Mechanical Technical Director – Data Centre Design (Hyperscale & Colocation)

Mechanical Technical Director – Data Centre Design

Location: Flexible across UK & Ireland (London, Dublin, Manchester)

Travel: Some travel required within UK&I and across EMEA

Salary: £100k–£120k + full benefits package

Are you a mechanically biased MEP leader with a proven record in data centre design, delivery, and business development?

Do you want to shape the future of hyperscale and colocation facilities for the world’s biggest technology firms while leading a fast-growing, specialist design team?

This is your chance to take on a career-defining leadership role with one of the world’s most respected global consultancies; an organisation driving innovation in sustainable, mission-critical engineering projects across EMEA and beyond.

YOUR NEW ROLE

As Mechanical Technical Director – Data Centre Design, you’ll be both a strategic ambassador in the EMEA Data Centre community and a hands-on leader, guiding technical delivery, client development, and team growth.

This is a role with influence, visibility, and autonomy, where you will:

• Lead and expand a growing UK Data Centre Mechanical/MEP team, mentoring and developing top engineering talent.

• Act as technical authority for mechanical design in mission-critical facilities (HVAC, refrigeration, chilled water, CRAH/CRAC, liquid cooling, adiabatic cooling, resilience strategies such as N+1/N+N).

• Provide full oversight of the EMEA technical delivery strategy, setting standards, benchmarks, QA/QC processes, and knowledge transfer across teams.

• Drive work winning and business development, leveraging a strong pipeline with hyperscale and colocation clients, while creating new opportunities in this fast-expanding sector.

• Deliver programme management and commercial oversight of major projects, ensuring integrated teams achieve KPIs, profitability, and world-class technical standards.

• Act as a true client partner, understanding their business models, organisational culture, and market challenges, and proactively shaping engineering solutions to meet evolving needs.

• Represent the business externally across EMEA as a recognised thought leader in the Data Centre engineering community.

YOUR NEW EMPLOYER

You’ll be joining a global, multi-disciplinary consultancy with:

• Offices in over 150 countries, delivering transformative infrastructure and engineering projects in every sector.

• A specialist Data Centre design team in the UK, working closely with international colleagues to deliver seamless projects across Europe and beyond.

• A culture that values collaboration, innovation, and sustainable engineering, and invests heavily in its people and technology.

• A proven reputation as a trusted partner to the world’s leading technology companies, delivering complex, high-performance, mission-critical facilities.

YOUR BACKGROUND

You’ll be a Chartered Mechanical Engineer (CEng) with:

• A strong career background in MEP/Data Centre mechanical engineering delivery, ideally with experience across both UK and EMEA markets.

• Proven leadership experience overseeing large-scale mechanical/MEP project work streams.

• Demonstrable experience in client-facing delivery, business development, and work winning with leading technology firms.

• A detailed knowledge of mechanical building services engineering practices, techniques, and procedures for data centres.

• Strong commercial acumen and experience managing project financials, risk, and profitability.

• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to inspire internal teams and represent the business at senior client level.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree qualified in Mechanical, Building Services, or a related discipline.

• Chartered with CIBSE or equivalent.

• Uptime Institute Accredited Tier Designer (ATD) and/or Certified Data Centre Design Professional (CDCDP®).

REMUNERATION & BENEFITS

• £100k–£120k base salary

• Hybrid working model

• Car allowance

• Medical insurance for self & partner

• Life assurance

• Professional subscription paid

• 25 days annual leave + public holidays

• Flexible Benefits (including dental, critical illness, gym etc.)

• Remote access to a GP (one of the most popular appreciated benefits!)

THE NEXT STEPS

Simply click apply with your updated CV, and I’ll personally contact you for a confidential conversation. We’ll explore your experience, ambitions, and the details of this role – and, if it’s the right match, I’ll introduce you directly to the leadership team.

ABOUT US

Energi People are a privately owned global multi-disciplinary recruitment consultancy, established in 2002.

We are one of the most experienced and successful recruitment consultancies in the built environment & have successfully helped some of the largest and most technically advanced building construction projects across the world be completed by bringing the best technical people in our industry together. We strive to help companies grow & careers flourish.

Our MEP Design consultancy team have more than 75 years of recruitment experience within building services engineering recruitment across the globe.

James Mowat has been elected as a Judge at the MEP Middle East Awards for the past 3 years running & the CIBSE UAE Awards for 2 years. A real statement of recognition of our commitment, presence, and dedication to the MENA Built environment Industry.