Senior Mechanical Engineer
hace 13 horas
Newcastle upon Tyne
Job Title: Senior MEP Engineer / Senior MEP Manager – Data Centres Location: Flexible / Project-based (depending on portfolio) Reports To: Project Director / Technical Director Role Overview: We are seeking an experienced Senior MEP professional to lead the mechanical, electrical, and public health (MEP) delivery of large-scale data centre developments. This role is critical to ensuring mission-critical infrastructure is designed, coordinated, and delivered to the highest standards of reliability, resilience, and efficiency. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership across the full project lifecycle — from concept and early-stage design through procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover — working closely with clients, designers, contractors, and operations teams. Key Responsibilities: Technical Leadership • Lead all MEP aspects of data centre projects, including power distribution, UPS systems, generators, cooling strategies, BMS, fire systems, and resilience architecture., • Ensure compliance with relevant codes, standards, and best practices (e.g. TIA-942, EN, IEC, ASHRAE, Uptime Institute principles)., • Manage and coordinate MEP consultants throughout concept, schematic, detailed design, and IFC stages., • Drive design decisions related to topology (N, N+1, 2N), scalability, and future expansion., • Oversee MEP procurement strategies, including early contractor involvement and long-lead equipment., • Monitor construction progress, quality, and compliance with specifications., • Lead and coordinate Level 1–5 commissioning, IST, and integrated testing activities., • Ensure systems are fully validated, documented, and handed over in line with client and operator requirements., • Act as a key technical interface between client, funders, contractors, and operators., • Provide input into budgets, programmes, risk registers, and value-engineering exercises (without compromising resilience)., • Support technical due diligence for acquisitions or new site developments. Skills & Experience: Essential • 10+ years’ experience in MEP delivery on mission-critical or complex infrastructure projects., • Proven experience delivering data centres, hyperscale facilities, or equivalent high-reliability environments., • Strong understanding of electrical and mechanical systems for high-density loads., • Experience managing complex commissioning and integrated systems testing., • Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Building Services Engineering (or equivalent)., • Chartered Engineer status (CEng / PE or equivalent)., • Experience working with hyperscale, colocation, or edge data centre operators., • Decisive and technically confident, with a calm approach under pressure., • Commercially aware, with a strong understanding of risk and programme drivers., • Detail-oriented yet capable of taking a big-picture, system-level view., • Comfortable working in fast-paced environments with demanding clients. What We Offer: • Opportunity to work on high-profile, critical infrastructure projects., • Competitive salary and benefits package., • Long-term career progression within a growing data centre delivery platform., • Exposure to end-to-end development, from greenfield sites to live environments.