Associate/Principal Mechanical Engineer - Data Centres

Overview

As Associate/Principal Mechanical Engineer, you lead the technical delivery of mechanical designs for data centre projects, coordinating with electrical teams and taking a client-facing leadership role. You guide and check colleagues while contributing to critical design production to meet project needs. You’ll develop resilient cooling, ventilation, automation, and ancillary systems, applying building physics, CFD, and sustainable design principles. This role sits in Ramboll’s Data Centre Facilities team, offering growth, meaningful impact, and collaboration across disciplines with a mission to power the digital world responsibly.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible work environment
• 27 days annual leave + holidays
• matched pension contributions
• private medical cover
• life assurance
• investment in development

Responsibilities

• Lead the mechanical design on Datacentre projects and supervise engineers from a complementary discipline
• Drive project delivery with initiative and minimal supervision on technical aspects
• Utilise design production tools (CAD, Bluebeam, calculations) and collaborate with BIM technicians
• Produce detailed designs and oversee others’ work in this function
• Inspire confidence with internal and external stakeholders to strengthen client relationships
• Manage project delivery timelines and ensure deadlines are met
• Coordinate tasks and allocate resources as the Mechanical Project Lead

Key requirements

• Qualified Engineer with a demonstrable track record in their discipline
• Experience with mission critical systems in data centres or similar industries (pharma, healthcare, enterprise datacentres)
• CIBSE / IET / IMechE accredited honours degree or HNC in an applicable discipline with potential for higher education
• Progress towards IEng or CEng status
• Excellent communication and ability to simplify complexity
• Interest in or experience with digital and parametric design tools

• excellent communication
• client-facing confidence
• leadership and mentoring
• CAD
• Bluebeam
• calculations

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