Build your career at the centre of AI infrastructure
Salute is a Global Leader in Data Center services, providing operational, technical and advisory services to data centres around the world. With an established presence in the United States and continued growth across EMEA, we offer the opportunity to build a senior technical career in one of the region's most important and fast-growing industries.
We are looking for an experienced infrastructure engineer to join our AI/HPC Data Centre Strategy and Development team as Technical Director (AI Infrastructure). You will advise clients and internal teams on the mechanical and electrical systems that power AI and HPC environments, from power distribution and cooling strategy to resilience and operational readiness.
This is a home-based role covering Europe and the United Kingdom, with regular travel to client sites, workshops and design reviews.
The Role:
As Technical Director for AI Infrastructure, you will advise clients and internal teams on the mechanical and electrical infrastructure that supports AI and HPC environments.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Advising clients on AI infrastructure architecture and its mechanical and electrical implications, including power distribution, UPS, standby generation and cooling
- Setting guidance and best practice for critical electrical infrastructure, including protection, resilience and capacity growth
- Developing technical strategies and reference approaches for AI, HPC and high-density data centre infrastructure
- Providing technical review and assurance of designs, proposals and operational plans from internal teams and partners
- Identifying technical risks, weak assumptions and capacity constraints, and providing clear corrective guidance
- Consulting with clients to understand business drivers, technical requirements and growth expectations
- Delivering customer presentations, technical workshops and advisory sessions
- Staying current with emerging AI infrastructure trends and translating these into practical guidance and training across the business
What you bring:
- A bachelor's degree in engineering or a closely related technical discipline
- Demonstrable experience in mechanical and electrical infrastructure design, delivery, operations or advisory work within data centres, HPC or other mission-critical environments
- Practical knowledge of AI and HPC infrastructure drivers: rack density, power demand growth, thermal intensity, resilience and deployment speed
- A strong understanding of critical electrical infrastructure, including LV/MV distribution, switchgear, UPS, generators and resilience philosophies (N, N+1, 2N, 4N3)
- Proven ability to engage clients, lead technical conversations and deliver clear presentations to technical and non-technical audiences
- Strong analytical thinking, report-writing and stakeholder-management skills
- A self-starting approach, able to work independently while maintaining delivery quality
- Willingness to travel across Europe, UK and wider EMEA for client meetings, workshops and site surveys
Experience that stands out:
Particularly relevant background includes consultancy, colocation, hyperscale, enterprise, telecommunications, critical manufacturing, utilities, electrical contracting, electrical OEM or specialist MEP environments.
Compensation Range: £80- 90,000 gross per year, depending on relevant qualifications and experience.
This role is home-based within the United Kingdom, with regular travel required throughout Europe and UK to support client meetings, site surveys, design reviews and workshops across Europe and wider EMEA.
What we offer:
At Salute, we build long-term technical careers. You can expect:
- A competitive base salary
- The opportunity to shape AI infrastructure advisory and design practice in one of Europe's fastest-growing industries
- Autonomy to work independently while collaborating with a distributed technical team
- Exposure to leading-edge AI and HPC infrastructure projects across Europe
- A safety-led, quality-focused culture across all technical delivery
- Clear scope to grow a senior technical career within critical infrastructure
If you are a senior infrastructure engineer with a strong grasp of AI and HPC mechanical and electrical systems, looking to step into a client-facing advisory role, we would like to hear from you.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a closely related technical discipline
- Experience in mechanical and electrical infrastructure design, delivery, operations, or advisory work within data centers, HPC, or mission-critical environments
- Knowledge of AI and HPC infrastructure drivers, including rack density, power demand growth, thermal intensity, resilience, and deployment speed
- Understanding of critical electrical infrastructure, including LV/MV distribution, switchgear, UPS, generators, and resilience philosophies
- Ability to engage clients, lead technical conversations, and deliver presentations to technical and non-technical audiences
- Strong analytical thinking, report-writing, and stakeholder-management skills
- Ability to work independently while maintaining delivery quality
- Willingness to travel across Europe and wider EMEA for client meetings, workshops, and site surveys
- Background in consultancy, colocation, hyperscale, enterprise, telecommunications, critical manufacturing, utilities, electrical contracting, electrical OEM, or specialist MEP environments
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What We Do
We provide high-end technical and professional services for the entire lifecycle of data centers. With a commitment to quality, precision, innovation, technology, and sustainability, we empower people and the industry’s ecosystem. Our goal is to transform data center operations worldwide through greater efficiencies, sharing knowledge, realizing demonstrable value, and by building long-term relationships. Delivering sustainable outcomes – it starts and ends with us.
