Senior Mechanical Engineer - Data Centre
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Data Centres | Remote, South Africa
Work on Europe's Leading Hyperscale Data Centre Projects - From South Africa
Are you a Senior Mechanical Engineer with proven Data Centre experience looking for an opportunity to work on major international projects without relocating?
We are partnering with one of Ireland's largest and fastest-growing MEP consultancies, an internationally recognised engineering business with 300+ employees and ambitious plans to grow to more than 1,000 professionals globally over the next 3-4 years.
With approximately 90% of their workload focused on Data Centres, this is an opportunity to join a business operating at the forefront of the mission-critical sector, delivering major projects for leading hyperscale clients across Europe.
And the best part? You can be based remotely in South Africa.
The role also offers occasional international travel for client meetings, project workshops and site visits across Europe and potentially other global locations.
The Opportunity
As a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, you'll play a key role in the design and delivery of large-scale, technically complex Data Centre projects, working across the project lifecycle from concept through to detailed design and delivery.
You'll collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams and international clients, contributing to projects where resilience, efficiency and reliability are critical.
This is an opportunity to take your existing Data Centre expertise and put it onto an international platform, while being part of a consultancy experiencing significant global growth.
Why Join?
* Work on major European hyperscale Data Centre projects from South Africa
* Fully remote position while remaining based in South Africa
* Opportunity for international travel for client meetings, workshops and site visits
* Join one of Ireland's largest MEP consultancies
* Approximately 90% of the business's workload is Data Centre focused
*Join a business experiencing rapid international expansion
* Strong opportunities for career progression as the organisation grows
* Work alongside experienced international multidisciplinary engineering teams
* Gain exposure to globally recognised clients and technically complex projects
* Benefit from a strong pipeline of secured Data Centre projects
What Were Looking For
We're looking for an experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer with proven Data Centre / Mission Critical experience who is comfortable working on large-scale and technically demanding projects.
You should have:
* A degree in Mechanical Engineering or Building Services Engineering
* Proven experience working on Data Centre / Mission Critical projects
* Strong experience within a Building Services consultancy
* Extensive mechanical design experience across large-scale projects
* Strong knowledge of HVAC systems, chilled water systems, heating, cooling and ventilation
* Experience with mechanical services design, equipment selection and system integration
* Experience working across multiple project stages, from concept through to detailed design and delivery
* Strong understanding of resilience, redundancy and critical systems
* Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering teams
* Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Highly Desirable
* Experience working on hyperscale Data Centre projects
* Experience with international Data Centre clients
* Chartered Engineer status or currently working towards chartership
* Experience working on technically complex, mission-critical infrastructure
About You
You're an experienced Mechanical Engineer who has already established yourself within the Data Centre / Mission Critical sector and is ready to take your experience to the next level.
Perhaps you're currently working for an MEP consultancy in South Africa and are looking for greater international exposure. Or perhaps you're interested in working on some of Europe's largest Data Centre developments while continuing to live and work in South Africa.
This role gives you the opportunity to work on international projects, collaborate with global engineering teams and build your profile within one of the fastest-growing areas of the engineering market - without having to relocate.
With strong private equity backing, an extensive project pipeline and ambitious global expansion plans, you'll be joining the business at an exciting stage of its growth.
Ready to take your Data Centre experience global?
If you're a Senior Mechanical Engineer with proven Data Centre experience and you're interested in working on major European projects from South Africa, I'd love to hear from you.
Eden Brown is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Senior Mechanical Engineer - Data Centre
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