CSA Lead – Data Centres

Join our dynamic and multidisciplinary team working with Data Centre clients across both Hyperscale and Colocation and also Enterprise on projects across Europe. These projects are led from our specialist data centre team based in the UK in conjunction with our local teams across Europe who ensure localisation and permitting delivery but also other global design teams providing resource and capability to the projects.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced CSA Lead to lead Civil Structural and Architectural design delivery on complex data centre projects.

Youll work alongside a multidisciplinary team of experts to deliver highly technical and fast-paced projects for some of the worlds leading technology companies. This role offers the opportunity to take a leading position on sector-defining projects contribute to innovation and help shape the future of digital infrastructure.

The role offers flexibility in location across the UK & Ireland; however proximity to one of our key hubs - London Dublin or Manchester is important. Ideally youll be based near one of these offices or open to relocating.

Were also open to candidates based in our European offices provided you have strong English language skills as the position involves oversight of work delivered by our design hubs in the UK Spain India and through our Enterprise Capability teams.

The role will require travel within the UK&I and Europe.

Heres what youll do:

• Act as the CSA design lead on data centre projects throughout all project phases.
• Lead multidisciplinary coordination of civil structural and architectural design packages.
• Collaborate closely with internal teams (MEP sustainability digital etc) to deliver integrated solutions.
• Ensure CSA design output is aligned with project schedules budget and client expectations
• Contribute to bid submissions and proposals with technical scoping planning and resourcing input
• Engage with clients contractors and supply chain partners in a confident and solutions-driven manner
• Support the development and mentoring of junior engineers and architects
• Promote digital delivery and BIM best practices on all CSA workstreams
• Support QA/QC processes and contribute to internal technical reviews

Who Were Looking For:

• Proven technical leadership in delivering CSA design on large-scale mission-critical or complex buildings
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills with a track record of collaborating with clients and partners
• Strong understanding of UK and European building regulations and data centre compliance requirements
• Proficient in relevant software tools including Revit Navisworks AutoCAD and BIM coordination platforms
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary consultancy or design & build environment
• A confident communicator and relationship builder who can lead client interactions at director level
• Commercially savvy with experience managing risk governance and profitability
• Willing to travel across UK&I and Europe as required

Qualifications :

• A degree in Civil Engineering Structural Engineering Architecture or a related discipline preferably Chartered status with a relevant institution (e.g. ICE IStructE) or equivalent with a strong technical background in the data centre sector
• Experience working across international data centre programmes (hyperscale colocation enterprise)
• In-depth understanding of building systems regulations contracts and construction types
• Familiarity with Revit Microsoft Office and collaborative digital platforms
• Strong knowledge of design workflows and managing fast-paced project environments
• A valid driving licence

Additional Information :

About AECOM

AECOM is the worlds 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 $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre 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.

You 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.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll 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 persons potential and well help you reach yours.

We 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. Please let us know using this email address   if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.