Lead Mechanical Engineer - Data Centre & Mission Critical

Aldwych Consulting; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day fortnight

Hybrid working

25 days leave

Private medical cover

EV salary sacrifice

Stock options

Professional development

Networking groups

Career progression

Job summary

Aldwych Consulting seeks a Principal Mechanical Engineer to lead complex data centre and mission critical projects from Leeds with hybrid working. You will manage mechanical design from concept to completion, coordinating with internal teams and external consultants to ensure high technical and commercial standards.

The role requires substantial experience in building services, data centres, and leading multidisciplinary projects, plus strong client-facing and stakeholder management abilities.

Qualifications

• Strong technical knowledge of mechanical/building services engineering.
• Significant experience delivering complex Data Centre projects.
• Experience leading design teams and multidisciplinary projects.
• Strong client-facing and stakeholder management skills.
• Commercial awareness, including project cost and risk management.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Chartered status, or a clear pathway towards chartership, would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead the mechanical design delivery of significant and complex projects.
• Take ownership of technical quality, design objectives and project delivery.
• Establish and manage design briefs with clients and project stakeholders.
• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary design teams.
• Manage, prioritise and support project engineers and specialist teams.
• Represent the consultancy at client and project meetings.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships.
• Identify potential project and procurement risks and support commercially successful delivery.
• Ensure designs and deliverables meet the required technical, quality and programme standards.

Skills

Mechanical/building services

Data Centre experience

Project leadership

Client management

Cost & risk management

Communication skills

Multi-priority management

Tools

Revit

Navisworks

AutoCAD

Job description

Aldwych Consulting seeks a Principal Mechanical Engineer to lead complex data centre and mission critical projects from Leeds with hybrid working. You will manage mechanical design from concept to completion, coordinating with internal teams and external consultants to ensure high technical and commercial standards.

The role requires substantial experience in building services, data centres, and leading multidisciplinary projects, plus strong client-facing and stakeholder management abilities.