Team Lead Mechanical Engineer - Data Centres

The global industrial revolution is bringing prosperity to more and more countries and regions, benefiting millions of people. We support data centre clients with solutions to expand into new countries, adapt to changing patterns of demand, reduce their time-to-market, adopt new technologies to manage risk, remain competitive and future-proof their facilities. Our data centre team is well established and partners with some of the largest and leading data centre clients who are market leaders across the globe, ranging from Europe, Africa, and Asia. We service our clients from offices and teams in The Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, the UK, and South Africa. Data centres is a strategic market for Royal HaskoningDHV. We are expanding our business to help support this growth and have many exciting opportunities for experienced and motivated professionals to join us in South Africa.

What you do as a Mechanical Team Lead Engineer (Data Centres)

We are looking to recruit a Mechanical Team Lead Engineer to join our Data Centres South Africa team which is looking to recruit to expand and develop its South Africa based Data Centres Mechanical Engineering team to assist with our growing workload. You will be flexible, dynamic with the ability to assist in the development of our growing team out of South Africa. You will be responsible for overseeing and managing all mechanical engineering aspects of data centre building projects. Project responsibility will be varied from inception of defining a client’s design brief to inspections, specifications, design, and management of projects. This role requires someone with the ability to lead a team of engineers, deliver quality & robust deliverables, and ensure that all project milestones are met on time and within budget. Role objectives include:

• Providing leadership to the South Africa Mechanical Engineering team, reporting to the Director Advisory Group
• Maintaining effective communication and relationship with our global teams (NL, GER & UK)
• Provide technical leadership on projects
• Providing technical leadership, mentoring, and coaching to design engineers or technologists
• Business development support including input into bids and proposals
• There will be a requirement to support our global teams (NL, GER & UK) on Data Centre projects
• There will be a requirement from time to time to assist our South Africa Industrial Buildings Team with a range of projects.
• Manage and deliver the mechanical work packages in multiple projects.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Manage and deliver the mechanical work packages in multiple projects.
• Identify the scope, design, and management objectives and delivering project documentation to ensure the quality and flow of information required for contractors, vendors, and regulatory authorities.
• Production of design calculations, sketch drawings, details of drawings using relevant software (Revit, Revizto, etc) including checking and reviewing of these prior to issue where completed by others.
• Write technical specifications and reports.
• Assist the project manager in the preparation/review of project costs, risk assessments.
• Develop and maintaining vendor relationships to ensure continuous technical professional development.
• Review contractor pre-qualifications and preparing tender evaluation summaries for tender reviews.
• Evaluate proposals and recommendations to the client regarding vendor selection.
• Write technical specifications for tenders.
• Represent RHDHV on factory acceptance tests and site testing & commissioning activities.
• Communicate the status of projects to internal directors and external stakeholders (clients) on an ad-hoc and formal basis.

As a member of our multidisciplinary team, you will have the opportunity to work remotely and collaborate across borders. Your contributions won't be limited to project involvement alone, as you will also play a key role in optimizing our internal business processes and sharing knowledge within your field. By doing so, we aim to ensure continuous growth and development for both our company and our team members.

Where you will work

Royal HaskoningDHV has been connecting people for 140 years. Together, through our expertise and passion, we have helped contribute to a better society and improved people’s lives with work underpinned by our sustainable values and goals. We are an independent global multi-disciplinary engineering and project management consultancy leading the way in sustainable development and innovation, with over 6,000 professionals in more than 150 countries. You will be employed by Royal HaskoningDHV (Pty) Ltd our South African entity. You will become part of our global Data Centres team, who provide a multidisciplinary package of consultancy services for our Data Centre clients. We provide strategic, tactical, and operational advice to our clients. Our team consists of colleagues with all kinds of different expertise. For example, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, construction, civil, structure, building, architecture, fire safety, control engineering, and security technology. Together we use our knowledge and expertise to develop integrated designs for Data Centres facilities. You will join a leading market and work with a dedicated and passionate team ranked as one of the best Data Centre building design & engineering teams trusted by several global clients.

What you bring

You are an entrepreneurial, result oriented, proactive individual with a positive flexible and problem-solving attitude. Besides that, you have:

• A bachelor and/or master’s degree in mechanical engineering;
• At least 8 – 10+ years relevant data centre building working experience in mechanical engineering (HVAC, Wet Services, Fire, Medical Gas, Mechanical Utilities, Etc) design and / or installation in a consulting engineering environment;
• Professional registration with ECSA as a PrEng is preferred;
• Good knowledge of standard practices in the design and construction industry;
• Good understanding of the daily (operational) business of our clients;
• An entrepreneurial, proactive, and flexible attitude;
• Result oriented and have a proactive problem solving attitude;
• You perform best in a multidisciplinary team;
• You have excellent communication skills towards colleagues and clients;

What we offer you

As worldwide engineering firm, we are ambitious, exciting, lively, collaborative, and dynamic. We are making a difference to society and technological progress across the globe. That’s how our colleagues describe our company. Want to contribute to enhancing society with your expertise? Be part of an open network where you’re connected with the brightest and smartest people and technologies? Join us! You can look forward to growing your career in a dynamic workplace with development opportunities to support your career path. Entrepreneurship and innovation are stimulated in our organization. There is plenty of room for own initiative in an open and flexible culture. You will be based in Cape Town, Johannesburg or Umhlanga (in order of preference) being part of, and contributing to, our expanding data centre team in South Africa. As our clients are based in various locations nationally and internationally, flexibility towards traveling is expected.

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