Senior Mechanical Engineer – Technical Operations EMEA

Jobtailor; Milano; In loco; EUR 70.000 - 110.000; Tempo pieno

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Jobtailor is seeking a senior mechanical engineering lead to oversee cooling and mechanical infrastructure across the EMEA data centre portfolio. You will guide design reviews, commissioning, and acceptance activities, ensuring safety, resilience, and high availability.

This role requires cross‑functional collaboration with engineering, operations and delivery teams. Applicants should possess extensive experience with mission-critical systems, strong governance, and a proactive approach to

Competenze

• Experience with mission-critical mechanical and cooling infrastructure, preferably in data centres.
• Experience reviewing and supporting design of mission-critical mechanical systems.
• Advanced knowledge of cooling systems and mechanical plants in high-availability facilities.
• Strong understanding of resilience, risk management and asset lifecycle in live environments.
• Experience with design reviews, commissioning, operational acceptance and technical assurance.
• Ability to develop engineering standards, governance and best practices.
• Analytical mindset with structured risk-based decision making.
• Cross-functional collaboration across engineering, operations and delivery teams.
• English written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience across multiple European markets is advantageous.

Mansioni

• Provide technical leadership and expert guidance on mechanical and cooling systems across the EMEA portfolio.
• Develop and maintain mechanical engineering standards, equipment specifications and resilience strategies.
• Support modelling, performance analysis and validation of mechanical and cooling systems.
• Review design and engineering documentation, technical submissions and commissioning activities.
• Support commissioning, operational acceptance and handover activities for new facilities and upgrades.
• Define and assure acceptance criteria, testing requirements and documentation standards.
• Serve as Authorising Engineer for Mechanical Safety Rules and safe systems of work.
• Support asset lifecycle planning, reliability initiatives and continuous improvement programmes.
• Conduct technical assurance reviews and site audits for safety and performance improvements.
• Provide technical escalation support during major incidents and root cause analysis.
• Identify opportunities to improve cooling performance and water utilisation.
• Oversee vendors and service providers to ensure quality across facilities.
• Coach and mentor engineers and operational teams across the EMEA portfolio.

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Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and expert guidance on mechanical and cooling systems across the EMEA portfolio.
• Develop and maintain mechanical engineering standards, equipment specifications and resilience strategies aligned to STACK operational requirements.
• Support modelling, performance analysis and validation of mechanical and cooling systems.
• Review design and engineering documentation, technical submissions and commissioning activities to ensure compliance with operational and performance requirements.
• Support commissioning, operational acceptance and handover activities for new facilities, expansions and major upgrades.
• Define and assure operational acceptance criteria, testing requirements and documentation standards to support successful transition into live operations.
• Serve as the Authorising Engineer (AE) for Mechanical Safety Rules, ensuring robust governance, safe systems of work and compliance with applicable regulations and standards.
• Support asset lifecycle planning, reliability initiatives and continuous improvement programmes across the portfolio.
• Conduct technical assurance reviews and site audits, identifying opportunities to improve safety, resilience and operational performance.
• Provide technical escalation support during major incidents, supporting high‑quality root cause analysis and corrective action planning.
• Identify opportunities to improve cooling performance, operational efficiency and water utilisation.
• Provide technical oversight of vendors, contractors and service providers, ensuring consistency and quality across facilities.
• Coach and mentor engineers and operational teams, supporting capability development across the EMEA portfolio.

Requirements

• Extensive experience working with mission‑critical mechanical and cooling infrastructure, ideally within data centre environments.
• Experience reviewing and supporting the design of mission‑critical mechanical systems.
• Advanced knowledge of cooling systems, mechanical plant and critical infrastructure used within high‑availability facilities.
• Strong understanding of resilience, operational risk management and asset lifecycle considerations within live critical environments.
• Experience supporting design reviews, commissioning, operational acceptance and technical assurance activities.
• Proven ability to develop engineering standards, governance frameworks and operational best practices.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capability with a structured approach to risk management and decision‑making.
• Ability to influence, coach and collaborate effectively across engineering, operations and delivery teams.
• Degree, HND/HNC or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent demonstrable experience.
• Professional accreditation or chartership is desirable.
• Strong written and verbal English language skills.
• Experience working across multiple European markets is advantageous.