Lead Mechanical Engineer – Data Centre Construction

Job title: Lead Mechanical Engineer – Data Centre Construction
Location: Fredericia, Denmark
Company: European Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Contractor
Package: €110,000 to €130,000 package

The Company

This specialist engineering contractor has built a strong reputation across Europe delivering large scale mission critical, pharmaceutical, industrial and advanced manufacturing projects.

Known for taking full ownership of complex mechanical and electrical packages, the business has become a trusted delivery partner on technically demanding projects where programme certainty, engineering quality and commissioning standards are critical.

With continued growth across mainland Europe, they are now delivering a major hyperscale data centre project in Fredericia, Denmark, and are looking to appoint an experienced Lead Mechanical Engineer to drive mechanical engineering delivery from design through to commissioning and handover.

The Role: Lead Mechanical Engineer

This Lead Mechanical Engineer role is based on a major data centre construction project in Fredericia, Denmark.

You will take full ownership of the mechanical engineering and commissioning delivery across the project, leading the mechanical engineering function through procurement, installation, testing, commissioning and final handover.

Reporting into senior project leadership, you will manage mechanical engineering teams, coordinate with electrical and CSA teams, and ensure systems are delivered safely, efficiently and to the required commissioning standards.

This is a hands on leadership role suited to someone comfortable making decisions in a fast moving live construction environment where programme, quality and technical delivery are critical.

Must Have Requirements

• Proven experience required as a Senior or Lead Mechanical Engineer on large scale construction projects
• Must have mission critical, data centre, pharmaceutical or industrial project experience
• Strong mechanical commissioning and systems delivery background required
• Experience with a mechanical contractor or M&E contractor delivering complex projects in Europe or Ireland is required
• Hands on experience required managing mechanical engineering teams and subcontractors on live site environments

Preferred Experience

• Data centre project experience preferred
• Experience managing flushing, balancing, pressure testing and system handover beneficial
• Strong knowledge of QA/QC systems, ITPs, FATs and SATs preferred
• Experience with commissioning sequencing and programme coordination advantageous
• Previous experience mentoring graduate and project engineers beneficial

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the mechanical engineering delivery across the full project lifecycle
• Manage mechanical engineering teams and allocate engineers across work packages
• Coordinate mechanical installation, testing, commissioning and handover activities
• Oversee procurement activities including RFQs, technical evaluations and equipment reviews
• Drive commissioning activities including flushing, balancing and pressure testing
• Ensure quality control standards are maintained throughout installation and commissioning
• Coordinate with Electrical and CSA teams to maintain clear system ownership and delivery sequencing
• Manage RFIs, technical submittals, design changes and system trackers
• Monitor programme progress and support look ahead planning activities
• Lead health and safety standards across all mechanical activities on site
• Identify technical and programme risks early and implement mitigation plans
• Provide structured reporting to senior project and business leadership teams
• Mentor and support Project Engineers and graduate engineers across the project team

About You

You will likely come from a strong mechanical engineering background with experience delivering complex construction projects in mission critical or technically demanding environments.

You should be comfortable leading engineering teams without micromanaging, coordinating multiple stakeholders and making practical engineering decisions under pressure.

The successful Lead Mechanical Engineer will have strong communication skills, commercial awareness and the ability to maintain programme momentum across a fast paced data centre build in Fredericia, Denmark.

What’s on Offer

Salary: €110,000 to €130,000 DOE

Benefits:

• Accommodation support
• Flights and rotation support where applicable
• Pension
• Bonus
• Healthcare
• Long term European project pipeline
• Career progression into senior project leadership
• Ongoing CPD and technical development support

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to join one of Europe’s most respected engineering contractors on a flagship data centre development in Fredericia, Denmark.

You will take real ownership of mechanical engineering delivery on a technically demanding project where your decisions directly impact programme, commissioning and project success.

The company continues to expand across the European data centre market, offering long term career progression, exposure to major hyperscale projects and the chance to work alongside experienced engineering and commissioning teams on high value mission critical developments.

How to Apply

Call Stephen Nugent on 015314345 or email stephen@breaghrecruitment.com for a confidential discussion.

Why Breagh Recruitment

Breagh Recruitment specialise in recruiting Mechanical Engineers, Lead Mechanical Engineers, Mechanical Project Engineers and Commissioning Engineers across the data centre, pharmaceutical, industrial and mission critical construction sectors throughout Ireland and Europe.

We work closely with leading M&E contractors delivering hyperscale data centres, advanced manufacturing facilities and technically complex engineering projects, helping experienced mechanical engineering professionals secure long term career opportunities on major European developments.

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