MEP Design Interface Engineer (Data Centres)

This role sits at the intersection of design governance, technical coordination, MEP engineering, and project delivery. You'll act as the client's owner's engineer - ensuring that designs, vendors, contractors, and fit-out packages all align with the required specifications, quality benchmarks, and delivery milestones.

You will support projects from technical due diligence and preconstruction through construction, fit-out, commissioning, and close-out.

Key Responsibilities

Preconstruction / Due Diligence

• Lead and coordinate technical due diligence of colocation data halls and third-party sites.

• Support contractor pre-qualification, bid evaluation, and technical/commercial analysis.

• Assist with contract negotiation alongside SMEs, PMs, commercial teams, and legal.

• Coordinate engineering programmes including site audits, gap analysis, and compliance checks.

• Support constructability reviews across MEP and multidisciplinary design packages.

• Assist in identifying, scoping, procuring, and scheduling direct vendors and consultants.

Design Interface & Coordination

• Act as the primary interface between MEP design consultants, contractors, internal engineering teams, and client stakeholders.

• Review technical documents, drawings, submittals, calculations, and design updates for accuracy, compliance, and integration across disciplines.

• Coordinate responses to RFIs, design clarifications, technical queries, and change requests.

• Ensure design intentions are maintained throughout delivery and that all interfaces (MEP, architectural, structural) are resolved proactively.

• Drive value engineering opportunities without compromising safety or resilience.

Construction & Fit-Out Delivery

• Oversee change control, including tracking, negotiation, and impact assessments.

• Monitor project schedules, identify delays, and support recovery plans.

• Implement robust QA/QC processes, including site inspections, audits, and technical compliance checks.

• Track project documentation: drawings, bulletins, addenda, revisions, and updates.

• Ensure full HSE compliance, raising and escalating issues where required.

• Coordinate and manage direct vendors and specialist consultants throughout the delivery phase.

Close-Out / Handover

• Support engineering teams with commissioning readiness, punch lists, system testing, and acceptance criteria.

• Oversee the collection and verification of as-builts, O&M manuals, warranties, and closing documentation.

• Assist with authority inspections, occupancy processes, and client sign-off.

• Provide support for final issue resolution, commercial close-out, and lessons learned.

About You

You will ideally come from a MEP, design engineering, or technical project management background, with strong exposure to data centres or mission-critical infrastructure.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong technical understanding of MEP systems, critical infrastructure, and design coordination.

• Ideally strong backgrounda in hands on detailed design.

• Experience in data centres, colocation, hyperscale, pharma, advanced manufacturing, or other M&E-driven environments.

• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, calculations, and design packages.

• Experience interfacing between client, consultants, and contractors in a delivery role.

• Strong documentation, reporting, and governance capability.

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Why Join This Consultancy?

• Work on flagship global data centre projects for one of the world's most influential tech giants.

• Highly flexible hybrid working model (typically 2-3 days office-based, but adaptable)

• Active career progression pathways to Associate and Director level.

• A consultancy that genuinely values its people, invests in development, and promotes long-term growth.

• Competitive salary exceeding 100k + discretionary bonus + pension + benefits.

• Collaborative culture, strong leadership, and a commitment to innovation in mission-critical delivery.