Senior Architect - Data Centres

. AECOM Limited; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Benefits program

Disability Confident Employer

Job summary

AECOM is seeking an experienced Architect or Architectural Technologist to lead design on large multi-disciplinary projects, preferably data centres. You will collaborate with engineering teams, manage design content, and ensure quality and governance across timelines and programmes.

The role is anchored in Belfast with flexibility for Dublin, Manchester or London as suitable locations. Responsibilities include coordinating design across teams, applying CDM Safety in Design, presenting to

Qualifications

• Fully qualified architect or technologist with Chartered status or equivalent.
• Willingness to work on large multi-disciplinary design projects, incl. data centres.
• Understanding UK building systems, standards and contracts; IT literate.
• Able to manage busy workloads and meet deadlines with clear development history.

Responsibilities

• Senior Architect/Designer on a portfolio of projects across data centres.
• Coordinate design across multi-disciplinary teams and governance steps.
• Present to clients and ensure CDM Safety in Design principles are applied.
• Manage on-site interfaces between Design Team and Site Team when needed.
• Support Directors with Technical Excellence initiatives and resource management.

Skills

Team management

CAD proficiency

Revit know-how

Education

Fully Qualified Architect or Technologist (Chartered or equivalent)

Degree qualification with Diploma or Masters

Tools

AutoCAD

REVIT

Sketchup

Photoshop

InDesign

PowerPoint

Twinmotion

Forma ACC

ProjectWise

Autodesk Docs

Job description

Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

Work with Us. Change the World.At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

We are a multidisciplinary team working with Data Centre clients across both Hyperscale and Colocation and also Enterprise projects across Europe. These projects are led from our specialist data centre team based in the UK in conjunction with our local teams across Europe who ensure localisation and permitting delivery, but also other global design teams providing resource and capability to the projects.

We are seeking an experienced Architect or Architectural Technologist with a strong technical background in the design of large multi-disciplinary design projects, preferably data centres. The ideal candidate will be able to collaborate effectively within multi-disciplinary architectural and engineering teams. The candidate must be strong in technical design content, with a CSA bias and in design management, digital technologies, and design workflow. They will be expected to oversee design activities and the production of design information and maintain the level of quality that is expected throughout these projects. They will have to manage this delivery to very demanding timelines and programmes with immovable deadlines. The preferred location for this role is Belfast, given its position as a key hub of expertise. Dublin, Manchester, and London are also suitable locations. The role will require travel throughout the UK, Ireland, and Europe.

Project / Design Responsibilities

• Senior Architect/Designer on a portfolio of projects.
• Assist in coordinating the design across multi-disciplinary architectural and engineering teams, working closely with discipline leads to deliver integrated architectural and engineering outputs across projects.
• Ensuring all internal governance is followed both at bid stage and throughout the delivery of projects.
• Presenting to clients and prospective clients.
• Ensuring CDM Safety in Design principles are applied throughout all design stages of a project.

Managerial Responsibilities

• Organises own and others work to achieve set deadlines.
• Responsible for the correctness, accuracy and multi-disciplinary coordination of the design documentation.
• Ensures the quality of technical work produced meets AECOM's Technical Excellence standards.
• Interact with clients, contractors, local authority representatives and others using skills of persuasion and negotiation to resolve critical issues.
• Make appropriate value judgements with respect to corrective work that supports the design concept and performance goals of the project.
• For projects on site: Manage interface between Design Team / Site Team ensuring proper design support is provided in a timely manner.
• Support Associate Directors and / or Directors with operational responsibilities which includes development and implementing Technical Excellence initiatives, management of resources (HR), training initiatives (CPD).
• Where requested, engage with business reporting activities.
• Ensure the latest software and digital techniques are utilised to increase productivity and identify where training opportunities for staff should be made available.

Specific Skills Required

• Must be proficient in the team management of, and use of, CAD. We use a range of CAD software, and training can be given to get you up to speed on the specific software needed for projects we are working on, which utilise AutoCAD & REVIT.
• In particular our approach to design utilises 3D modelling in REVIT for workflow, and direct 'hands on' experience and current working knowledge of REVIT is required.
• It would also be useful to have a working knowledge of Sketchup, Photoshop, InDesign, PowerPoint, Twinmotion and other presentation and render software. (Training can also be provided).
• Familiarity with working in Common Data Environments (CDE) like Forma ACC, ProjectWise, Autodesk Docs, etc.
• Creative, practical, adaptable and enthusiastic.
• Ability to demonstrate attention to detail.
• Ability to think in a methodical way to design, plan and organize parts of projects.
• English language proficient, holding good communication skills to present information in speech, drawings and reports.
• Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK.

Qualifications

• Fully Qualified Architect or Technologist (Chartered or equivalent) and proven experience in working on large multi-disciplinary design projects, preferably in Data Centres
• Willingness and interest to work in a range of areas under the guidance of Associate Directors and / or Directors. Our areas of design include: Data Centres, Nuclear, Transport, Rail, Aviation, Education, Health Care, Laboratory, Science, and Logistics.
• Degree qualification, preferably with Diploma or Masters in a University Course, although the latter is not absolutely essential.
• Some experience of various forms of building contract will be helpful.
• An understanding and knowledge of the application UK Building Systems, Standards and Regulations and construction types.
• IT literate, with knowledge of CAD software, and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, TEAMS, etc).
• Ability to manage a busy workload and deadlines.
• A clear work history and proof of professional development and learning.

Additional Information

• Must have the right to live and work in Northern Ireland

About AECOM

AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you are working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

Benefits

• We provide a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families.
• You're a part of a global, publicly traded firm - access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.
• We're the world's trusted global infrastructure firm, and we're in this together - your growth and success are ours too.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.