Senior Mechanical Engineer – Data Centres

Senior Mechanical Engineer - Data Centres

Multiple Locations, United Kingdom & Ireland

You will be involved in some of the UK’s most innovative and intricate Data centre projects. As our new Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will be working as part of a team, you will be expected to manage your own project work, undertake detailed design to the required standards and to maintain excellent levels of client service.

Engineering within the Data Centre Facilities Team as a Mechanical Engineer is about developing highly resilient mechanical systems required to cool and support the critical processes within modern data centres, both sustainably and reliably.

You will be involved in the design and delivery of primary mechanical systems such as cooling, ventilation, automation & control and a wide range of ancillary support systems. You will also develop a rich understanding of building physics, CFD and sustainable design solutions that will inform the Data Centre Facilities engineering design principles.

You will become part of a team which has a strong focus on technical delivery and an excellent understanding of client care.

You will be part of the Buildings department, which includes the Data Centre Facilities team, Building Services, Structures, Civil, Facades, Acoustics and many other specialist teams. Your role will allow you to collaborate with all disciplines, providing growth and knowledge to enhance your engineering competence.

You can join an industry where your skills and passion can help power the digital world, driving innovative solutions and making a lasting impact on our interconnected society.

• Take a key role representing Ramboll on data centre projects leading your own discipline and (for suitably sized projects) also managing engineers of a complimentary discipline.
• Able to work using your own initiative with minimal supervision on all technical aspects of your discipline or have specific specialist experience applicable to the role.
• Complete detailed designs and supervise the work of others in this function.
• Have an ability to inspire confidence both internally and externally, and then use this to strengthen client relationships.
• Manage time on projects to suit deadlines and complete assigned tasks.
• Where you are the project mechanical lead, coordinate the tasks so all deadlines are met and allocate resources appropriately.

• Be a qualified engineer having a proven and demonstrable track record in your discipline.
• Ideally have previous experience working with mission‑critical systems within the data centre industry or similar industries with critical engineering aspects (e.g. pharmaceutical, health care, enterprise data centre installations, oil & gas, etc.).
• Have a CIBSE / IET / IMechE Engineering Council accredited honours degree, or an HNC in an applicable discipline with commitment to continue with higher education.
• Have achieved or be working towards IEng or CEng status.
• Able to work using your own initiative with minimal supervision on all technical aspects of your discipline or have specific specialist experience applicable to the role.
• Able to inspire confidence both internally and externally, and then use this to strengthen client relationships.
• Be an excellent communicator and possess the ability to make what is complicated simple.
• Have an interest in or experience using digital and parametric design tools.

• Opportunity to work on technically interesting and challenging MEP‑lead projects.
• Investment in your development.
• Leaders you can count on, guided by our Leadership Principles.
• Be valued for the unique person you are.
• Never be short of inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects.
• The long‑term thinking of a foundation‑owned company.
• Flexible work environment.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (may differ in Scotland and Ireland).
• Matched pension contributions.
• Private medical cover and life assurance.

Please submit your application and CV online. We invite diversity in all its forms and encourage applicants from all groups to apply.

We recognise that some candidates only apply when they tick every box.…