Mechanical Design Manager - Data Centers

The Manager – Mechanical is responsible for leading the mechanical engineering design, technical coordination, and delivery of hyperscale and enterprise data centre projects from concept through commissioning and handover. The role provides technical leadership for all mechanical systems, ensuring that design solutions meet project objectives, company standards, client requirements, operational reliability, energy efficiency, sustainability objectives, and applicable international codes and regulations.The Manager – Mechanical oversees the performance of internal mechanical engineering teams, external consultants, specialist vendors, and contractors to ensure integrated, innovative, and high-quality mechanical engineering solutions. The position plays a critical role in delivering resilient mission-critical cooling infrastructure, optimising system performance, supporting value engineering initiatives, and ensuring constructability throughout the project lifecycle.Job role functions:The role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

• Lead the mechanical engineering design and technical delivery of hyperscale and enterprise data centre projects.
• Develop mechanical design strategies, engineering execution plans, and technical roadmaps aligned with business and project objectives.
• Manage the design and coordination of mission-critical cooling systems, chilled water systems, liquid cooling systems, air cooling systems, CRAH/CRAC units, cooling towers, heat rejection systems, HVAC, ventilation, pressurisation, plumbing, drainage, and fire protection interfaces.
• Lead the design of resilient mechanical infrastructure to achieve high availability, redundancy, operational efficiency, and reliability.
• Review and approve mechanical engineering deliverables at all project stages, including concept, schematic, detailed design, IFC, and as-built documentation.Minimum Qualification & Experience
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Project Management is preferred.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in mechanical engineering design and project delivery.
• Minimum 7–10 years of experience leading mechanical engineering teams for hyperscale, mission-critical, or large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Proven experience delivering complex data centre developments from concept through commissioning.
• Extensive knowledge of mission-critical cooling technologies, including chilled water systems, direct-to-chip liquid cooling, immersion cooling (desirable), cooling towers, heat exchangers, CRAH/CRAC units, HVAC, ventilation, plumbing, and fire protection systems.
• Experience coordinating with international consultants, contractors, equipment manufacturers, and specialist vendors.
• Strong understanding of mechanical engineering coordination, procurement support, construction administration, commissioning, integrated systems testing, and operational readiness.
• Thorough knowledge of international codes and standards, including ASHRAE, SMACNA, NFPA, IPC, IMC, CIBSE, and local authority requirements.
• Strong leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills.