Mechanical Engineer

About VIRTUS

VIRTUS Data Centres is the UKs fastest-growing data centre provider. We own design build and operate some of the most energy-efficient flexible and secure data centres in Europe.

In 2023 we announced our expansion into continental Europe starting with Berlin and Milan with plans to grow further across the region.

At VIRTUS we aim to be a positive force in the fourth industrial revolutiondelivering innovative solutions while staying firmly rooted in our core values: Clarity & Quality Accountability Customer Commitment Purposeful Innovation and Capability & Growth.

Job Summary

As our business continues to grow and expand into new demographics we are excited to announce a fantastic opportunity for a skilled Mechanical Engineer to join our dynamic team. This new role has been created to support our ongoing development and help us meet the diverse needs of our expanding clientele.

If youre passionate about mechanical systems and eager to contribute to an innovative fast-paced environment we invite you to explore this exciting opportunity.

The Mechanical Engineer is a crucial role within VIRTUS Engineering within this role you will be overseeing the design installation and commissioning of the mechanical solutions and life safety systems for data centre projects and customer specific requirements.

This may well require the engagement of or the support for other engineering disciplines.

The role is pivotal in ensuring all mechanical systems adhere to the necessary technical standards safety regulations and operational specifications while also focusing on optimizing energy efficiency and minimizing downtime.

The Mechanical Engineer may be conducting detailed mechanical surveys to determine technical requirements for various business requisitions within the VIRTUS Demand Process and produce comprehensive Scope of Works (SOW) documentation to support the tendering process and project delivery.

The Mechanical Engineer will regularly coordinate with various stakeholders including contractors vendors and internal teams supporting seamless execution and project success within the specified timeframes and budgetary constraints.

The Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for conducting scheduled Mechanical monthly configuration audits within the data centre environment across the entire portfolio. These audits will ensure that all system configurations are aligned with operational standards maintaining optimal performance and identifying any discrepancies or areas of improvement.

The role involves a thorough evaluation of mechanical equipment and systems to ensure compliance with internal specifications and industry best practices.

The Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for the review of and approval within the VIRTUS Change Management process.

The reviews will consist of assessing the risk and impact of a requirements change of state to determine the correct procedure based on industry best practice VIRTUS Standards and Health and Safety.

This role is primarily site based. The Mechanical Engineer must work effectively in a fast-paced environment and demonstrate flexibility to meet the needs of the project and customers.

As the Mechanical Engineer you will join a collaborative and engaging team of engineers driving the VIRTUS standards to achieve best in class for our customers and supporting the VIRTUS brand.

The Mechanical Engineer will work closely with the Project Management MEP (Mechanical and Plumbing) design and construction teams to deliver Mechanical systems that meet the operational and business requirements of our clients.

Key Responsibilities:

Collaboration: Work closely with internal teams and external stakeholders including clients contractors and consultants to deliver integrated mechanical systems for data centre projects.

Quality Assurance: Ensure that all mechanical designs meet industry standards building regulations and client specifications. This includes overseeing the development and production of technical drawings specifications and calculations.

Technical Expertise: Provide technical support for the design installation and commissioning of mechanical systems in data centres. Perform detailed mechanical calculations simulations and load assessments to ensure optimal design solutions.

Project Management: Contribute to project planning and scheduling to ensure timely delivery of mechanical projects. Identify and resolve potential design issues providing solutions to ensure minimal disruption to the project timeline.

Risk Management: Identify mechanical design risks conduct risk assessments and implement mitigation measures to ensure the safety and functionality of the systems.

Compliance and Standards: Ensure all designs adhere to industry codes standards and regulations including ASHREA standards as well as client-specific requirements.

Sustainability: Contribute to energy-efficient and sustainable mechanical systems with a focus on minimizing energy consumption reducing emissions and supporting VIRTUS commitment to green initiatives.

Duties and Responsibilities

The role includes but is not limited to the following: -

Develop a strong and comprehensive technical understanding of all building services systems and components within the VIRTUS Data Centres portfolio.

Manage mechanical engineering aspects of data centre projects from inception to completion.

Oversee the complete lifecycle of mechanical ensuring they meet the required technical and operational standards for data centre projects and customer specifications.

Contributing integral member of the Engineering Department supporting the wider engineering team with business deliverables.

Support Commissioning ensuring Commissioning is completed to a consistent quality and standard in line with VIRTUS Commissioning Principles.

Support VIRTUS Senior Mechanical Engineering Discipline objectives and goals.

Survey and report on existing mechanical installations for defects and issues which could lead to service impact.

Support the day-to-day engineering activities within the Data Centre Clusters.

Review the Mechanical Engineering aspects of change approval tickets within the VIRTUS change management system.

Mechanical engineering lead during construction installation and operational testing of building service equipment to aid the development of full life cycle management of the critical infrastructure.

Support the Mechanical Engineering Department in identifying opportunities to improve site infrastructure and reduce our power usage effectiveness.

Review and analyse Capacity of Installed infrastructure as part of the Data Centre capacity management to the Energy manager.

Support Campus Technical Teams in an advisory nature on Mechanical Engineering requirements.

Perform Bi-Annual mechanical Configuration Audits across all data centre clusters.

Advise DCO (Data Centre Operation) teams on optimising existing technical infrastructure balancing energy effectiveness with resilience.

Support VIRTUS in ensuring that all fire health and safety regulations and best practices are upheld.

Qualifications:

Essential:

City and Guilds NVQ or equivalent in a Mechanical discipline

A Building Services or Mechanical Engineering degree or higher educational qualification (HNC/HND/BSc).

Experience:

Essential:

Technical understanding of Chilled Water and HVAC mechanical systems.

Proficient knowledge of Fluid & Thermodynamic Engineering principle.

Demonstrated experience in the operations maintenance engineering construction and delivery of mission critical facilities.

Ability to conduct analysis of problems affecting critical operation of facilities and propose solutions at times with limited information

Ideally experience within the data centre industry with hyperscale data centre operators lease providers or allied sectors such as Petro-Chem/Pharma/Process control any heavy process sector or multi complexity (power/cooling) experience valid.

Desirable:

Mission Critical Environment I.e. Hospitals Finance Data Centres.

ASHRAE Mechanical or Commissioning Understanding.

BMS and PMS (Trend Citect Scada Schneider PMO Schneider StructureWare).

Control Systems (Zelio logic and PLCs).

Electrical/Mechanical/Controls and Fire & Life Safety conceptual design.

Generator and UPS systems.

This role comes with an on-call element which will require the post holder toparticipatein an out-of-hours on-call escalation rota.