Electrical Associate Director (Mission Critical)

<p><b>Senior Mission Critical Electrical Lead - Associate Director</b></p><br>Please ensure you read the below overview and requirements for this employment opportunity completely.<br><p>An international engineering and consultancy organisation delivers integrated mission-critical solutions that help clients plan, design, commission and operate high-performance data centre and AI facilities. The business combines deep electrical engineering expertise with digital delivery and multidisciplinary collaboration to achieve efficient, resilient and sustainable outcomes.</p><p>This role leads electrical engineering excellence across a mission-critical portfolio—setting best practice, assuring resilient power strategies, and contributing to forward-looking technical initiatives covering AI facilities, grid resilience, modern methods of construction, digital delivery, commissioning and power efficiency. This is a collaborative leadership role working across multiple disciplines and stakeholders.</p>Key Responsibilities<ul><li>Build trusted relationships with client electrical and operations teams; represent the business at industry forums and key stakeholder engagements; provide clear technical, commercial and market insights through concise reporting.</li><li>Identify, shape and support new opportunities and bids using outcome-focused electrical strategies; monitor emerging trends including AI power densities, liquid cooling, grid constraints, energy storage, alternative fuels and resilience analytics.</li><li>Define and maintain electrical design standards, guidance and templates; ensure compliance with UK, Irish and international regulations; promote continuous improvement, CPD and lessons learned.</li><li>Act as a senior technical point of contact for mission-critical electrical engineering support, mentoring engineers and developing long‑term capability.</li><li>Lead assurance of grid connections, utility interfaces, HV/LV architectures, redundancy strategies (N, N+1, 2N, 2N+1), UPS systems, energy storage, power quality, generation, fuel strategies, earthing, lightning protection and protection coordination.</li><li>Lead BIM‑enabled electrical delivery by defining modelling strategies and information requirements; coordinate and review digital models; manage clash detection and issue workflows through a common data environment.</li><li>Collaborate with mechanical, ICT, controls, fire, structural and other disciplines to deliver coordinated, construction‑ready designs; lead integrated reviews to resolve interface risks early.</li><li>Embed sustainability and performance objectives into electrical design, defining and tracking metrics such as PUE contribution, losses and standby efficiency; support grid‑aware design, renewables, storage and demand‑side response.</li><li>Manage electrical scope, budget, programme, risk and change; oversee resources and maintain relationships with key supply chain partners, OEMs and utility providers.</li><li>Define commissioning philosophies, integrated test plans and energisation strategies; ensure alignment of design intent and operational requirements to de‑risk handover and accelerate operational readiness.</li></ul>About You<ul><li>Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.</li><li>Chartered Engineer status preferred.</li><li>Extensive experience delivering electrical systems for mission‑critical or data centre projects.</li><li>Experience working on large, complex programmes advantageous.</li><li>Strong understanding of data centre electrical systems, resilient power strategies, IT load integration and multidisciplinary coordination.</li><li>Proficient in BIM and digital delivery environments, including model coordination and common data environment workflows.</li><li>Experienced in defining power strategies, managing grid interfaces and delivering efficient, resilient outcomes aligned with energy performance objectives.</li><li>Commercially aware with strengths in budget control, forecasting, resource planning and change management.</li><li>Strong leadership and communication skills, with experience presenting at senior stakeholder and industry forums. xwzovoh </li><li>Passionate about mentoring and applying innovation in digital engineering, AI‑enabled power management, modern methods of construction and commissioning analytics.</li></ul><br>