AECOM is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to serve as the Mechanical Engineering Lead for hyperscale data center projects. This role involves designing and overseeing mechanical systems such as HVAC, piping, and fire suppression, ensuring reliability, efficiency, and safety in data center infrastructure. The position is primarily remote within the U.S., with occasional travel required.
What You'll Do
- Act as the primary point of contact for clients, responding to their inquiries and concerns in a timely and professional manner
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, regularly communicating with them to understand their needs and expectations
- Coordinating with multiple disciplines and acting as lead mechanical engineer to ensure that projects are delivered within budget and on schedule while managing the mechanical team including HVAC, fire protection, plumbing
- Develop detailed specifications for mechanical equipment, including pumps, fans, and air handling units
- Writing reports for internal and external purposes based on findings
- Ensures discipline plans that are created to meet overall project team requirements for project scope and schedule
- Stays current on codes and technologies appropriate to the mechanical, plumbing and fire protection systems related to hyperscale data centers
- Analyze and evaluate mechanical system performance, identifying areas for improvement and making recommendations for upgrades
- Provide technical support during the construction phase, responding to RFIs and addressing any issues that arise
- Attend job site visits, project meetings, and commissioning activities as needed
- Ensure compliance with industry standards, codes, and regulations
- Evaluate and recommend new technologies and equipment to enhance system performance and reduce operational costs
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including electrical and mechanical engineers, to ensure seamless integration of the chiller systems with other data center infrastructure
- Analyze energy usage, identifying opportunities for optimization and cost savings
What We're Looking For
- Experience on Hyperscale Data Center projects
- Strong background in mechanical engineering
- Experience working with high-density data centers
- Ability to act as lead mechanical engineer managing HVAC, fire protection, and plumbing teams
- Client-facing experience with strong communication skills
- Ability to coordinate with multiple disciplines on complex projects
- Knowledge of codes and regulations related to mechanical, plumbing, and fire protection systems in data centers
- Experience providing technical support during construction, including responding to RFIs
Nice to Have
- Experience in writing detailed specifications for mechanical equipment such as pumps, fans, and air handling units
- Experience in analyzing energy usage and identifying optimization opportunities
- Experience attending job site visits, project meetings, and commissioning activities
- Ability to travel occasionally for client meetings, milestones, and collaboration sessions
Team & Environment
- Cross-functional teams including electrical and mechanical engineers; part of global data center consulting team with presence in Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia
Benefits & Compensation
- Flexibility of a remote work schedule
- Opportunity to work with global teams on high-profile, fast-paced data center projects
- Client-facing role with opportunity for upward career mobility
- Occasional travel scheduled in advance for client meetings, key project milestones, onsite collaboration, or business-critical activities
Work Mode
Primarily remote with periodic travel required; position can be based from various U.S. locations where AECOM has an office, including Arlington, VA and other AECOM office locations in the U.S.
