Mechanical Building Services Design (Data Centres)

Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Training

Global travel

Job summary

Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited is recruiting for a Mechanical Building Services Design Engineer in Manchester. The role focuses on early-stage development of data centres and critical IT infrastructure, with FEED responsibilities and direct interaction with company directors.

You will sign off contractor work, deliver feasibility studies, and create technical specifications while progressing to a technical lead for mechanical design.

Qualifications

• Building Services Design Engineer with a mechanical background.
• Knowledge of FEED / early concept project work.
• Experience with HVAC, ventilation, cooling, or cold-water loops.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clients on early concepts for mechanical systems within Data Centres.
• FEED of mechanical systems within Data Centres.
• Create specifications and review proposals for the design team.
• Tailored development plan to progress your career.
• Work with a closely knit team of technical experts.
• Sign off contractors' work and deliver feasibility studies.

Skills

HVAC design

Data centre knowledge

FEED experience

Technical leadership

Education

Building Services degree

Job description

Mechanical Building Services Design (Data Centres)

£60,0000 - £70,000 + 25 Days Holiday + Training + Progression + Optional Global Travel

Manchester

Are you a Building Services Design Engineer from a Mechanical background looking to break into the data centre industry with a market leading business, with global projects?

Do you want to work for a business that value further development and training, in a position where you'll work directly with company directors to win and manage diverse projects in the massively growing AI industry?

In this role you will be responsible for early stage project development of Data Centres and Critical IT Infrastructure. You will be signing off contractors work, delivering technical feasibility studies, creating technical specifications and taking a position of a technical lead for the mechanical aspects of Data Centre design. Full training and support will be given, enabling you to progress your career.

This UK-based modern business focused on innovative technology solutions, specialising in the design, build, and maintenance of critical infrastructure. With a reputation for technical expertise and innovation, they are recognised as a leader in delivering reliable infrastructure that supports digital transformation.

This role would suit a Building Services Design Engineer from a Mechanical background looking for more autonomy, responsibility and involvement in end-to-end projects within an industry projected for logarithmic growth.

The Role:

• Collaborating with clients to come up with early concepts for Mechanical systems within Data Centres
• Front End Engineering & Design (FEED) of Mechanical Systems within Data Centres
• Creating specifications and reviewing proposals for the design team
• Tailored development plan to progress your career
• Working within a closely knit team of technical experts
• Working from a Oldham based office

The Person:

• Building Services Design Engineer
• Mechanical background (HVAC, Ventilation, Cooling, Cold-Water Loops etc)
• Knowledge of FEED / Early concept project work

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered renumeration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.