Principal Delivery Engineer

MRL Recruitment; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MRL Consulting Group is advising an international data centre owner on appointing a Principal Delivery Engineer with a mechanical bias in Amsterdam. You will shape mechanical design decisions across design, construction, commissioning and handover, providing technical authority in a resilient data centre environment.

You will review consultant designs, coordinate interfaces with electrical and controls teams, and drive delivery while balancing cost, programme and performance.

Qualifications

• Substantial mechanical engineering experience within data centres or mission-critical environments.
• Strong knowledge of cooling infrastructure, HVAC, hydraulic systems, controls and resilient design.
• Track record of reviewing designs and owning technical decisions.
• Experience guiding multidisciplinary consultants and challenging contractor proposals.
• Understanding how engineering choices affect construction, commissioning and operation.
• Commercial judgement balancing technical performance against budget and programme.
• Strong communication skills with technical, operational and customer stakeholders.
• Experience within a data centre operator, developer, engineering consultancy or contractor.
• Engineering qualification, with professional registration advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide mechanical technical leadership across data centre design and delivery.
• Review and challenge consultant designs, specifications and contractor submissions.
• Assess cooling strategies, plant selection, hydraulics and redundancy.
• Ensure designs account for maintenance access and operational continuity.
• Coordinate mechanical interfaces with electrical systems and building services.
• Resolve technical queries with consultants, contractors, suppliers and internal teams.
• Assess changes against engineering standards, cost, programme and buildability.
• Support procurement through technical evaluations of equipment and proposals.
• Work with commissioning and operations teams to verify performance and handover.
• Feed project experience back into engineering standards and future decisions.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Data centre experience

HVAC & cooling

Design review

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Engineering degree

Professional registration

Job description

Principal Delivery Engineer, Mechanical | Data Centres

Amsterdam, Netherlands

MRL Consulting Group is supporting an international data centre owner and operator in appointing a Principal Delivery Engineer with a mechanical bias.

This senior client-side role offers the opportunity to influence mechanical engineering decisions from design development through construction, commissioning and handover. You will bring technical authority to project teams, challenge proposed solutions and ensure infrastructure meets the demands of a resilient data centre environment.

The position will suit an experienced mechanical engineer who enjoys combining detailed design review with practical delivery and close collaboration with consultants, contractors and operations teams.

The role

• Provide mechanical technical leadership across data centre design and delivery activities.
• Review and challenge consultant designs, specifications and contractor submissions.
• Assess cooling strategies, plant selection, hydraulic arrangements and redundancy against capacity and resilience requirements.
• Ensure designs account for maintenance access, operational continuity, energy performance and future infrastructure needs.
• Coordinate mechanical interfaces with electrical systems, controls and wider building services.
• Resolve technical queries with consultants, contractors, suppliers and internal engineering teams.
• Assess proposed changes against engineering standards, cost, programme and buildability.
• Support procurement through technical evaluations of equipment and delivery proposals.
• Work with commissioning and operations teams to verify performance and support effective handover.
• Feed project experience into engineering standards and future design decisions.

Your background

• Substantial mechanical engineering experience within data centres or comparable mission-critical environments.
• Strong technical knowledge of cooling infrastructure, HVAC, hydraulic systems, controls and resilient design.
• A track record of reviewing designs and taking ownership of technical decisions.
• Experience guiding multidisciplinary consultants and challenging contractor proposals constructively.
• An understanding of how engineering choices affect construction, commissioning and long-term operation.
• Commercial judgement, with the ability to balance technical performance against budget and programme requirements.
• Strong communication skills and confidence working with technical, operational and customer stakeholders.
• Experience gained within a data centre operator, developer, engineering consultancy or specialist contractor.
• A relevant engineering qualification, with professional registration advantageous.

The opportunity

This position offers meaningful influence over the engineering outcomes of a major data centre environment. You will work at the interface between central engineering, project delivery and campus operations, helping turn technical requirements into reliable, practical infrastructure.

For further information or a confidential discussion, please contact Sam Jackson at MRL Consulting Group.

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