EQUANS, Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
Bouygues Energies & Services Industry, an Equans Group Company, is recruiting for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to deliver technical services at bid, design, installation and commissioning phases. The role will be focused on the management of design and technical support services to data centres and other mission‑critical projects.
What you will deliver?
* Delivery of designs in line with health and safety requirements.
* Full accountability for the design of mechanical services for data centres and other mission‑critical projects.
* Management of mechanical designers including review and approval of designs.
* Lead coordination of construction, mechanical and electrical design at all stages of the project lifecycle, including input from clients, internal/external designers, suppliers, subcontractors and commissioning agents.
* Lead regular design meetings with project team and provide effective communication and change management.
* Provide support to the technical strategy at bid and pre‑construction phase.
* Provide engineering support to site teams, providing specialist design input to proactively resolve problems and support installation works to programme requirements.
* Provide engineering support to maintain technical audit trail through design, procurement, installation and commissioning stages.
* Successful project delivery with high‑quality design deliverables completed on time and on budget.
* Maintain audit trail to demonstrate design review process and design acceptance by internal and external stakeholders.
* Accepted as the design lead within the project teams.
* Effectively resolve installation and commissioning challenges.
What can we offer you?
* 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
* Life Cover equivalent to 4 times annual salary
* Company Stakeholder Pension Scheme
* Private Medical Insurance
* 2 corporate social responsibility days per year
* Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalised support programmes
* Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme
* Access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility, Encompass, RISE, WOMEN TOGETHER, Working Parents and Young Professionals.
* 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
Who are we looking for?
* Recognised qualification in mechanical / building services engineering, e.g. BEng/MEng or significant demonstrable experience.
* Experience of designing mechanical services in line with appropriate standards, guidance and client’s requirements.
* Ability to agree practical and realistic programme for delivery of design to the requirements of internal and external stakeholders and project demands.
* Ability to mentor and provide leadership to engineers and designers of all levels.
* Experience of undertaking and leading the design of mechanical services, particularly for data centres and other critical environment projects.
* Experience of undertaking design at all stages of project lifecycle – pre‑construction, design and construction stage.
* Experience in undertaking and managing specialist design and engineering services – Sustainability & compliance (BREEAM, environmental permitting – heat, fume and noise emissions, Part L), mathematical modelling (CFD, FEA, etc.) and services support design.
Who are we?
Equans, a subsidiary of the Bouygues group, is a world leader in the energy and services sector with operations in 20 countries, 90,000 employees working on 5 continents and a turnover of €19.2 billion in 2024. Bouygues Energies & Services Industry, an Equans Group company, specialises in executing technically challenging, time‑sensitive projects in critical environments: cleanrooms, laboratories, industrial plants, and data centres. With over 50 years of experience, we offer our clients seamless consulting and engineering solutions through an in‑house design, build, operate and maintain delivery model.
What’s Next
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Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
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