The Team:
We are an award winning global consultancy and have been named Building’s Engineering Consultant of the Year in 2024, 2022 and 2021. We are at the forefront of the industry, priding ourselves on our exemplary track record of designing innovative and sustainable projects.
Sustainability runs through everything we do at Cundall, and our people are empowered to drive change and decarbonise the built environment. By the end of this decade, we have set ourselves an ambitious goal to only work on projects that meet our zero carbon design criteria, a commitment we have called our Zero Carbon Design 2030 goal. We need engineers who share this passion for sustainability and thrive in designing energy efficient buildings and communities.
Cundall’s reputation in the Data Centre sector has been underpinned by almost 20 years’ of design experience delivering some of the most technically demanding and pioneering mission-critical projects for our global DC customers.
Established in 2006, our critical systems team has been at the forefront of data centre design and exceptional in-house engineering services. Collaborating with clients worldwide, we have delivered over 1,000MW of data centre capacity.
Cundall established our Frankfurt office in 2024 to manage secured hyperscale projects in Germany. In 2025, we plan to recruit a Director to help grow and lead this consulting engineering practice.

The Skills:

• Educated to degree level in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Building Services Engineering.
• Chartered Engineer and full Member of appropriate industry body.
• An Ingenieur, with German Council of Engineers
• Significant experience in a consulting engineering role within the building services field.
• Data centre experience is preferred although not essential.
• Demonstrated experience in growing and leading teams managing multi-disciplinary projects.
• Excellent communication skills.
• A client-focused perspective and experience of using your initiative to overcome challenges that arise.
• Ideally fluent in German and English, both written and spoken.
• Full driving license

Sector Leadership and Management:

• Participate in European data centre sector leadership and managerial activities.
• Contribute to progression of data centre sector through experience, knowledge and thought leadership.

Business development and client management:

• Engage in business development and client management, leveraging the existing customer base.
• Participate in marketing and business development activities, attending meetings and events.
• Manage relationships with clients, maintaining regular contact and records.

Proposal and project management:

• Review request for proposals (RFPs) for opportunities and risks, including commercial assessments.
• Contribute to fee proposals and calculations, supported by a designated Partner.
• Monitor and manage project resourcing requirements.
• Oversee financial aspects of projects, ensuring timely invoicing.
• Follow project management and quality assurance procedures, ensuring compliance by direct reports.
• Maintain technical standards and expertise to achieve ‘technical excellence’.

Team leadership and recruitment:

• Lead or participate in team meetings to communicate key deliverables, deadlines, and progress.
• Lead local recruitment activities.

Performance management and development:

• Conduct performance appraisals, setting objectives, and identifying development needs.
• Monitor and support direct reports’ progress and development needs.

Statutory duties:

• Working together with, and under the guidance of the external professional advisors of the business.
• Ensure all statutory filings with the commercial register are made and comply with the statutory requirement to maintain accounts.
• Uphold the principles of capital maintenance.
• Prepare for and convene the annual shareholders’ meeting.
• Report to shareholders and respond to requests for information.
• Ensure that the company meets its obligations under public law – for example tax and social security laws.

The Skills:

• Educated to degree level in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Building Services Engineering.
• Chartered Engineer and full Member of appropriate industry body.
• An Ingenieur, with German Council of Engineers
• Significant experience in a consulting engineering role within the building services field.
• Data centre experience is preferred although not essential.
• Demonstrated experience in growing and leading teams managing multi-disciplinary projects.
• Excellent communication skills.
• A client-focused perspective and experience of using your initiative to overcome challenges that arise.
• Ideally fluent in German and English, both written and spoken.
• Full driving license.

Your career at Cundall