Principal Mechanical Engineer

Coleman James; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international consultancy is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer in Edinburgh. The role focuses on leading mechanical design packages for critical projects in the data centre industry. Candidates should have a degree in Mechanical or Building Services Engineering, and experience in managing complex projects. Important skills include project management and technical presentation. This position also offers opportunities for mentorship within a multi-disciplinary engineering team.

Qualifications

• Chartered or seeking Chartership.
• Demonstrable experience leading complex projects, particularly in critical environments or data centres.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and managing of mechanical work packages on complex projects.
• Work closely with data centre clients to deliver quality projects.
• Present technical material for various audiences.
• Contribute to conceptual design studies and reports.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams.

Skills

Mechanical design

Project management

Technical presentation

Education

Degree in Mechanical or Building Services Engineering

Job description

Our client is a 1st class international consultancy who are consistently providing complex design solutions across the biggest blue chip organisations globally within the hyperscale data centre industry. They are seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer as a technical discipline lead in the data centre sector and becoming a permanent member of their 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. 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 complex projects
• 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
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams

Requirements

• Degree qualified in Mechanical or Building Services Engineering
• Chartered or seeking Chartership
• Have demonstrable experience of successfully leading complex projects specifically within either critical environment, healthcare of data centre sectors

If you are interested please send your CV to Ben