Principle Electrical Design Engineer

Job Description

Principal Electrical Design Engineer - Mission Critical (Data Centres)\n\nLocation: London (with flexibility across Europe) \nAn established, forward-thinking engineering and architecture consultancy is building out a new mission-critical business unit, focused on the delivery of large-scale, cutting-edge data centre projects across Europe. \nThis is a rare opportunity for a Principal Electrical Design Engineer to play a key role in shaping and leading this capability from the ground up, working alongside senior leadership to define standards, build teams, and deliver high-performance infrastructure.\n\nThe Role\n\nYou will take a leading position in the development and delivery of modern data centre design, acting as both a technical authority and client-facing representative. \nThis role combines strategic leadership, hands-on electrical design expertise, and programme oversight, with responsibility across the full project lifecycle-from concept through to detailed delivery.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nLead electrical design for large-scale, mission-critical data centre projects\nEngage directly with clients, managing upstream conversations and design briefs\nOversee design delivery downstream, coordinating with multidisciplinary engineering teams\nDrive the design formation process, including resilience strategies, uptime requirements, and redundancy concepts\nManage complex design programmes (e.g.

coordinating 100+ drawing packages across M&E disciplines)\nWork closely with mechanical counterparts (cooling, BMS, etc.) to ensure fully integrated solutions\nLiaise with existing data centre specialists to review progress and optimise project outputs\nCollaborate with structural and architectural teams within a broader design environment\nSupport the growth of the team, including helping to recruit and develop M&E engineers\n\nAbout You\n\nProven experience at Principal or Lead Electrical Engineer level\nStrong background in data centre or mission-critical infrastructure design\nDeep understanding of: \nPower resilience and redundancy in modern data centres\nUptime classifications and mission-critical design principles\nIntegration with modern cooling technologies and BMS systems\nComfortable operating in a client-facing role, leading technical discussions and design strategy\nExperience managing complex design programmes and multidisciplinary teams\nA collaborative mindset, with the ability to work across engineering and architectural disciplines\n\nThe Opportunity\n\nJoin a modern, progressive consultancy with a strong reputation for innovation\nBe part of building a new capability area, with real influence on its direction and growth\nWork in a business that prioritises people, wellbeing, and work-life balance-where your time is respected\nCollaborate with highly experienced leadership in a supportive, open-minded culture\nContribute to some of the most advanced data centre projects in Europe