Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

6 days ago

Manchester, United Kingdom Vertical Recruitment Full time
Job Description

Senior Mechanical Engineer – Data Centres


Vertical Recruitment is partnering with a renowned, global, employee-owned multidisciplinary consultancy. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer to work on cutting-edge Data Centre and Mission Critical projects. As part of an organisation that’s 100% employee-owned, you’ll benefit from opportunities for career progression, professional development, and meaningful contributions to high-profile projects.


About the Role

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver detailed designs, plans, specifications, and estimates for data centre facilities. You’ll be involved in projects from concept development to construction, contributing to every stage of the process, including:

  • Concept and detailed design.
  • Preparation of reports, specifications, and equipment sizing/selection.
  • Active involvement during the construction phase to ensure successful project delivery.


What We’re Looking For

We’re seeking a motivated, personable, and detail-oriented professional with:

  • A positive, collaborative attitude and excellent relationship-building skills.
  • The ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure, maintaining technical excellence and meeting deadlines.
  • Leadership capabilities to motivate teams and ensure high performance.


Primary Objectives

To assist the Group Leader with delivery of projects, with effective use of assisting engineers, maintaining technical quality, professionalism, completing all design activities to programme. Assist the Group Leader with coaching and staff training of engineers in the group.


Primary Responsibilities

In the role of Senior Mechanical Engineer, we'll count on you to:

  • Carry out engineering concept design through to detailed design.
  • You will be required to produce detail design and installation design of complete HVAC solutions for Data Centres in conjunction with our Sales, Technical and Project Management teams.
  • Ensure all design projects and reports within the group are technically compliant, to a consistent quality and standard. Maintain regular ‘in house’ design reviews and checks.
  • Motivate yourself and manage staff within group to build coherent high performing teams. Set objectives, monitor performance, coach and develop staff to optimise their potential.
  • Implement and manage QA systems and procedures on all projects.
  • Implement Company Health and Safety. Ensure all designs respond to the CDM regulations.
  • Ensure Quality Management System ISO 9001 and 14001 are adhered to.


Preferred Qualifications and Experience

  • Educational qualifications to a degree level, higher or equivalent are desired.
  • Expert Mechanical Engineer preferably chartered.
  • Minimum 5yrs experience in designing and managing projects.
  • Managing mechanical design throughout all design stages
  • Design coordination with other stakeholders & disciplines
  • Wide experience of critical systems HVAC engineering and multiples levels of resilience including cooling, ventilation, humidification, fuel oil and flue systems.
  • Large scale chilled water and adiabatic cooling systems experience.


Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
  • A minimum of 10 years in mechanical system design of commercial or institutional buildings
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, MS Project and AutoCAD
  • Demonstrated leadership skills, previous team coordination and project management experience
  • Previous experience with an architectural/engineering or engineering consulting firm
  • An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must


Why Join?

In addition to competitive compensation, the role offers an excellent benefits package, including financial incentives, health and wellness support, and work/life balance perks.


To find out more or to apply, contact Amber Moran at -recruitment.co.uk.

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