Senior Mechanical Lead – Data Centre HVAC & Cooling

CIBSE Journal; Dublin; On-site; EUR 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Emeya Recruitment is seeking a Senior Mechanical Lead or Principal Mechanical Engineer for a Dublin-based role in data centres. You will own major mechanical workstreams, provide technical leadership across HVAC and critical cooling, and coordinate multidisciplinary design teams to ensure on-time, high-quality project delivery.

The ideal candidate has a degree in Mechanical Engineering and extensive experience in building services, data centres, and mission-critical infrastructure, with strong

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Significant experience in building services and data centre projects.
• Proven delivery of complex mechanical packages.
• Strong HVAC and critical cooling knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design and technical delivery for major data centre projects.
• Own mechanical packages from concept through delivery.
• Provide technical leadership across HVAC, cooling systems, and infrastructure.
• Coordinate with electrical, structural and architectural teams.
• Mentor engineers and ensure quality and standards compliance.
• Support project planning, risk management and client-facing activities.

Skills

HVAC design

Data centre projects

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Stakeholder mgmt

Coordination

Client facing

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Emeya Recruitment is seeking a Senior Mechanical Lead or Principal Mechanical Engineer for a Dublin-based role in data centres. You will own major mechanical workstreams, provide technical leadership across HVAC and critical cooling, and coordinate multidisciplinary design teams to ensure on-time, high-quality project delivery.

The ideal candidate has a degree in Mechanical Engineering and extensive experience in building services, data centres, and mission-critical infrastructure, with strong