HVAC & Mechanical Engineering _Lead

CtrlS Datacenters; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

CtrlS Datacenters Ltd. seeks a Head of HVAC & Mechanical Engineering to lead the design and delivery of cooling systems for hyperscale data centers and campus infrastructure.

You will oversee chillers, CRAH/CRAC units, and complex piping networks, ensuring reliability, energy efficiency, and project timeliness. Ideal candidate has 18+ years in data center environments, strong leadership, and advanced understanding of ASHRAE, NBC, and BIM coordination.

Qualifications

• 18+ years in data centre buildings and campus infrastructure.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering; Master’s degree preferred.
• Experience leading HVAC and mechanical design teams.
• Strong knowledge of ASHRAE, NBC and energy efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead HVAC and mechanical design for hyperscale, colocation, and other mission-critical data centre projects.
• Establish design strategies, engineering criteria, equipment selection, system sizing, and technical specifications.
• Oversee chilled water systems, chillers, cooling towers, pumps, heat exchangers, and piping networks.
• Lead design of precision cooling systems including CRAH, CRAC, PAHU, AHU, and other data hall cooling solutions.
• Review cooling load calculations, hydraulic calculations, equipment sizing, pipe sizing, pump head, and pressure-drop analysis.
• Ensure appropriate redundancy philosophies (N, N+1, N+N) and system resilience.

Skills

Data center HVAC design

Team leadership

Chilled water systems

BIM (Revit/Navisworks)

AutoCAD

Engineering calculations

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Revit

Navisworks

AutoCAD

Engineering calculation tools

Job description

Job Description: Head – HVAC & Mechanical Engineering

Reporting to: Head of Engineering

Experience: 18+ years, with significant experience in data centre buildings and campus infrastructure

Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering; Master’s degree preferred

Role Purpose

Lead HVAC and mechanical design and engineering for data centre buildings and campus infrastructure, ensuring cooling system reliability, redundancy, energy efficiency, design quality, and timely project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead HVAC and mechanical design for hyperscale, colocation, and other mission-critical data centre projects.
• Establish design strategies, engineering criteria, equipment selection, system sizing, and technical specifications.
• Oversee chilled water systems, chillers, cooling towers, pumps, heat exchangers, and associated piping networks.
• Lead design of precision cooling systems, including CRAH, CRAC, PAHU, AHU, and other data hall cooling solutions.
• Review cooling load calculations, hydraulic calculations, equipment sizing, pipe sizing, pump head, and pressure-drop analysis.
• Ensure appropriate redundancy philosophies, including N, N+1, and N+N, along with system resilience and maintainability.
• Provide technical oversight for liquid cooling systems, including direct-to-chip cooling, Coolant Distribution Units (CDUs), and secondary fluid networks.
• Lead mechanical utility design, including chilled water, condenser water, drainage, water supply, cooling towers, and campus utility networks.
• Drive BIM coordination, clash detection, and multidisciplinary design integration with civil, structural, electrical, architectural, plumbing, and fire protection teams.
• Review and approve design calculations, drawings, BOQs, technical specifications, equipment layouts, and GFC packages.
• Manage technical evaluations of consultants, OEMs, contractors, and vendors, including technical submittals and equipment selection.
• Support commissioning, Integrated Systems Testing (IST), functional performance testing, and resolution of technical issues.
• Lead and mentor HVAC and mechanical design teams, monitor deliverables and milestones, and drive value engineering and design standardisation.
• Ensure compliance with applicable ASHRAE guidelines, ASME standards, NBC, statutory requirements, and project specifications.

Required Skills and Competencies

• Proven leadership experience in HVAC and mechanical design for data centre buildings and campus infrastructure.
• Strong expertise in chilled water systems, precision cooling, mechanical utilities, and mission-critical cooling infrastructure.
• Knowledge of cooling redundancy, system resilience, energy efficiency, PUE, and equipment maintainability.
• Experience in liquid cooling and high-density AI data centre environments is an advantage.
• Working knowledge of Revit, BIM coordination, Navisworks, AutoCAD, and engineering calculation tools.
• Strong capabilities in technical reviews, vendor management, value engineering, and multidisciplinary coordination.
• Excellent team leadership, stakeholder management, decision-making, and communication skills.

Key Performance Indicators

• Timely completion and release of design deliverables.
• Design accuracy, quality, and reduction in rework.
• Compliance with project requirements, engineering standards, and statutory regulations.
• Closure of BIM clashes and multidisciplinary coordination issues.
• Achievement of cooling performance, reliability, and redundancy targets.
• Energy efficiency improvements and value engineering savings.
• Effective vendor management, team productivity, and technical capability development.
• Timely resolution of construction, testing, and commissioning-related design issues.