Senior Electrical Engineer – Data Centre & Mission Critical

Hoare Lea; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day fortnight

Private medical cover

EV salary sacrifice scheme

Stock options

25 days annual leave

Flexible and hybrid working

Job summary

Hoare Lea is seeking a Principal/Associate Electrical Engineer to join the Data Centre & Mission Critical team. You will lead electrical design delivery across live plant upgrades, new-builds and campus-scale schemes, collaborating with clients, contractors and architects.

The role covers UK and Europe, with a focus on resilience, uptime and sustainable infrastructure. You will mentor junior staff while developing concepts, coordinating complex inputs and ensuring high-quality reporting and

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Electrical Engineer delivering Mission Critical and Data Centre projects.
• Experience with modern technical delivery processes and software/tools such as Revit, BIM workflows, Electrical OM, Dialux and Relux.
• Demonstrable client-facing consultancy experience with clients, contractors and architects on design-led projects.
• Strong technical judgement and collaborative teamwork.
• Experience mentoring and supporting others to develop knowledge and skills.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day technical delivery of electrical design services for data centre and mission-critical projects.
• Lead development of initial strategic concepts that meet the brief and regulatory requirements.
• Act as a client-facing engineer: attend project meetings, interpret and communicate the brief, and maintain stakeholder relationships.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary inputs to deliver integrated building and campus solutions.
• Prepare and review design deliverables, specifications and technical reports, and contribute to proposals and bid content.
• Provide input during early-stage site appraisals, masterplanning and test-fit studies.
• Oversee testing, commissioning and handover activities to maintain resilience and uptime.
• Support monitoring of fee expenditure, resource allocation and project delivery with the team leader.
• Mentor and develop next-gen professionals, including apprentices and graduates.

Skills

Client-facing

Revit

BIM workflows

Electrical OM

Dialux/Relux

Technical judgement

Mentoring

Tools

Revit

BIM workflows

Electrical OM

Dialux

Relux

Job description

Hoare Lea is seeking a Principal/Associate Electrical Engineer to join the Data Centre & Mission Critical team. You will lead electrical design delivery across live plant upgrades, new-builds and campus-scale schemes, collaborating with clients, contractors and architects.

The role covers UK and Europe, with a focus on resilience, uptime and sustainable infrastructure. You will mentor junior staff while developing concepts, coordinating complex inputs and ensuring high-quality reporting and