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Mechanical Technical Director: Data Centres

Manchester, gb💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-10 → 2026-10-01

Core

Lead the Mechanical Technical Director role for AECOM's Data Centres Market Sector, driving technical delivery, business development, and team leadership across EMEA and globally for Hyperscale and Co-location projects.

Role type

Senior Mechanical Technical Director (Data Centres)

Builds

Hyperscale and Co-location data centre projects (MEP solutions)

Domain

Infrastructure / Data Centres / Mechanical Engineering

Required skills

Mechanical design and engineering practices for data centres, project delivery leadership, business development and work winning, client management, team leadership and development, commercial acumen and project financial management, risk monitoring and mitigation, programme management

Preferred skills

Experience leading DC project work streams across EMEA, strong pipeline development with existing and new clients

Technologies

MEP solutions, CIBSE standards

Responsibilities

Lead and develop the Data Centre team, ensure projects meet client needs and deliverables, determine project objectives and organize schedules, set standards and guidelines for the Mechanical sector, provide oversight of EMEA technical delivery strategy, engage in work winning and business development, monitor project risk and KPIs, ensure on-time delivery of Mechanical services, partner with clients to understand their business and culture

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership

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