Senior HVAC Design Engineer

We have an opportunity for an experienced Senior / Principal Mechanical Engineer, in our clients head office, focusing on the Data Centre sector. You will have the opportunity to work on some of the most exciting and…

Pay rate £50 – £65/hour
Contract type Contract
Posted 30 September 2026

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About this contract

We have an opportunity for an experienced Senior / Principal Mechanical Engineer, in our clients head office, focusing on the Data Centre sector. You will have the opportunity to work on some of the most exciting and technically challenges projects within this fast paced sector. Our client is currently involved in numerous projects, working with Colocation Providers, End Users and Enterprise clients, both within the UK and across EMEA.

You will be providing: advice to clients regarding mechanical systems/requirements available to meet their business needs.
Leading the design of data centre mechanical systems and equipment
Provide written reports of system options in the form of design development notes.
Produce technical specifications for mechanical systems, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and client requirements
Produce calculations, technical/equipment specification documentation for tender.
Monitor installation of designed equipment/systems to ensure compliance with employers' requirements, design specifications and all relevant safety codes.

About your experience - you should have

Knowledge and experience in designing mechanical systems for data centres
Chartered status (or working towards Chartered status) with CIBSE or IMechE
Technical MEP knowledge of relevant UK and EU regulations, design guides, etc
Have an understanding of the of Uptime Institute Tier Classification System
Flexible approach to meet the demands of projects
Have working understanding of TAS of IES and Hevacomp to allow the allocation / direction of work on projects
Have understanding of working with RevitMEP or other 3D design software to allow the allocation / direction of work on projects
Have working knowledge of AutoCAD to allow the allocation / direction of work on projects
Able to work as part of a team as well as ability to effectively lead, direct and mentor individuals within and outside of the team
Experience of working to timescales and deadlines

Work is normally on a hybrid basis

Your expert recruitment consultant is Trevor Parsons, email (url removed) for more details.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Eden Brown is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

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