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Senior Mechanical Engineer (Data Centres), Leeds
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Client:
Arup
Location:
Leeds, United Kingdom
Job Category:
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EU work permit required:
Yes
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Job Reference:
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Job Views:
11
Posted:
26.04.2025
Expiry Date:
10.06.2025
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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 us to 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, which we expect 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 maximise value for our clients while minimising environmental impact. Due to an increase in upcoming projects, we are recruiting a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our Data Centre team in Manchester, working with clients such as Equinix, HSBC, and Virgin Media. Manchester has recently 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 several 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 collaborative 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 to thrive. Our strength comes from respecting, sharing, and connecting diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas.
You will have the opportunity to do socially useful work that is meaningful 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 multi-disciplinary 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 offer new services via our integrated digital design approach. Our Manchester Building Engineering Services team is working on diverse projects like the North Manchester Hospital, Manchester Town Hall, Manchester Arena redevelopment, and Liverpool Football Club, allowing you to see your designs come to life.
Requirements:
* BSc in Mechanical Services Engineering (or equivalent).
* Chartered Engineer status via IMechE, CIBSE, or international equivalent.
* Strong design and technical skills, experience with design analysis software.
* Experience working in a BIM environment using Revit; knowledge of parametric design is beneficial.
* Experience managing small teams for project delivery.
What We Offer you
At Arup, we value each member’s success and growth.
We provide an attractive total reward package, including competitive pay, benefits supporting health and wellbeing, learning opportunities, and impactful work. As a member-owned company, we foster collaboration on ambitious projects, with profit sharing and benefits like private medical insurance, life assurance, accident insurance, and income protection. We also offer flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and personal needs.
Different People, Shared Values
Arup is an equal opportunity employer promoting diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, respecting age, gender identity, marital status, disability, race, faith, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and family status. We embrace diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas to drive excellence.
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