Associate/Principal Mechanical Engineer – Data Centres

About the role

You will join Ramboll’s Data Centre Facilities team, working on innovative and complex data centre projects across the UK, Germany and the Nordics. As an Associate/Principal Mechanical Engineer you will lead the mechanical design delivery, coordinate with electrical engineers and act as the primary client‑facing representative on your projects.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the technical delivery of mechanical designs for data centre cooling, ventilation, automation & control systems.
• Guide and review the work of other mechanical engineers, ensuring designs meet standards and client expectations.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, manage project timelines and allocate resources effectively.
• Produce detailed designs using CAD, Bluebeam and BIM tools, and perform calculations and CFD analyses.

Required profile

• Qualified Mechanical Engineer with a proven track record in mission‑critical systems (data centres, pharmaceutical, healthcare, etc.).
• Holding a CIBSE/IET/IMechE accredited degree or HNC and progressing towards IEng or CEng status.
• Excellent communicator able to simplify complex technical concepts for clients and stakeholders.

Required skills

• Mechanical design software (CAD, Bluebeam).
• Building Information Modelling (BIM) collaboration.
• Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and thermal analysis.
• Digital and parametric design tools.
• Design of cooling, ventilation and ancillary support systems.

What we offer

• Opportunity to work on technically challenging MEP‑lead data centre projects.
• Investment in personal and professional development.
• Flexible work environment with hybrid options.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, matched pension, private medical and life cover.