Associate Mechanical Engineer (Data Centres)

Blackedge Consulting; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackedge Consulting in London seeks an experienced Mechanical Associate Engineer to lead the delivery of large-scale data centre projects from concept to commissioning. You will manage projects and teams, mentor engineers, build client relationships, and drive performance, with a clear pathway toward senior leadership.

You'll apply cooling system design expertise, optimize PUE/WUE, ensure resilience, and contribute to business growth through industry networking.

Qualifications

• Significant experience delivering large-scale data centre or mission-critical projects.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong client-facing project leadership experience.
• Cooling system design expertise, including chilled water solutions.
• PUE and WUE optimization experience.
• Knowledge of tiered resilience and business continuity strategies.
• Experience testing and commissioning of mission-critical facilities.
• Experience managing project budgets, programmes and commercial performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary design teams on major mission-critical projects.
• Coordinate projects from feasibility through detailed design, construction and commissioning.
• Provide technical leadership across complex engineering solutions.
• Manage project planning, delivery, and reporting on performance.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, contractors and stakeholders.
• Ensure projects are delivered to the highest technical and quality standards.
• Mentor and develop junior and intermediate engineers.
• Support business growth through client engagement and industry networking.
• Travel to project locations where required.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Client-facing

Cooling design

PUE/WUE optimization

Tier resilience

Testing & commissioning

Budget & reporting

Job description

London | Lead the delivery of world-class mission critical projects

A leading international engineering and design consultancy is looking to appoint an experienced Mechanical Associate Engineer to join its growing Data Centre team in London.

This is an exceptional opportunity to join one of the most respected consultancies in the mission critical sector, working with some of the world's largest technology companies, developers and hyperscale operators on cutting-edge projects across the UK, Europe, India and Africa.

The business has built an outstanding reputation for technical excellence, innovation and sustainability, offering employees the opportunity to work on landmark projects while developing long-term careers in a highly collaborative environment.

The Opportunity

As an Associate, you'll take a key leadership role within an expanding multidisciplinary team, leading the design and delivery of complex data centre developments from concept through to commissioning.

You'll be responsible for managing projects, leading technical teams, mentoring engineers and building strong client relationships, with a clear pathway towards Associate Director.

The Opportunity

• Lead multidisciplinary design teams on major mission critical projects.
• Coordinate projects from feasibility through detailed design, construction and commissioning.
• Provide technical leadership across complex engineering solutions.
• Manage project planning, delivery, commercial performance and reporting.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, contractors and project stakeholders.
• Ensure projects are delivered to the highest technical and quality standards.
• Mentor and develop junior and intermediate engineers.
• Support business growth through client engagement and industry networking.
• Travel to project locations where required.

About You

You'll have significant experience delivering large-scale data centre or mission critical projects and be confident leading engineering teams throughout the full project lifecycle.

You'll also demonstrate experience in:

• Leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Client-facing project leadership.
• Cooling system design, including chilled water solutions.
• PUE and WUE optimisation.
• Tier resilience and business continuity strategies.
• Testing and commissioning of mission critical facilities.
• Managing project budgets, programmes and commercial performance.

What\'s on Offer

This organisation offers an environment where technical excellence is genuinely valued, providing the opportunity to work alongside some of the industry\'s leading specialists on globally significant projects.

You\'ll benefit from:

• Leadership opportunities within a rapidly growing specialist team.
• Exposure to high-profile international data centre programmes.
• A highly collaborative multidisciplinary environment.
• Excellent investment in professional development, technical training and research.
• Clear career progression towards senior leadership.
• The opportunity to influence the future direction of one of the fastest-growing sectors in the built environment.

If you\'re an experienced data centre professional looking to step into a broader leadership role while working on some of the industry\'s most challenging and rewarding projects, we\'d be delighted to discuss this opportunity in confidence.