Senior Electrical Engineer (Data Centres)

Vertical Recruitment; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global engineering consultancy seeks a Senior Electrical Building Services Engineer for major Data Centre projects. The role involves leading electrical design delivery, championing sustainable solutions, and ensuring technical excellence across multidisciplinary teams. Ideal candidates will have a background in electrical building services design and a degree in a relevant field. This is an opportunity to influence significant engineering projects and drive innovation in the sector.

Benefits

Professional development and mentoring

Comprehensive benefits package

Supportive working culture

Opportunities to work on significant projects

Qualifications

• A degree in Electrical Engineering, Building Services, Architectural Engineering or similar.
• Chartered Engineer status (IET, CIBSE or equivalent).
• Strong background in electrical building services design, ideally with experience in Data Centre or mission-critical environments.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and coordinating with partners.
• Solid understanding of current legislation, regulations, and emerging trends.
• Genuine interest in sustainable design and reducing carbon impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical design delivery from feasibility to completion.
• Shape projects pushing towards net-zero carbon.
• Guide teams and ensure technical excellence.
• Support project management, client engagement, and commercial oversight.
• Contribute to the organisation’s digital evolution.

Skills

Electrical design delivery

Sustainable engineering solutions

Team leadership

Client engagement

Project management

Understanding of legislation and regulations

Interest in sustainable design

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering, Building Services, or similar

Chartered Engineer status (IET, CIBSE or equivalent)

Job description

About the Opportunity

Global, industry-leading consultancy – widely recognised for engineering excellence

The Role

As a Senior Electrical Building Services Engineer, you’ll play a key role across all stages of major Data Centre projects—working closely with a diverse team of building services specialists, sustainability professionals, digital engineers, structural engineers and more.

You will

• Lead electrical design delivery from early feasibility through to technical completion.
• Shape projects that push towards net-zero carbon, championing sustainable engineering solutions.
• Guide multidisciplinary teams and ensure technical excellence across a portfolio of UK and international schemes.
• Directly support project management activities, including client engagement, fee discussions and commercial oversight.
• Contribute to the organisation’s digital evolution—helping to refine workflows, support automation, and enhance integrated design processes.
• Manage delivery across multiple projects, ensuring quality, coordination and effective delegation within the wider building services group.

This position is perfect for someone who wants both hands-on technical involvement and the opportunity to influence the direction of major mission-critical projects.

What They’re Looking For

You will ideally have

• A degree in Electrical Engineering, Building Services, Architectural Engineering or similar.
• Chartered Engineer status (IET, CIBSE or equivalent).
• A strong background in electrical building services design, ideally with experience in Data Centre or other mission-critical environments.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and coordinating with external partners.
• A solid understanding of current legislation, regulations, and emerging trends within the sector.
• A genuine interest in sustainable design, reducing carbon impact, and advancing energy-efficient engineering solutions.

If you’re passionate about driving innovation in electrical systems design and want to lead high-value, technically challenging projects, this role will absolutely suit you.

Why Join This Consultancy?

This organisation is consistently regarded as one of the most forward-thinking consultancies in the world. Their model rewards collaboration, curiosity, and long-term vision. Joining the team means :

• Working alongside some of the industry’s leading engineers, designers and specialists.
• Contributing to globally significant projects with real societal value.
• Access to excellent professional development, learning pathways and mentoring.
• A balanced and supportive working culture where individuality and diverse perspectives are valued.
• A comprehensive benefits package focused on wellbeing, flexibility and long-term personal growth.

This is an opportunity to join an extraordinary engineering environment—one that is known globally for its integrity, its sustainable ethos, and its commitment to creating a better built world.