Senior Mechanical Engineer - #1704797

Senior Mechanical Engineer - Data Centres

Vertical Recruitment are working in partnership with a global leader in energy, digital, and industrial transformation. With over 50 years of experience, this company delivers seamless consulting and engineering solutions through a unique in-house design, build, operate, and maintain model.

They specialise in delivering technically complex, time-sensitive projects across critical environments including data centres, cleanrooms, laboratories, and industrial plants.

They are now seeking an experienced Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality technical services across bid, design, installation, and commissioning stages. This role will focus on the management and coordination of mechanical design for data centres and other mission-critical projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of mechanical services in line with health and safety standards.


• Take full responsibility for the design output on data centre and critical infrastructure projects.


• Manage and mentor mechanical designers, reviewing and approving their work.


• Coordinate multi-disciplinary design inputs from clients, internal and external designers, suppliers, and subcontractors.


• Host regular design meetings, ensuring clear communication and effective change management.


• Contribute to technical strategies during bid and pre-construction phases.


• Provide engineering support on-site, resolving technical issues and supporting installation work to meet programme milestones.


• Maintain a full audit trail through design, procurement, installation, and commissioning stages.


• Ensure high-quality deliverables are completed on time and within budget.


• Act as the design lead, representing the design team internally and externally.


• Proactively address installation and commissioning challenges.

The Ideal Candidate

• Degree-qualified in Mechanical or Building Services Engineering (BEng/MEng), or equivalent demonstrable experience.


• Strong experience designing mechanical systems to industry standards and client specifications.


• Proven ability to lead design projects and deliver under tight timeframes.


• Comfortable mentoring engineers and designers at various levels.


• Experience across all stages of the project lifecycle – from concept to construction and commissioning.


• Skilled in managing specialist engineering services, including:


• Sustainability & compliance (e.g. BREEAM, Part L)


• Environmental permitting (heat, fume, noise emissions)


• Mathematical modelling (CFD, FEA)


• Support design for mechanical services

What’s on Offer

• A competitive salary


• Generous benefits package


• Opportunity to work on high-profile, technically challenging projects within a global organisation