Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Data Centre Cooling

Location:

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Salary: DOE/Negotiable

Type:
Permanent | Full-time | Office-based

We're recruiting for an experienced Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join an established engineering contractor specialising in data centres and critical infrastructure.

This is a hands‑on design role, focusing on HVAC, chilled‑water systems and specialist cooling solutions for major data centre projects across the UK and Europe.

• Design HVAC, chilled‑water and cooling systems for data centres and critical environments.
• Undertake cooling load calculations, pipe sizing, hydraulic calculations and plant selection.
• Produce mechanical schematics, specifications and technical designs.
• Work with CRAH/CRAC units, in‑row cooling, dry coolers and associated equipment.
• Support projects from tender and concept design through to detailed design and delivery.
• Liaise with suppliers, internal engineering teams and clients.

• Strong mechanical building services design background, ideally at Senior Engineer level.
• Experience designing HVAC, chilled‑water and cooling systems.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD.
• Ability to undertake calculations, equipment selection and detailed design independently.
• Building Services or Mechanical Engineering qualification desirable.
• Data centre cooling experience highly desirable, although relevant experience from other building services sectors may be considered.

• DOE/Negotiable
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Bupa private healthcare.
• Opportunity to work on major hyperscale data centre projects.

Location:

Five days per week at the company's office in Manchester, with occasional UK and European site visits.