Data Centre Electrical Engineering Director

Bryden Wood; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-Day Fortnight

Professional Membership

Private Healthcare

Career Progression

Pension Scheme

Personal Accident Insurance

Group Life Insurance

Cycle to Work

EV Scheme with Octopus

Bike storage & showers

CPD opportunities

Social events

Job summary

Bryden Wood is seeking a Technical Director – Electrical Engineering to lead data centre electrical design from our London base. You will guide the design team, collaborate with architects and clients, and ensure excellence across project stages on large-scale, multidisciplinary data centre projects.

The role requires a Chartered electrical engineer with 10+ years' data centre delivery, a track record of leading teams, and strong client engagement.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent is required.
• Chartered Engineer status is required or clearly stated as expected.
• Minimum 10 years delivering data centre projects from a design perspective.
• Deep knowledge of data centre typologies and emerging technologies.
• Ability to support strategic team growth and business development.

Responsibilities

• Act as the electrical design lead for key parts of the data centre portfolio.
• Lead and mentor the electrical design team across multiple locations.
• Collaborate with Architecture, Structures, Civils and Sustainability and clients.
• Deliver designs at all project stages with technical excellence.
• Ensure productivity, oversee engineers and technicians, assign tasks.
• Contribute to board reporting and business development strategies.
• Manage coordination, QA/QC procedures and risk management.
• Communicate effectively across all business levels.

Skills

Data centre leadership

Electrical distribution

Team leadership

Client engagement

Project delivery

Data centre clients

Technical leadership

Market trends

Board reporting

QA/QC & risk

Mentoring

Cross-disciplinary communication

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Chartered engineer

Job description

Bryden Wood is seeking a Technical Director – Electrical Engineering to lead data centre electrical design from our London base. You will guide the design team, collaborate with architects and clients, and ensure excellence across project stages on large-scale, multidisciplinary data centre projects.

The role requires a Chartered electrical engineer with 10+ years' data centre delivery, a track record of leading teams, and strong client engagement.