Principal Data Centre Electrical Engineer – Hybrid

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

Job summary

Hoare Lea in London is seeking a Principal/Associate Electrical Engineer to join the Data Centre & Mission Critical team. You will lead electrical design for high‑profile data centre projects, mentor engineers and work with clients, contractors and architects to shape resilient infrastructure.

This role covers live upgrades, campus schemes, and AI‑ready cooling concepts, with opportunities to influence design standards and sustainability outcomes across UK and Europe.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering electrical design for data centre projects.
• Strong client-facing consultancy experience.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day technical delivery of electrical design for data centre projects.
• Lead development of initial strategic concepts meeting briefs and regs.
• Attend meetings, interpret briefs, and maintain stakeholder relationships.
• Coordinate inputs from sustainability, acoustics, fire, security to deliver integrated solutions.
• Mentor and develop junior engineers and graduates.

Skills

Client-facing

Team leadership

Mentoring

Collaborative

Problem solving

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Revit

BIM workflows

Electrical OM

Dialux

Relux

Job description

Hoare Lea in London is seeking a Principal/Associate Electrical Engineer to join the Data Centre & Mission Critical team. You will lead electrical design for high‑profile data centre projects, mentor engineers and work with clients, contractors and architects to shape resilient infrastructure.

This role covers live upgrades, campus schemes, and AI‑ready cooling concepts, with opportunities to influence design standards and sustainability outcomes across UK and Europe.