Data Centre Mechanical Director | Lead Delivery & Growth

AECOM; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM in the UK is seeking an experienced Mechanical Director for the Data Centre market. You will lead the CA team across disciplines, interface with clients, and drive delivery, risk management and work winning.

You will mentor a multi-discipline team and ensure design and construction services meet project goals across the region. This role offers hybrid working arrangements and the chance to shape scalable, resilient data centre solutions for high-profile clients in EMEA and globally.

Qualifications

• Strong career background in the delivery of Mechanical or Electrical project work across Data Centres and Mission Critical Environments.
• Proven experience of leading DC project work streams in UK & preferably across EMEA.
• Demonstrable client facing and work winning experience.
• Able to demonstrate excellent team leadership and development capability.
• Detailed Knowledge of Mechanical or Electrical design, engineering practices, techniques and procedures for Data Centres and how it ultimately interfaces with the client.
• Strong commercial acumen and experience in managing project financials.
• Ability to communicate internally and externally through excellent written and verbal skills
• A good financial understanding of projects and the requirements needed to ensure the success of a Project.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the growing and expanding Data Centre CA team
• CA Services monitoring across multiple disciplines, including, Architectural, Structural, Civil, Ground Engineering, Landscape, Mechanical, Electrical, BAS, Telecoms, Security, Public Health, Fire Engineering and LEED.
• Provision of Principal Designer and Responsible Designer Services during construction to interface with local AHJ and GCs.
• Provision of multi-discipline, site-based teams, supported by our office-based design teams.
• Provision of design services throughout the construction stage to accommodate client and GC driven design changes.
• Data centre sites had different GCs and different client representatives (but same client). Our CA services management and engineering team organisation ensured we provided a consistent approach across all projects.
• Ensure projects achieve their required results, deliverables are full developed and meet the needs our all our diverse clients
• Be involved in Work Winning and Business Development – leveraging a strong pipeline of opportunities with existing and new clients to provide MEP solutions within the DC Sector
• Provide programme management expertise and commercial oversight for major projects to ensure integrated teams’ delivery commitments are met
• Monitor project risk and risk mitigation strategy project KPIs and assists in resolution of issues or deviations
• Provide a seamless, consistent, co-ordinated and on time delivery of all Mechanical services across the region
• Fully partner with our clients to fully understand their business, organisation structure and culture, being proactive to their needs and market changes.

Skills

DC leadership

Client facing

Team leadership

Commercial acumen

Mechanical design

Electrical design

Communication skills

Job description

AECOM in the UK is seeking an experienced Mechanical Director for the Data Centre market. You will lead the CA team across disciplines, interface with clients, and drive delivery, risk management and work winning.

You will mentor a multi-discipline team and ensure design and construction services meet project goals across the region. This role offers hybrid working arrangements and the chance to shape scalable, resilient data centre solutions for high-profile clients in EMEA and globally.