Technical Director

Black & White Engineering; Manchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Regular lunch and learn sessions

Investment in professional courses

Job summary

Black & White Engineering in Manchester is looking for a Technical Director to lead technical standards and drive innovation across data centre designs. This role requires extensive experience in senior technical leadership within mission-critical engineering and a strong understanding of MEP systems. The position emphasizes design assurance, governance, and risk management while shaping the industry's future through significant contributions. The consultancy offers opportunities for career growth and professional development across a rapidly expanding framework.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in senior technical leadership within data centre or mission-critical engineering.
• Deep knowledge of MEP systems and data centre design principles.
• Proven experience in design assurance, governance and risk management.
• Strong client-facing and decision-making capability.

Responsibilities

• Set and uphold technical standards across projects.
• Shape engineering direction, technical governance, and long-term strategy.
• Provide expert oversight on complex designs and manage technical risk.
• Contribute to industry advancement and best practice in data centre engineering.
• Help develop the next generation of engineering leaders.

Skills

Senior technical leadership

Data centre design principles

Design assurance

Client-facing capability

Risk management

Education

Professional engineering qualification

Job description

Are you a senior engineering leader ready to set the technical benchmark for some of the world’s most complex data centre programmes?

This is an opportunity to step into a highly influential Technical Director role where your expertise will shape design standards, guide strategic decisions, and ensure excellence across major, mission‑critical portfolios.

As Technical Director, you’ll combine long‑term technical vision with hands‑on leadership, driving innovation, assurance, and delivery quality across a rapidly growing consultancy.

What’s In It For You

• Strategic Technical Leadership – You’ll set and uphold technical standards across projects, ensuring high‑quality, resilient, and future‑proof data centre designs.
• Influence at the Highest Level – Working closely with senior leadership and key clients, you’ll shape engineering direction, technical governance, and long‑term strategy.
• Design Assurance & Risk Management – You’ll provide expert oversight on complex designs, manage technical risk, and support teams through critical decision points.
• Thought Leadership & Innovation – This role gives you the platform to contribute to industry advancement, standardisation, and best practice in data centre engineering.
• Career Legacy & Growth – You’ll help develop the next generation of engineering leaders while continuing to grow your own influence within a rapidly expanding consultancy.
• Extensive experience in senior technical leadership within data centre or mission‑critical engineering
• Deep knowledge of MEP systems and data centre design principles
• Proven experience in design assurance, governance and risk management
• Strong client‑facing and decision‑making capability
• Professional engineering qualification and registration preferred

In addition, you will be joining a community that focuses on learning and development through regular lunch and learn sessions, investment in accredited professional courses or educational programmes. You can set the pace for your professional development, and whatever path you choose, you will receive relevant support.

Company Overview

Black & White Engineering is a multi‑award‑winning engineering consultancy with offices across the UK, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific.

We are a leading provider of engineering design services for the data centre sector, delivering expertise across Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP), Civil and Structural, Power Systems, Sustainability, BIM, Design Management, Acoustics, Emissions, and other specialist infrastructure disciplines. Our teams deliver practical, efficient design solutions that prioritise real‑world installation, maintenance, and long‑term operational performance.

As one of the fastest‑growing consultancies in our industry, we offer genuine opportunities for progression - many of our engineers have developed into leadership roles as the business has expanded. Joining Black & White Engineering means applying your expertise where it has real‑world impact, while receiving the recognition you deserve.