Mechanical Technical Director: Data Centres

AECO; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 154,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Mechanical Technical Director for Data Centres to lead a growing team and own the mechanical delivery strategy for DC projects across the UK/EMEA. The role focuses on project delivery, client management and winning new work in a fast‑growing market.

You will oversee engineering excellence, develop teams, and ensure delivery quality and timelines while maintaining strong client relationships and governance across projects.

Qualifications

• Strong background delivering mechanical projects in Data Centres and Mission Critical Environments.
• Proven DC project leadership in UK and ideally across EMEA.
• Experience in client engagement and winning work.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop high-performing teams.
• Deep knowledge of mechanical design, engineering practices and client interfacing.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Data Centre team across the region.
• Provide management and engineering leadership for DC mechanical delivery.
• Ensure projects deliver required outcomes and meet client needs.
• Define deliverables, schedules, resources; set standards and quality guidelines.
• Oversee EMEA DC sector technical delivery strategy and knowledge transfer.
• Lead Work Winning and Business Development with a strong client pipeline.
• Provide programme management and commercial oversight for major projects.
• Monitor risks and KPIs; drive issue resolution.
• Ensure seamless, on-time mechanical delivery across the region.
• Build strong client partnerships and understand business needs.

Skills

DC project delivery

Team leadership

Client facing

Work winning

Mechanical design knowledge

Commercial acumen

Communication

Project financials

Education

CEng with CIBSE or equivalent

Job description

Mechanical Technical Director: Data Centres

• Full-time
• State/Province: Dublin
• Business Group: DCS
• Legal Entity: AECOM Ireland Limited
• Business Line: B&P - Buildings & Places
• Work Location Model: Hybrid
• Operating Group: International

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There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Working in our Data Centres Market Sector, you will be an ambassador in the data centre community externally across EMEA and internally within AECOM Europe and globally. With experience in technical delivery of data centre projects for tech firms and a strong track record in tech firm business development you will lead a team of technical experts across the UK and work closely with our global colleagues in the Data Centre sector.

Due to the continued successful growth and expansion of our Technology / Data Centre Sector, we are looking for an experienced leader, Mechanical Director with a proven track record in project delivery, work winning, client management and team development. This role will be pivotal in maintaining and growing the position of AECOM as an established player in the Hyperscale and Co-location segments of the Data Centre market both in EMEA and Globally. Being a major contributor to Thought Leadership and the strategic objectives of the Sector.

The role will suit someone looking to develop their career with a company that is undergoing exciting growth in this Sector and that offer clients both single discipline and multi-disciplinary offers.

Here's what you'll do:

• Lead and develop the growing and expanding Data Centre team
• Provide management, leadership and a strong grounding in engineering & technical skills in the Data centre sector.
• Ensure projects achieve their required results, deliverables are full developed and meet the needs our all our diverse clients
• Determine project deliverables, objectives and requirements, organise schedules, manage teams and resources and develop Standards, Quality and guidelines for the Data Centre Mechanical sector
• Provide a full oversight into our EMEA DC Sector technical delivery strategy to include: setting standards, benchmarks mentoring and coaching the team, transference of skills and knowledge
• Be involved in Work Winning and Business Development – leveraging a strong pipeline of opportunities with existing and new clients to provide MEP solutions within the DC Sector
• Provide programme management expertise and commercial oversight for major projects to ensure integrated teams' delivery commitments are met
• Monitorproject risk and risk mitigation strategy project KPIs and assists in resolution of issues or deviations
• Provide a seamless, consistent, co-ordinated and on time delivery of all Mechanical services across the region
• Fully partner with our clients to fully understand their business, organisation structure and culture, being proactive to their needs and market changes.

• Strong career background in the delivery of Mechanical project work across Data Centres and Mission Critical Environments.
• Proven experience of leading DC project work streams in UK & preferably across EMEA.
• Demonstrable client facing and work winning experience.
• Able to demonstrate excellent team leadership and development capability.
• Detailed Knowledge of Mechanical design, engineering practices, techniques and procedures for Data Centres and how it ultimately interfaces with the client.
• Strong commercial acumen and experience in managing project financials.
• Ability to communicate internally and externally through excellent written and verbal skills
• A good financial understanding of projects and the requirements needed to ensure the success of a Project

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer (CEng) with CIBSE or equivalent institute.

AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options.Whether you're working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We're the world's trusted global infrastructure firm, and we're in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you'll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.

We are aDisabilityConfidentEmployer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email [e-mail] if you would like to apply through theDisabilityConfidentInterview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options.Whether you're working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We're the world's trusted global infrastructure firm, and we're in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you'll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.

We are aDisabilityConfidentEmployer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email [e-mail] if you would like to apply through theDisabilityConfidentInterview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.