Mechanical Engineering Lead - Data Centres (EMEA)

Metric DCX; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Metric DCX is seeking a Mechanical Engineering Lead for data centre projects across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You will define mechanical standards, lead design decisions, and drive advanced cooling strategies while collaborating with electrical and architectural teams.

With 12+ years in mission-critical facilities, you will influence senior stakeholders, guide multidisciplinary teams and manage external partners. Travel across EMEA may be required.

Qualifications

• 12+ years' experience within mission-critical facilities or hyperscale data centre design.
• Strong expertise in mechanical building services, cooling systems, heat transfer and CFD analysis.
• Experience designing solutions for high-density compute and AI workloads.
• Deep understanding of energy efficiency, sustainability and PUE optimisation.
• Proven experience introducing innovative mechanical technologies into live development programmes.
• Comfortable influencing senior stakeholders and leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Willingness to travel across EMEA when required.

Responsibilities

• Define and own mechanical engineering standards, design guidelines and reference solutions across the programme.
• Lead mechanical system selection and provide technical leadership throughout the design lifecycle.
• Develop mechanical design strategies in collaboration with electrical and architectural engineering teams.
• Drive energy-efficient mechanical solutions with a focus on low PUE and sustainability objectives.
• Lead the evaluation and implementation of advanced cooling technologies, including liquid cooling and hybrid thermal solutions.
• Provide technical leadership across cooling architecture, heat rejection, controls and energy optimisation.
• Assess emerging technologies and support their implementation where they provide measurable operational or commercial value.
• Manage and provide technical oversight to external consultants, designers, CFD specialists and equipment manufacturers.
• Support commissioning, operational readiness and post-handover technical issue resolution.
• Champion continuous improvement by incorporating lessons learned, operational feedback and industry innovation.

Skills

CFD analysis

Energy efficiency

Stakeholder leadership

Team leadership

Data centre design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Chartered Engineer (or working towards)

Job description

Mechanical Engineering Lead – Data Centres (EMEA)

We're supporting a rapidly expanding data centre platform as it builds out its engineering capability across EMEA. This is a rare opportunity for a senior mechanical engineering professional to shape the technical direction of large-scale, next-generation data centre developments from concept through delivery.

This role sits within a central Design & Engineering function, acting as the mechanical authority across a growing portfolio of hyperscale developments. You'll define engineering standards, influence major design decisions, and help deliver some of the most advanced and sustainable data centres in Europe.

Responsibilities

• Define and own mechanical engineering standards, design guidelines and reference solutions across the programme.
• Lead mechanical system selection and provide technical leadership throughout the design lifecycle.
• Develop mechanical design strategies in collaboration with electrical and architectural engineering teams.
• Drive energy-efficient mechanical solutions with a focus on low PUE and sustainability objectives.
• Lead the evaluation and implementation of advanced cooling technologies, including liquid cooling and hybrid thermal solutions.
• Provide technical leadership across cooling architecture, heat rejection, controls and energy optimisation.
• Assess emerging technologies and support their implementation where they provide measurable operational or commercial value.
• Manage and provide technical oversight to external consultants, designers, CFD specialists and equipment manufacturers.
• Support commissioning, operational readiness and post-handover technical issue resolution.
• Champion continuous improvement by incorporating lessons learned, operational feedback and industry innovation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Chartered Engineer (or working towards) preferred.
• 12+ years' experience within mission-critical facilities or hyperscale data centre design.
• Strong expertise in mechanical building services, cooling systems, heat transfer and CFD analysis.
• Experience designing solutions for high-density compute and AI workloads.
• Deep understanding of energy efficiency, sustainability and PUE optimisation.
• Proven experience introducing innovative mechanical technologies into live development programmes.
• Comfortable influencing senior stakeholders and leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Willingness to travel across EMEA when required.

Why Apply?

• Opportunity to influence the engineering standards for a major European data centre platform.
• Work on cutting-edge hyperscale and AI-ready facilities.
• Exposure to some of the industry's most advanced cooling and sustainability initiatives.
• Highly visible role with genuine technical ownership and strategic influence.