustainability, BIM, Design Management and wider specialist infrastructure disciplines.

Our teams support projects across all areas of the construction industry, offering practical, efficient design solutions that prioritise real-world installation, maintenance and operational performance.

As one of the fastest-growing consultancies in our industry, we offer genuine opportunities for progression. Many of our engineers have developed into leadership roles as the business has expanded. Joining Black & White Engineering means making a meaningful impact with clients and colleagues while receiving the recognition you deserve.