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Change the World.\nAt AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.\nThere has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.\nWe're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.\n The South East MEP team comprises engineers at all career levels, from graduates to Directors. We work closely with our national MEP teams.\nWe are a close-knit, supportive community, nurturing exceptional talent in the building services industry. We work closely alongside our internal and external consultant colleagues in the architectural, civil, structural, PM, QS, environmental, building physics, sustainable design, acoustic, transportation, planning and landscape disciplines, designing high-quality buildings across a range of sectors, with a particular focus on hotels and residential developments, including new-build, refurbishment and conversion projects.\nWe are seeking an experienced Electrical Associate Director with a strong background in hotel and/or residential design. You will combine technical expertise with confident team leadership and client relationship skills, taking ownership of electrical design delivery and supporting the continued growth of our St Albans team. Experience in either sector is welcomed; experience across both would be advantageous.\nAbout us\nWe are friendly, busy and motivated with an established track record of successfully delivering local and overseas projects. Some of our flagship work in recent years include:\nDecarbonisation : Multiple projects where we have undertaken the feasibility of the removal of boilers and installation of Air Source and Water source heat pumps to provide the heating and cooling for the building. Projects include commercial buildings like 80 - 100 Victoria Street London, British Library, multiple residential buildings in the Royal Borough of Greenwich and even Windsor Castle.\nStratford Cross : A major mixed-use regeneration development in Stratford, East London, located within the former Olympic Park area. Our team are providing multi-discipline services including MEP, civil & structural, vertical transportation, energy & sustainability, acoustics, air quality, ecology, transport, waste management, and façade engineering.\nLansdowne House : High-end commercial office development occupying the South-East side of Berkley Square, Mayfair, City of Westminster, with an all- electric energy centre containing Ground Source Heat Pumps, Air Source Heat Pumps and High Efficiency Chillers.\nRaffles London at the OWO: Transformation of a historic London landmark into Raffles London at The OWO, comprising 120 luxury hotel rooms and suites, 85 branded private residences, restaurants, bars and extensive spa and leisure facilities. Our team delivered MEP engineering, energy and sustainability, BREEAM, vertical transportation and IT/AV services, sensitively integrating modern building systems within the historic building.\nAI4Engineering is part of AECOM's broader commitment to innovation and sustainability in engineering. By embracing AI, AECOM not only enhances its service offerings but also contributes to the industry's evolution towards more intelligent and automated solutions. This initiative reflects AECOM's dedication to delivering high-quality, efficient, and environmentally responsible engineering services.\nHere’s What You Will Do :\nYou will provide authoritative technical leadership, mentor and inspire teams, and act as a trusted, client-facing expert-helping to deliver sustainable, high-performing, and compliant building solutions.\nLead electrical engineering design for hotel and residential projects, ensuring solutions meet client needs, regulatory requirements and sustainability goals.\nProvide technical direction across power distribution, lighting, emergency lighting, life safety systems and the coordination of specialist systems, including IT, AV, security and guestroom controls where applicable.\nEngage with stakeholders at all levels, including clients, architects, M&E teams, contractors, and senior management, building strong relationships and providing expert advice.\nManage complex projects through the relevant RIBA stages, including feasibility studies, concept and detailed design, specifications, tender support and construction-stage services appropriate to our appointment.\nLead and coordinate project teams, plan resources, review technical outputs and maintain design quality.\nSupport project commercial performance through fee proposals, scope definition, programme management and the identification of changes and additional services.\nDevelop existing client relationships and support bids and new opportunities within the hotel and residential sectors.\nPromote Safety, Health & Environmental (SH&E) best practices, solving technical challenges while ensuring compliance and fostering a culture of safety.\nSupport the integration of mechanical, electrical, and control systems, with an emphasis on energy efficiency, operational performance, maintainability and the needs of building users.\nOccasionally travel nationally to project sites and AECOM offices, while balancing office-based work with flexible remote working arrangements.\nThe ideal candidate will be experienced in leading electrical building services design for hotels and/or residential developments, with a sound understanding of the design quality, coordination and operational requirements of these sectors.\nMinimum requirements:\nA team player, who can confidently deliver electrical designs in conjunction with and in close collaboration with our other building services and wider disciplines.\nSignificant experience in electrical building services design, including leading hotel and/or residential projects.\nExperience of mentoring engineers, reviewing designs and providing technical leadership across multiple projects.\nThe ability to approach projects with forward thinking, open mindedness, confident in liaising with clients, project managers and contractors.\nFamiliarity with relevant regulations, standards and industry good practice, with experience of delivering designs across the RIBA stages and undertaking construction-stage inspections and technical reviews appropriate to the consultant’s role.\nExcellent communication and leadership skills, able to work with clients, architects, M&E contractors, and senior stakeholders\nAn understanding of project commercial management, including fees, resources, scope and change control.\nYou will possess a full clean driving licence.\n A degree in electrical engineering, building services engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant qualifications and experience.\nMember of a professional accreditation body, IET or CIBSE\nCEng accredited or working towards\n At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.\nAbout AECOM\nAECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.\nFreedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity\nYou will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.\nYou will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.\nAECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together - your growth and success are ours too.\nJoin us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm - access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.\nWe are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. 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