Associate / Associate Director Electrical Critical Systems Engineer

Cundall; North East; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Cundall seeks an experienced Associate or Associate Director Electrical Engineer for their Newcastle office, focusing on innovative electrical design solutions for large-scale data centre projects. The role involves managing engineers, delivering high-quality designs, and fostering client relationships within an expanding company as they move to a new city centre office.

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer status with a degree level education.
• Significant experience in electrical engineering design.
• Experience in managing medium to large-scale projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineers and deliver electrical design solutions.
• Collaborate with various disciplines within the critical systems team.
• Develop and maintain client relationships for repeat business.

Skills

Project Management

Electrical Design

Client Relationship Management

Team Leadership

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering or Building Services Engineering

Job description

Social network you want to login/join with:

Associate / Associate Director Electrical Critical Systems Engineer, Newcastle upon Tyne

col-narrow-left

Client:

Cundall

Location:

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

-

EU work permit required:

Yes

col-narrow-right

Job Reference:

e53963889cbc

Job Views:

4

Posted:

29.06.2025

Expiry Date:

13.08.2025

col-wide

Job Description:

The Role

Join us as we move to our new city centre office and embark on a hyperscale data centre project in the North East. This expansion builds on the incredible successes and growth of our European-wide Critical Systems team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced and client-focused Associate or Associate Director Electrical Engineer to join our Critical Systems team in our Newcastle office, and to play a leading role in ensuring the successful delivery of innovative electrical design solutions for some of the most notable and large-scale data centre projects in the world.

You will collaborate within our critical systems team and work closely with colleagues of various disciplines to manage the delivery of technically excellent and profitable projects.

The role will include managing engineers to deliver designs, monitoring fee and programme, checking designs, and communicating with the wider project/client team. You will be involved in the design process and produce design deliverables when required.

You will develop new, and nurture existing client relationships that maximise satisfaction and ensure repeat business. You will use your expertise and determination to manage, motivate, and inspire less experienced engineers.

You will also support, and be supported by, senior management staff within the team.

The Skills

A Chartered Engineer, educated to degree level in Electrical Engineering or Building Services Engineering (MEng, BEng, or equivalent), with significant experience in electrical engineering design, preferably in data centre/critical systems context.

Ideally, you will have experience in data centre design and delivery, understanding principles of data centre design. We are willing to develop these skills in the right driven and technically strong individual. You should have managed multiple medium to large-scale projects and less senior engineers, exceeding client expectations.

You have proven ability in producing schematic diagrams, specifications, project reports, site inspections, detailed design development, and leading project meetings. You support your project teams in designing and developing detailed and accurate designs.