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Senior Mechanical Engineer (Data Centres), York
Client: Arup
Location: York, United Kingdom
Job Category: -
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Job Reference: 8c4ad56c0df5
Job Views: 15
Posted: 28.04.2025
Expiry Date: 12.06.2025
Job Description:
Job title: Senior Mechanical Engineer (Data Centres)
Location: Manchester / Liverpool / Leeds / Sheffield / York
Joining Arup
Arup’s purpose, shared values, and collaborative approach have set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.
In today’s world, data is now integral to our daily lives. Our work and leisure time depend on services powered by data, and we expect them to be fast, reliable, and secure. Arup’s data centre and mission-critical specialists are innovators in technological facilities, working with some of the most complex and data-driven companies to meet today’s data needs.
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The Opportunity
Our Mechanical Engineers work in an interdisciplinary environment aiming to design buildings that maximize value for our clients while minimizing their environmental impact. Due to an increase in upcoming projects, we are recruiting for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our Data Centre team in Manchester, working with clients such as Equinix, HSBC, and Virgin Media. Manchester has been hailed as one of the UK’s fastest-growing Data Centre locations and the fastest-growing tech hub in the North of England.
As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will be a key part of the Building Services Engineering Senior Team, managing multidisciplinary projects while providing technical guidance and mentoring to other mechanical engineers. We currently have significant data centre projects in our region, delivered from the Manchester office. We are part of an extensive Arup data centre network, supporting projects across the UK & Europe. You will be part of a team of over 35 engineers and technicians in Manchester and a wider team of 100+ engineers and technicians within the North West & Yorkshire region.
At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – where individuality is encouraged and diversity is valued. Our strength comes from respecting, sharing, and connecting diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas.
You will have the opportunity to do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, your career, our members, and the communities we serve.
Is this role right for you?
If you have a passion for design and enthusiasm for architecture and sustainable building design, Arup is the place for you. In this role, you will apply your engineering expertise to shape projects while leading multidisciplinary design teams to deliver data centre projects from feasibility to completion. You should have a background in mechanical building services design, experience across various project scales and types, and demonstrate commercial awareness and client relationship skills.
You will also contribute to the digital transformation of our business, seeking ways to increase efficiency through automation and offering new services via our integrated digital design approach. The Manchester Building Engineering Services team is working on projects like the North Manchester Hospital, Manchester Town Hall redevelopment, Manchester Arena, and Liverpool Football Club, allowing you to see your designs come to life.
Requirements:
* BSc qualification in Mechanical Services Engineering (or equivalent).
* Chartered Engineer status via IMechE, CIBSE, or equivalent.
* Excellent design and technical skills, experience with design analysis software.
* Experience working within a BIM environment using Revit; knowledge of parametric design is beneficial.
* Experience managing small teams to ensure project delivery.
What We Offer you
At Arup, we care about each member’s success, fostering growth together.
We provide an attractive total reward package, including competitive pay, benefits supporting health and wellbeing, learning opportunities, and impact-driven work.
Our ownership model allows us the freedom and responsibility to set our direction, choose impactful work, and share in collective success through Profit Share.
Benefits include Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance, Income protection, and flexible benefits tailored to individual needs.
Different People, Shared Values
Arup is an equal opportunity employer that promotes diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender identity, marital status, disability, neurotype, ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or family status. Our environment values diverse perspectives and ideas, driving excellence.
Our Application Process
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