Principal Mechanical Critical Systems Engineer in London

We are an award winning global consultancy and have been named Building's Engineering Consultant of the Year in 2024, 2022 and 2021. We are at the forefront of the industry, priding ourselves on our exemplary track record of designing innovative and sustainable projects. Sustainability runs through everything we do at Cundall, and our people are empowered to drive change and decarbonise the built environment. By the end of this decade, we have set ourselves an ambitious goal to only work on projects that meet our zero carbon design criteria, a commitment we have called our Zero Carbon Design 2030 goal. We need engineers who share this passion for sustainability and thrive in designing energy efficient buildings and communities.

Our dedicated Critical Systems team plays a key role in making mission critical buildings more energy efficient, sustainable and cost effective to operate. The team works solely in the data centre field, keeping abreast of current best practice while researching breakthrough technologies that shape future trends. As a leader in this market, we were one of the first consultancies to design air optimised data centres. We work closely with our clients to develop, improve and deploy their standard 'template' designs across the world and so have the unique opportunity to influence the future of data centre design. Our team also works on many unique data centre projects. The team are a source of world leading expertise – and offer a pro-active and collaborative approach to skill development, and professional excellence.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced and client-focused mechanical engineer to join our critical systems team, and to play a leading role in ensuring the successful delivery of innovative mechanical design solutions on some of the most notable and large-scale data centre projects in the world. You will collaborate within our critical systems team and work closely with colleagues of various disciplines to help drive and manage the delivery of technically excellent and profitable projects.

The role entails your being very closely involved within the design process and production of design deliverables, managing your immediate team of engineers. You will monitor budgets and programme, checking designs and communicating with the wider project and client team. You will use your existing expertise, enthusiasm and dedication to manage, motivate and inspire your colleagues, including helping to develop less experienced engineers. You will support, and be supported by, senior staff within the team.

Educated to degree level in Mechanical Engineering or Building Services Engineering (MEng or BEng or equivalent), and having gained experience in a Mechanical Engineering role within a data centre/critical system context, you are already well versed in relevant design software including CYMAP and/or Hevacomp. You have proven ability in producing low energy, creative design solutions, preparing specifications and project reports, carrying out site inspections and surveys, and detail design development and crucially – you have a passion for creative and intuitive design. Given the collaborative and client focussed nature of this role, excellent communication skills and experience of using your initiative to overcome challenges are essential.

We know that to be the best at what we do we need a diverse workforce underpinned by an inclusive culture. Creating environments where everyone can find joy doing their best work is also great for everyone. That's why we positively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and identities, and encourage, support, and celebrate the diverse voices of our people.