Data Centre Shift Mechanical Engineer: Liquid Cooling

Datalec Ltd; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Datalec Precision Installations (DPI) invites applications for a Data Centre Shift Mechanical Engineer specializing in Liquid Cooling Systems – CDU Secondary Side. The role covers operation, maintenance, monitoring, and incident response for secondary-side liquid cooling infrastructure supporting high-density AI/HPC environments.

Join DPI to maintain cooling availability, manage risks to IT load, and deliver resilient data hall cooling.

Qualifications

• Mechanical engineering qualification at NVQ/City & Guilds level or equivalent.
• Completed apprenticeship in mechanical engineering, building services or critical environments.
• Experience with water treatment or closed-loop cooling systems.
• BMS interaction and alarm management knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Monitor all secondary side cooling systems via BMS, DCIM and local interfaces.
• Review alarms, trends, pressures, temperatures, flow rates and water quality.
• Respond immediately to cooling-related alarms and system faults.
• Inspect CDU secondary circuits, pumps, valves, filters and heat exchangers.
• Support leak investigations, commissioning and change management activities.

Skills

City & Guilds / NVQ Level 3 Mechanical

Apprenticeship in mechanical

Water treatment / closed-loop cooling

Permit-to-Work & Safe Systems of Work

Full UK Driving Licence

Chilled water / hydronic systems

Education

City & Guilds / NVQ Level 3 Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Datalec Precision Installations (DPI) invites applications for a Data Centre Shift Mechanical Engineer specializing in Liquid Cooling Systems – CDU Secondary Side. The role covers operation, maintenance, monitoring, and incident response for secondary-side liquid cooling infrastructure supporting high-density AI/HPC environments.

Join DPI to maintain cooling availability, manage risks to IT load, and deliver resilient data hall cooling.