Senior Mechanical Design Lead - Data Center Systems

National Design Build Services LLC; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

National Design Build Services (NDBS) in St. Louis, MO, is seeking a Lead Engineer to lead mechanical design for data centers, mission-critical facilities and large industrial plants.

You will translate owner and process requirements into reliable HVAC, piping and control systems, guiding them from concept through IFC documents and supporting commissioning. You will mentor engineers, coordinate with preconstruction, general contractors and trade partners, and ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering field; mechanical preferred.
• Minimum 8+ years of HVAC/R design experience, including data centers, mission-critical or large industrial facilities.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license, or ability to obtain one within 12 months.
• Hands-on experience with chilled water, hydronic and process piping design.
• Working knowledge of ASHRAE, International Codes, NFPA, and ASME piping codes.
• Ability to work to deadlines while juggling several projects and changing priorities.
• Self-motivated, with excellent time and task management skills.
• Excellent leadership, organization and communication skills, and the ability to work well in a team.

Responsibilities

• Own the complete engineering deliverable, from basis of design and P&IDs through milestone design reviews and IFC drawings.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary scope across mechanical, plumbing, structural, electrical, civil and controls.
• Manage engineering scope, fees and budgets; track hours and price change orders.
• Collaborate with controls partners on PLC logic, BMS and sequences of operation.
• Lead client and design coordination meetings and respond to RFIs with trackers up to date.
• Lead mechanical design for data centers, including cooling systems, CRAC/CRAH units and zoning.

Skills

Data center design

HVAC/R design

Project leadership

Mentoring

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

Procore

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Revit MEP

AutoCAD

Navisworks

Job description

National Design Build Services (NDBS) in St. Louis, MO, is seeking a Lead Engineer to lead mechanical design for data centers, mission-critical facilities and large industrial plants.

You will translate owner and process requirements into reliable HVAC, piping and control systems, guiding them from concept through IFC documents and supporting commissioning. You will mentor engineers, coordinate with preconstruction, general contractors and trade partners, and ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.