Mechanical Associate Director: Data Centres

Overview

In this role, you will lead mechanical delivery for hyperscale and co-location data centres, driving technical excellence and client relationships. You will act as an ambassador across the EMEA data centre community and within AECOM, guiding multidisciplinary teams in a fast-growing sector. You’ll shape project delivery, interfaces with clients, and contribute to growth through thought leadership. This is a strategic leadership role with impact on large-scale infrastructure projects.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid work options
• competitive compensation and benefits
• well-being programs
• global, publicly traded firm
• access to industry-leading technology and thinking
• transformational work with big impact

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical delivery for hyperscale and co-location data centre projects
• Strengthen client relationships and support growth through work winning and thought leadership
• Lead data centre project work streams in the UK and across EMEA
• Apply in-depth knowledge of mechanical design and engineering practices for data centres and how they interface with clients
• Manage project financials and ensure successful delivery
• Represent AECOM as an ambassador in the data centre community internally and externally
• Provide leadership and development for team members in a multidisciplinary environment

Key requirements

• Degree qualified in a relevant discipline
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) with CIBSE or equivalent
• Strong background delivering mechanical project work in data centres and mission-critical environments
• Demonstrable client-facing and work-winning experience
• Excellent team leadership and development capability
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Good financial understanding of projects to ensure success

• leadership
• client-facing communication
• ambassadorship
• Mechanical design for data centres
• Data centre engineering practices
• Project financial management

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