We have a brand-new opportunity for an experienced Associate or Associate Director (Mechanical) to join our established Data Centre specialist team within our successful MEP division. Our national data centre team work collaboratively and as such we welcome applications from candidates based in London, Cardiff, Bristol, Birmingham or Scotland (Glasgow/Edinburgh).
Its an exciting time to be joining the team – we have a proven track record of managing data centre projects across the UK and are now looking to expand our team and take on larger projects. You will have the opportunity to work on state-of-the-art data centre projects that drive the future of technology, expand your skill set and progress with your career.
Your role will include:
You will play a critical part in the planning, design, and maintenance of world class data centres. Key responsibilities also include:
- Design and Planning: Collaborate with senior engineers to contribute to the mechanical design of data centres, ensuring efficient and reliable operations.
- Project Support: Assist in project management tasks, such as creating project schedules, budgets, and resource allocation plans.
- Technical Analysis: Conduct technical analyses, calculations, and simulations to optimize data center performance and energy efficiency.
- Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive engineering documentation, including schematics, diagrams, and technical reports.
- Quality Assurance: Perform quality control checks to ensure that all mechanical systems meet industry standards and specifications.
- Maintenance: Participate in the development of maintenance strategies and procedures to ensure the ongoing reliability of data center equipment.
- Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including architects, project managers, and contractors, to achieve project goals.
- Compliance: Stay up-to-date with industry codes, standards, and regulations related to data center engineering, and ensure projects adhere to these requirements.
Our Data Centre team:
Our team explain how waste heat can be captured and re-used effectively and efficiently, allowing us to make zero carbon data centres a reality! Find out more about our specific data centre projects here.
Our Mechanical, Electrical & Public Health (MEP) division:
Our MEP team are specialists in energy, sustainability, and engineering design. We bring buildings to life and create award winning, high-performance environments that enhance the built environment – working across all sectors including commercial, industrial, leisure, retail, manufacturing, logistics, heritage and residential.
Our work includes:
- Building performance modelling
- Building performance optimisation
- Carbon verification and validation strategies
- Daylight and sunlight studies
- Net-Zero strategy
- Sustainability benchmarking and environmental assessments
- Sustainable master planning
- Strategic utility management services
We offer a fresh approach to MEP, getting involved early, working collaboratively with the design team, highlighting options, guiding design development, and using our expertise to help clients make key decisions.
Most importantly, you’ll find us a lively, good-spirited team, passionate about what we’re doing and enjoying each other’s company – we’ll be sure to give you a warm welcome too! Check out our MEP project portfolio here.
To succeed in this role, you’ll need:
- Proven experience as an Associate/Associate Director with a strong track record of client engagement, project management, mechanical delivery and training junior members within the data centre industry.
- Relevant mechanical engineering qualification at HNC, HND, Bachelors or Masters level.
- Ideally a chartered engineer or working towards membership with a relevant institution.
- Sound knowledge of BIM processes, Review, IES and other design software.
- Working knowledge of current building regulations with a strong understanding and passion to apply sustainable design principles.