Principal/Senior Mechanical Engineer (Data Centres)

at  Hydrock

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We have a brand-new opportunity for a Principal/Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our established Data Centre specialist team within our successful MEP division based in either our Cardiff or London offices.
Its an exciting time to be joining the team – we have a proven track record of managing data centre projects across the UK and are now looking to expand our team and take on larger projects. You will have the opportunity to work on state-of-the-art data centre projects that drive the future of technology, expand your skill set and progress with your career.

YOUR ROLE WILL INCLUDE:

You will play a critical part in the planning, design, and maintenance of world class data centres. Key responsibilities also include:

• Design and Planning: Collaborate with senior engineers to contribute to the mechanical design of data centres, ensuring efficient and reliable operations.
• Project Support: Assist in project management tasks, such as creating project schedules, budgets, and resource allocation plans.
• Technical Analysis: Conduct technical analyses, calculations, and simulations to optimize data center performance and energy efficiency.
• Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive engineering documentation, including schematics, diagrams, and technical reports.
• Quality Assurance: Perform quality control checks to ensure that all mechanical systems meet industry standards and specifications.
• Maintenance: Participate in the development of maintenance strategies and procedures to ensure the ongoing reliability of data center equipment.
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including architects, project managers, and contractors, to achieve project goals.
• Compliance: Stay up-to-date with industry codes, standards, and regulations related to data center engineering, and ensure projects adhere to these requirements.

TO SUCCEED IN THIS ROLE, YOU’LL NEED:

• Proven experience as a Principal/Senior Mechanical Engineer with a strong track record of mechanical delivery on a variety of Data Centre building service projects.
• Relevant mechanical engineering qualification at HNC, HND, Bachelors or Masters level.
• Ideally a chartered engineer or working towards membership with a relevant institution.
• Sound knowledge of BIM processes, Review, IES and other design software.
• Working knowledge of current building regulations with a strong understanding and passion to apply sustainable design principles.
  What’s great about Hydrock, now Stantec
  We are a multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy of over 900 staff in 21 offices across the UK. Our driving motivation is to be a ‘Force for Good’, as it is our aim to improve the quality of people’s lives from our employees to our clients, through to the communities we work in and our planet as a whole through the work we do.
  From the buildings that surround you, the roads and bridges you cross, all related to the infrastructure that we create, we aim to offer the most sustainable possibilities to shape the places, communities and society that we live in through meeting our client’s needs. Through the path we are on to delivering a green future, the result is something that everyone can be proud of.
  Named as Building’s Engineering Consultant of the Year in 2023, we’re known for delivering outstanding sustainable projects for our communities, planet, and society.
  Some of these projects have recently received industry accolades, including Cleveland Pools winning the Conservation and Regeneration category at the Construction Excellence South West Awards 2023; Bay Technology Centre named Commercial Project of the Year at the British Construction Industry Awards 2022; YGG Tan-y-Lan picked out in the Integration and Collaborative Working category at Construction Excellence Wales Awards 2022; The Deaf Academy singled out for its Universal Design at the Civic Trust Awards 2022; and Bristol’s iconic waterfront Wapping Wharf Living sweeping up at the Bristol Property Awards.
  Take a look at our 2023 end of year film and get a feel for what we’re all about.