Mechanical Engineer (Data Centres)

Rise Technical Recruitment
Cheltenham
3 months ago
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Mechanical Engineer (Data Centres)


Cheltenham


Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Training
  • Long‑term career prospects
  • Full project management of technical designs
  • Autonomy
  • Technically savvy
  • Successful business
  • Car allowance
  • Private healthcare
  • Death in service
  • 31 days annual leave

Excellent opportunity for a Mechanical Engineer to join an innovative industry leading data centre company, where you'll get to oversee the full scope of mechanical design projects to completion, in a highly technically savvy role.


On offer is the chance to work for a leading data centre organisation, which is in a phase of expansion, working on interesting mechanical engineering projects, as you become a specialist within the industry with a fantastic onboarding process and long‑term career prospects.


This award winning offsite manufacturing company specialise in data centres from concept through to completion. They have an exceptional reputation, ensuring the highest quality is maintained throughout the design, build and handover process. This company is extremely innovative, and have been thriving over the last few years. Due to an increase in work they are seeking a Mechanical Engineer, in a newly created role – to assist them in the design of these highly technical data centres at their offsite manufacturing site.


In this role you will oversee the mechanical technical design for aspects of their Data Centre products, you'll see the full life cycle of these designs into production, installation, and commissioning stages and work closely with specialist internal resources, mechanical and electrical suppliers, consultants, and clients.


This is an office based role and will involve travel across the M4 Corridor to visit client sites, so you must be happy to travel in this area and have a driver’s licence.


This is a fantastic opportunity to see your mechanical designs from cradle to grave, working for a highly technical company who are in a phase of rapid expansion.


The Role

  • Mechanical design of data centre offsite manufacturing
  • Data centre projects
  • Seeing designs into production, installation, and commissioning stages
  • Customer facing role

The Person

  • Mechanical design engineering
  • Mechanical engineering degree
  • Background – data centres, utilities, construction, UPS, networking, standby generators, modular manufacturing
  • Commutable to Cheltenham and happy travelling along M4 Corridor
  • Driver's licence

Reference Number: BBBH(phone number removed)ddsd


Cheltenham, Worcester, Gloucester, Cirencester, Oxford, Hereford, Bristol, Stroud, Tewkesbury, Moreton‑in‑Marsh, Dursley, Evesham, Gloucestershire.


To apply for this role or to be considered for further roles, please click "Apply Now" or contact Aliesha Kumar at Rise Technical Recruitment.


We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.


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