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Mission Critical Electrical Lead
Location: UK (Preference of Bristol/Hybrid Working Available)
Are you a technical expert in electrical building services with a passion for leading cutting-edge data centre projects? I'm currently representing a leading global consultancy that is looking to appoint a Mission Critical Electrical Lead to drive forward their rapidly expanding mission critical division.
This is a fantastic opportunity to take a pivotal leadership role within a business that genuinely values collaboration, innovation, and flexible working. You'll join a high-performing team that delivers some of the most complex and impactful data centre projects in the UK and internationally.
Your Key Responsibilities:
- Client Development: Build strong relationships with data centre client teams and nurture long-term partnerships.
- Technical Excellence: Develop and maintain electrical technical standards and present thought leadership both internally and externally.
- Team Capability: Strengthen technical capability across the mission critical engineering team, acting as a senior point of contact for design support and mentoring.
- Market Intelligence: Conduct research into new technologies, competitor activities, and supply chain developments to help inform strategy and identify new opportunities.
- Cross-Discipline Collaboration: Work closely with engineering, architecture, sales, and project management teams to ensure cohesive project delivery.
- Project Leadership: Manage the technical and financial delivery of complex, multi-disciplinary data centre projects in line with client expectations and business goals.
- Reporting: Provide regular updates to leadership on project health, technical innovation, supplier engagement, and broader market trends.
What You'll Bring:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (or related discipline), with Chartered Engineer status preferred.
- Deep technical expertise in electrical systems design for mission critical environments, especially data centres.
- Strong leadership skills, with proven experience mentoring and developing high-performing teams.
- A track record of delivering large-scale projects (typically 100m+).
- Established network within the mission critical sector.
- Confident communicator, comfortable presenting to internal stakeholders and at industry conferences.
- Collaborative working style across multi-disciplinary teams.
Why consider this opportunity?
- Flexible and remote working arrangements designed to support work-life balance.
- A genuinely collaborative, inclusive working culture where every voice is heard.
- Excellent salary and benefits package including enhanced pension, private healthcare, life assurance, and bonus scheme.
- Strong commitment to career development, including leadership training and clear pathways to more senior roles.
- A workplace recognised for its focus on diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability initiatives.
Additional Information:
Some projects may require security clearance. Applicants must be eligible for UK security vetting, typically requiring five years' continuous residency.
Interested?
If you're excited about the opportunity to lead high-impact data centre projects and shape the future of mission critical delivery, let's arrange a confidential conversation. Apply now or get in touch with Roberto Sartori on (phone number removed).
Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
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