Senior Data Centre Design Engineer

Adecco; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Adecco is seeking a Senior Data Centre Design Engineer to join its European team. You will lead design reviews, coordinate with engineering, operations, network and project management to deliver mission-critical data centre facilities across multiple countries, with hybrid work and regional travel.

You will act as technical authority through lifecycle from site assessment to commissioning and handover. Strong knowledge of electrical power, cooling, fire protection and MEP, with English fluency

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Building Services Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience designing, commissioning, or operating mission-critical facilities/data centres.
• Chartered Engineer status or professional registration would be advantageous.
• Fluency in English; additional European languages beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Act as technical authority throughout full lifecycle of data centre projects.
• Collaborate with internal/external partners to ensure high engineering standards across deployments.
• Coordinate technical activities across stakeholders and review commissioning procedures.
• Support testing, commissioning and handover into operations.
• Maintain engineering documentation and support incident investigations.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

English fluency

Education

Electrical/Mechanical/Building Services Engineering degree

Job description

Senior Data Centre Design Engineer

Location: Europe (Hybrid with Regional Travel) Salary: Competitive + Benefits

A leading global technology and cloud infrastructure organisation is looking for a Senior Data Centre Design Engineer to join its rapidly growing European team.

This is an opportunity to play a key role in the design, delivery, commissioning, and operation of mission-critical data centre facilities across multiple countries. Working within a highly technical environment, you will collaborate with engineering, operations, network, security, and project management teams to ensure the successful delivery of large-scale data centre infrastructure projects.

The Role

As a Senior Data Centre Design Engineer, you will act as a technical authority throughout the full lifecycle of data centre projects, from site assessment and engineering design reviews through to commissioning, operational support, upgrades, and optimisation initiatives.

You will work closely with both internal stakeholders and external partners including colocation providers, consultants, contractors, and vendors to ensure the highest engineering standards are maintained across regional deployments.

Key Responsibilities

Design & Engineering

• Evaluate and review colocation opportunities, engineering documentation, and proposed facility designs.
• Assess technical solutions, equipment submissions, and infrastructure designs against engineering standards and operational requirements.
• Develop site-specific fit-out and infrastructure solutions for new and existing facilities.
• Collaborate with network, security, operations, and EHS teams to ensure cross-functional requirements are incorporated into project designs.
• Provide technical expertise relating to lease agreements, service levels, and infrastructure requirements.

Project Delivery & Commissioning

• Act as the engineering representative for major regional projects.
• Coordinate technical activities across internal and external stakeholders.
• Review and improve commissioning procedures, testing methodologies, and technical documentation.
• Support testing and commissioning activities, ensuring issues are identified and resolved effectively.
• Lead technical acceptance processes and support successful handover into operations.

Operational Support

• Maintain engineering documentation including design drawings, as-built documentation, and technical records.
• Support operations teams with incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action planning.
• Drive infrastructure upgrades, retrofits, and optimisation projects to improve reliability, efficiency, and scalability.

About You

You will have:

• A degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience designing, constructing, commissioning, or operating mission-critical facilities, data centres, or colocation environments.
• Strong knowledge of critical infrastructure systems including:
• Electrical power distribution
• Cooling and HVAC systems
• Fire protection systems
• MEP infrastructure
• Experience working with commissioning, testing, and operational acceptance processes.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Knowledge of European building regulations, engineering codes, permitting requirements, and compliance standards.
• Chartered Engineer status or professional engineering registration would be advantageous.
• Fluency in English. Additional European languages would be beneficial.> Ability and willingness to travel across Europe (approximately 30%).

  What's On Offer?

  • The opportunity to work on some of Europe's largest and most technically advanced data centre programmes.
  • Exposure to large-scale, international infrastructure projects.
  • A collaborative, fast-paced engineering environment.
  • Significant opportunities for career growth within a global technology organisation.

  If you're passionate about mission-critical infrastructure and want to help shape the future of cloud and data centre technology across Europe, we'd love to hear from you