Electrical Engineer – Data Centre/Mission Critical (Hybrid)

Hoare Lea; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day fortnight

Professional development

Private medical

EV salary sacrifice

Stock options

25 days leave

Hybrid working

Job summary

Hoare Lea in London is seeking a Senior / Principal Electrical Engineer to join our Data Centre & Mission Critical team. You’ll work on live plant upgrades, electrical design and due-diligence across the UK, Ireland and Europe, delivering high‑quality outcomes.

You’ll collaborate with clients, develop designs, produce reports and guide testing and commissioning while mentoring junior staff and contributing to resilience and energy efficiency in critical infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering Mission Critical and Data Centre projects.
• Experience with Revit, BIM workflows and electrical design tools.
• Strong technical judgement and a collaborative mindset.
• Experience mentoring and supporting others.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day technical delivery of electrical design for data centres and mission-critical projects.
• Lead development of initial strategic concepts meeting briefs and regulatory requirements.
• Act as a client-facing engineer.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary inputs for integrated solutions.
• Prepare and review design deliverables and reports.
• Provide input during early-stage appraisals, masterplanning and test-fits.
• Oversee testing, commissioning and handover activities.
• Support monitoring of fee expenditure, resources and project delivery.
• Mentor and develop next-gen professionals.

Skills

Mission Critical

Data Centre

Revit

BIM workflows

Electrical design tools

Mentoring

Tools

Revit

BIM workflows

Job description

Hoare Lea in London is seeking a Senior / Principal Electrical Engineer to join our Data Centre & Mission Critical team. You’ll work on live plant upgrades, electrical design and due-diligence across the UK, Ireland and Europe, delivering high‑quality outcomes.

You’ll collaborate with clients, develop designs, produce reports and guide testing and commissioning while mentoring junior staff and contributing to resilience and energy efficiency in critical infrastructure.