Senior Mechanical Engineer - Data Centres in Edinburgh

You will be involved in some of the UK’s most innovative and intricate Datacentre projects. As our new Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will be working as part of a team, managing your own project work, undertaking detailed design to the required standards, and maintaining excellent levels of client service.

Engineering within the Data Centre Facilities Team as a Mechanical Engineer is about developing highly resilient Mechanical systems required to cool and support the critical processes within Modern Data Centres, focusing on both sustainability and reliability. You will be involved in the design and delivery of primary mechanical systems such as cooling, ventilation, automation & control, and a wide range of ancillary support systems. You will also develop a rich understanding of building physics, CFD, and sustainable design solutions that will inform the Data Centre Facilities engineering design principles.

Your role will allow you to collaborate with all disciplines, providing growth and knowledge to enhance your engineering competence.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• To take a key role representing Ramboll on Datacentre projects leading your own discipline and managing engineers of a complementary discipline for suitably sized projects.
• Able to work using your own initiative with minimal supervision on all technical aspects of your discipline or have specific specialist experience applicable to the role.
• Complete detailed designs and supervise the work of others in this function.
• Inspire confidence both internally and externally to strengthen client relationships.
• Manage time on projects to suit deadlines and complete assigned tasks.
• Where you are the project Mechanical lead, co-ordinate tasks so all deadlines are met and allocate resources appropriately.

About you

From the moment you start at Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development so that you can continue to grow with the company. For this role, we have identified some qualifications, skills, and capabilities that will set you up for success:

• Being a qualified Engineer with a proven and demonstrable track record in your discipline.
• Ideally having previous experience working with mission critical systems within the datacentre industry or similar industries with critical engineering aspects (e.g. Pharmaceutical, health care, enterprise datacentre installations, oil & gas, etc.).
• Having a CIBSE / IET / IMechE Engineering Council accredited honours degree, or an HNC in an applicable discipline with commitment to continue with higher education.
• To have achieved or be working towards IEng or CEng status.
• Able to work using your own initiative with minimal supervision on all technical aspects of your discipline or have specific specialist experience applicable to the role.
• Able to inspire confidence both internally and externally to strengthen client relationships.
• To be an excellent communicator and possess the ability to make complicated concepts simple.
• To have an interest in or experience using digital and parametric design tools.

What we can offer you:

• Opportunity to work on technically interesting and challenging MEP-lead projects.
• Investment in your development.
• Leaders you can count on, guided by our Leadership Principles.
• Be valued for the unique person you are.
• Never be short of inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects.
• The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company.
• Flexible work environment.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (May differ in Scotland and Ireland).
• Matched pension contributions.
• Private medical cover and life assurance.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Equality, diversity, and inclusion are a priority at Ramboll. We invite applications from candidates of all backgrounds and characteristics. We are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive work environment.