Off-Site Manufacturing Lead for Data Centre Modules

Mercury; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercury is seeking an experienced Off-Site Manufacturing Manager to lead all off-site manufacturing and modularisation for data centre projects from its Ballycoolin Dublin base. The role drives scope, sourcing, and execution across design, procurement, and logistics, coordinating with central engineering and project teams to optimise factory-made solutions.

With 10+ years in major construction delivery and an engineering degree, you will set standards, manage fabrication partners, and monitor

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience in large-scale construction or OSM roles.
• Primary or master's degree in engineering preferred.
• Strong planning, leadership and strategic execution skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement Mercury's off-site manufacturing and modularisation strategy across all projects and regions.
• Identify opportunities for prefabrication, modular construction, and assembly optimisation during design development.
• Establish standardised OSM design requirements, technical specifications, and manufacturing best practices.
• Provide technical governance and design assurance for all major off-site manufactured assemblies and modules.
• Coordinate with project, design, procurement, and package teams to ensure OSM solutions are fully integrated into project delivery strategies.
• Review project designs to maximise standardisation, repeatability, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Support early-stage constructability reviews, ensuring designs are optimised for factory manufacture and site installation.
• Develop and maintain preferred OSM supplier and fabrication partner relationships.
• Monitor manufacturing quality, productivity, and delivery performance across fabrication facilities.
• Establish quality control requirements, inspection processes, and FAT standards.
• Lead technical reviews of fabrication drawings, manufacturing methodologies, and assembly procedures.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using lessons learned from completed projects.
• Support localisation requirements and regional compliance considerations for manufactured assemblies.
• Coordinate logistics, transportation, lifting, and installation considerations during the design and manufacturing phases.
• Ensure alignment between OSM strategy, project schedules, procurement programmes, and site delivery requirements.
• Develop key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure OSM adoption, cost savings, quality improvements, and schedule benefits.
• Support value engineering initiatives through increased modularisation and standardisation.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to project teams on off-site manufacturing opportunities and constraints.
• Review emerging manufacturing technologies and digital tools that could enhance project delivery.
• Act as the central interface between engineering, supply chain, operations, and manufacturing partners.
• Drive the capture and dissemination of lessons learned to continuously improve future OSM and modular delivery solutions.

Education

Engineering degree (BEng/MEng)

Job description

Mercury is seeking an experienced Off-Site Manufacturing Manager to lead all off-site manufacturing and modularisation for data centre projects from its Ballycoolin Dublin base. The role drives scope, sourcing, and execution across design, procurement, and logistics, coordinating with central engineering and project teams to optimise factory-made solutions.

With 10+ years in major construction delivery and an engineering degree, you will set standards, manage fabrication partners, and monitor