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Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

Coleman James

Newcastle upon Tyne

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GBP 50,000 - 70,000

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Job summary

An established consultancy in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer to lead mechanical design projects in the data centre sector. The successful candidate will take charge of projects from initial brief through design to installation and commissioning, while also mentoring junior team members. Candidates should possess a degree in Mechanical Engineering and chartership status, with proven experience in leading complex engineering projects. This role offers opportunities for professional growth and collaboration within a supportive engineering team.

Qualifications

  • Core data centre skills and experience.
  • Experience in data centre and mission-critical systems.
  • Demonstrable experience of leading complex mechanical engineering projects.

Responsibilities

  • Lead planning and delivery of mechanical work packages.
  • Ensure designs meet highest standards.
  • Work closely with data centre clients.
  • Contribute to conceptual design studies.
  • Mentor junior team members.
  • Manage project finances and resources.

Skills

Leadership
Project management
Mechanical design
Communication
Mentoring

Education

Degree in Mechanical or Building Services Engineering
Chartership status (CIBSE / IMechE)

Tools

Design software packages
Job description
Overview

Our client is a very established and growing consultancy who are seeking an experienced Principal Mechanical Engineer who is looking to rise to the challenge of acting as a technical discipline lead in the data centre sector and becoming a permanent member of their friendly, supportive and creative Building Engineering Team. As an integral member of their multi-disciplinary engineering team, you will be responsible for the mechanical design packages and overall mechanical discipline and will be expected to take them from initial brief through scheme & detail design to installation and commissioning support. This role will harness your core data centre skills and experience to provide technical guidance on discipline-specific data centre projects, as well as mentoring and developing junior colleagues.

Responsibilities
  • Leading the planning and managing the delivery of the mechanical work packages on medium and large-scale complex projects
  • Ensuring all designs and documents are prepared and reviewed to the highest standards
  • Leading projects and working closely with the data centre clients to deliver quality work to meet their specific needs
  • Presenting technical material for review by technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Contributing to conceptual design studies and reports for your discipline and package
  • Enthusiastically developing and mentoring junior team members in their career development, including technical and soft skills
  • Managing finances and staffing resource to ensure successful delivery of projects within agreed budgets and timescales
  • Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams maximising experience at the local, regional, and global levels
Qualifications
  • Degree qualified in Mechanical or Building Services Engineering (preferably to Masters level) with Chartership status (CIBSE / IMechE)
  • An accomplished engineer who is interested in further developing their design and project management skills on fast-paced, highly technical projects, working collaboratively to lead multi-disciplinary design teams, and who seeks to take responsibility for managing projects from inception to completion to achieve outstanding results.
  • Experienced in data centre & other mission critical systems and facilities.
  • Have demonstrable experience of successfully leading complex mechanical engineering projects with a strong ability to communicate with the team and clients through sketching, drawing and writing
  • Competent in designing software packages

If you are interested please send your CV to Ben

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