Principal delivery engineer

About the Role

The Principal Delivery Engineer is the liaison between the Delivery team, inclusive of the Engineering team based in the corporate office in London, and the Paris data centre campus teams. As a Principal Delivery Engineer, you will provide oversight and coordination of projects from RIBA Stage 3 through to completion and handover, ensuring they meet all technical standards, and assisting the rest of the team to ensure they are within budget and on schedule. This position offers a unique opportunity to build relationships with internal parties as well as consultants and contractors, seeing projects through to real world installation and picking up numerous skills along the way.


Key Responsibilities

* Ensure project compliance with industry standards, quality requirements and government / local authority regulations.
* Play a leading role in the delivery of the and design and assist the consultants in achieving cost effective and resilient designs.
* Provide technical support and guidance across all stages of the project lifecycle.
* Conduct project reviews and create detailed reports for internal and external stakeholders.
* Facilitate communication across project teams and stakeholders to ensure alignment and addressing any issues promptly.
* Stay updated with emerging technologies and industry trends to drive innovation within projects.


About You

As a dynamic and proactive individual, you possess strong analytical skills. Your ability to navigate complex technical challenges, combined with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, sets you apart. You are committed to achieving outstanding results and are able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment. Your passion for technology and innovation drives you to continuously learn and grow within the field.


Key Requirements

* Excellent technical knowledge of data centre systems, whether mechanical or electrical you must have a good grasp of both disciplines.
* Strong experience in reviewing consultant design and contractor construction documentation to ensure compliance with the design briefs.
* In-depth understanding of Uptime Institute’s Tier requirements.
* Experience in reviewing or producing tender documentation for data centre projects.
* Experience in project commissioning is preferable but not essential.


About Global Switch

Global Switch is a leading owner, operator, and developer of large-scale network dense, carrier, and cloud-neutral multi-customer data centres in Europe and Asia-Pacific. Our data centres provide rich ecosystems and offer the reliability, security, and flexibility that our customers require to house their IT infrastructure.


Established in 1998, Global Switch has built an enviable reputation for creating data centres that set new standards in scale, resilience, and connectivity.


We are a growing business of over 300 people across all our data centres, and our Corporate Office in Victoria, London. We have become a trusted provider for our customers through our commitment to precision, people, impact, and evolution. These are the shared values that drive our behaviours in all we do.


Global Switch is entering an exciting period of expansion, and this role offers a unique chance to join a Global business and leading company in what is a truly exciting, dynamic, and hugely expanding data centre industry.


As an equal-opportunity employer, Global Switch is committed to providing a working culture that values diversity and inclusion and is committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a barrier-free recruitment process and working environment.