Associate Electrical Director – Paris, France Location: Sector: Mission Critical / Data Centres

Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time

My client is an international engineering consultancy specialising in Mission Critical Infrastructure and Data Centre Engineering. The company delivers Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health (MEP) design services across Europe, the Middle East and beyond, supporting hyperscale, colocation, telecommunications and infrastructure clients.

The business combines deep technical expertise with innovative engineering solutions, including resilient electrical infrastructure, HV/LV power distribution, UPS and standby generation systems, electrical resilience strategies, BIM/Revit coordination and turnkey project delivery.

Due to continued growth across the European data centre market, my client is seeking an experienced Associate Electrical Director to lead and expand its electrical engineering capability from its Paris office.

This is a senior leadership position for a highly motivated electrical engineer with extensive experience in mission-critical facilities, large-scale data centres, or complex infrastructure projects.

Reporting to the Engineering Director and senior leadership team, you will help shape the future growth of the Paris operation while maintaining the highest standards of technical quality, electrical resilience and project delivery.

Lead the electrical design and delivery of mission-critical and data centre projects from concept through construction and commissioning.

Act as Project Director or Lead Electrical Engineer on major assignments.

Manage and mentor electrical engineers and multidisciplinary design teams.

Develop electrical system strategies for high-availability data centre environments, including:

Coordinate electrical design with mechanical, public health, architectural, structural and specialist engineering disciplines.

Work closely with contractors, manufacturers and specialist suppliers to ensure design intent is maintained through construction.

Support factory acceptance testing, site acceptance testing, commissioning and technical handover activities where required.

Ensure electrical designs comply with French regulations, applicable European and international standards and specific client design requirements.

Support technical due diligence, feasibility studies, infrastructure assessments and data centre master planning activities.

Develop and strengthen relationships with existing and prospective data centre clients across France and EMEA.

Identify opportunities for growth within existing accounts and support the expansion of the Paris electrical engineering team.

Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Building Services Engineering or a related discipline .

Significant experience delivering mission-critical, data centre or major infrastructure projects .

Fluent French and professional English language capability.

Strong understanding of electrical design standards, regulations and compliance requirements applicable to data centre developments in France.

Experience working directly with hyperscale data centre clients.

Experience with BIM/Revit-led electrical design environments.

Knowledge of electrical modelling and analysis software.

Knowledge of data centre Tier/availability concepts and critical infrastructure design.

Opportunity to join a rapidly growing international consultancy at the forefront of data centre engineering.

Opportunity to build and lead the electrical engineering function in Paris.

International project exposure across EMEA.

Competitive salary and benefits package.

Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.

Significant opportunity to influence the company's continued growth within the French data centre market.

With continued investment in its European mission-critical platform, this role provides an opportunity to take a senior leadership position within a growing consultancy while working on some of the most technically demanding data centre developments across France and the wider EMEA region.

You will have the opportunity to combine technical leadership, project delivery, client management and business development , while helping to establish and grow the company's electrical engineering capability in Paris.

If you are an ambitious senior electrical engineer looking to step into a strategic leadership role within a leading mission-critical consultancy, we would like to hear from you.

Please submit your CV together with a brief cover letter outlining your relevant experience in data centres, mission-critical electrical infrastructure, consultancy engineering and team leadership .

Electrical Engineer Full-time

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