Mechanical Owner's Representative

Edison Smart®; Oberösterreich; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Edison Smart® is seeking a Mechanical Owner’s Representative to work client-side for a leading hyperscaler on a new data centre in Austria. You’ll be the client’s mechanical lead on site, ensuring the GC and subcontractors deliver mechanical systems to the client’s standards, on time and to a high quality.

Fluent English is essential and German is a strong advantage. You will oversee installation, coordinate with stakeholders, and report progress to the client team while championing safety on

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical construction background in buildings, facilities or data centres.
• Experience delivering mechanical scope on data centres or mission-critical facilities.
• Solid knowledge of chilled water plants, HVAC and cooling systems and commissioning.
• Confident coordination with GCs, subcontractors and owner teams.
• Fluent English is essential; German is a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

• Oversee installation of all mechanical systems on the client’s behalf, including chillers, cooling towers and piping.
• Carry out site inspections, quality checks and drive issues to close-out.
• Review drawings, submittals and method statements for mechanical scope.
• Witness acceptance testing and support commissioning from start to finish.
• Attend meetings and report progress, risks and escalations to the client team.
• Champion safety and quality culture on site.

Skills

Mechanical construction

Data centre experience

HVAC systems

On-site management

Quality control

Safety excellent

Job description

Engagement: Long-term contract

The role

Edison Smart is looking for a Mechanical Owner’s Representative to work client-side for a leading global hyperscaler on a new data centre in Austria. You’ll be the client’s mechanical lead on site, making sure the general contractor and its subcontractors deliver the mechanical systems to the client’s standards, on time and to a high quality.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee installation of all mechanical systems on the client’s behalf, including chillers, cooling towers, CRAH/CRAC units, chilled water and heat recovery systems, pipework and HVAC.
• Carry out site inspections and quality checks, and drive issues through to close-out.
• Review drawings, submittals, RFIs and method statements for mechanical scope.
• Witness factory and site acceptance testing, and support commissioning from L1 through to L5.
• Attend owner, architect and contractor (OAC) meetings, coordination meetings and pre-installation meetings, and report progress, risks and escalations to the client team.
• Champion safety and quality culture across contractors and trades.

Requirements

• Strong mechanical construction background, ideally from a general contractor, MEP contractor or construction management role.
• Experience delivering mechanical scope on data centres or other mission-critical facilities (hyperscale experience preferred).
• Solid working knowledge of chilled water plants, HVAC and cooling systems, and how they’re commissioned.
• Confident working with GCs, subcontractors, commissioning agents and owner teams.
• Fluent English (essential). German is a strong advantage.
• Able to work on site in Upper Austria.

Why apply?

• Client-side role on a flagship hyperscale project
• Long-term opportunity in a growing European market