Technical Director (Mech Or Elec) - Data Centre

Eden Brown; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Scheme

Excellent Benefits Package

Hybrid Working

Job summary

Eden Brown is seeking a Technical Director (Mechanical or Electrical) to lead data centre design in London, delivering hyperscale and colocation projects across the UK and Europe. You will act as Technical Lead and Client Director on flagship programs, driving design excellence and resilience across complex international programmes.

You will mentor multidisciplinary teams, shape business development, and help grow a rapidly expanding mission-critical division.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering Data Centre projects within a consultancy environment.
• Strong background in Mission Critical or Hyperscale facilities.
• Extensive client-facing and technical leadership experience.
• Strong understanding of critical systems including power distribution, UPS, standby generation, cooling and resilience strategies.
• Ability to lead teams and manage multiple complex projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Lead the mechanical or electrical design of major data centre developments
• Act as Technical Lead and Client Director on flagship projects
• Drive design excellence, innovation and resilience strategies
• Mentor and develop multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Support business development and strategic growth
• Build and maintain relationships with key developers, operators and contractors
• Oversee project delivery, quality assurance and technical governance

Skills

Technical leadership

Data centre design

Client relationship management

Mentoring teams

Education

Chartered Engineer (CEng) preferred

Job description

Technical Director (Mechanical or Electrical - Data Centres)

London | Hybrid Working | £100,000 - £120,000 + Bonus + Benefits

Are you a recognised Data Centre design leader looking to take ownership of major mission-critical projects across the UK and Europe?

A leading international engineering consultancy is seeking a Technical Director (Mechanical or Electrical) to spearhead the delivery of hyperscale and colocation data centre projects. This is an opportunity to join an industry-leading team delivering some of the most complex and prestigious mission-critical developments currently in the market.

The Opportunity

Working at the forefront of the data centre sector, you'll provide technical leadership across large-scale projects from concept through to delivery, acting as a trusted advisor to global clients, contractors, and design teams.

You'll play a key role in winning work, developing client relationships, growing technical teams, and shaping the future direction of a rapidly expanding mission-critical division.

Project Exposure

• Hyperscale Data Centres
• Colocation Facilities
• Mission Critical Campuses
• High-Density AI & Cloud Infrastructure
• Critical Power & Resilience Upgrades
• Large-Scale International Data Centre Programmes

Responsibilities

• Lead the mechanical or electrical design of major data centre developments
• Act as Technical Lead and Client Director on flagship projects
• Drive design excellence, innovation and resilience strategies
• Mentor and develop multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Support business development and strategic growth
• Build and maintain relationships with key developers, operators and contractors
• Oversee project delivery, quality assurance and technical governance

About You

• Proven experience delivering Data Centre projects within a consultancy environment
• Strong background in Mission Critical or Hyperscale facilities
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) preferred
• Extensive client-facing and technical leadership experience
• Strong understanding of critical systems, including power distribution, UPS, standby generation, cooling and resilience strategies
• Ability to lead teams and manage multiple complex projects simultaneously

Package

• £100,000 - £120,000 Salary
• Hybrid Working
• Clear route to Regional Director / Board-level leadership
• Bonus Scheme
• Opportunity to work on high-profile international Data Centre programmes
• Excellent Benefits Package

This role would suit a Technical Director, Associate Director, Data Centre Lead, Sector Director or Principal Engineer looking to join one of the industry's most respected mission-critical teams and play a key role in delivering the next generation of digital infrastructure.