Lead Mechanical Engineer - Data Centre (m/f/d) Frankfurt am Main, -, Germany

Shape a future with purpose at Arup in Germany or Poland.

Engineer innovative and sustainable solutions for the future of data centres.

Arups purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 80 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Data Centres are crucial components of today’s infrastructure, supporting everything from business to public services. Operators must ensure the longevity, efficiency, and sustainability of their sites while optimizing them for mission-critical tasks. Arup’s international and multidisciplinary team in Frankfurt is at the forefront of designing innovative and energy-efficient data centres, ensuring that our clients meet their goals of performance, cost-efficiency, and sustainability.

The Opportunity

Join our international and multidisciplinary team of passionate design engineers and help us create high-quality, sustainable, and innovative data centre structures. You will work on medium to large-scale mission-critical projects, covering all stages of design - from concept to construction supervision and handover.

As Lead Mechanical Engineer at Arup, you will:

• Provide technical leadership for mechanical systems across medium to large-scale mission-critical projects, including cooling, HVAC, public health, fire protection, diesel supply, and energy systems.
• Lead strategic client engagement, translating client business objectives into innovative, sustainable, resilient, and cost-effective mechanical design solutions.
• Oversee design quality and technical delivery, including the preparation, review, and approval of design deliverables to ensure compliance, coordination, and alignment with project goals.
• Influence and coordinate across stakeholders, presenting complex technical solutions clearly to clients, authorities, consultants, and multidisciplinary teams while promoting best practice and innovation.
• Develop people, standards, and capability by mentoring engineers, improving design standards and digital workflows, and driving efficiency, sustainability, and innovation in data centre design across local, regional, and global teams.

Does this role inspire you?

We are looking for someone passionate about sustainable data centre design and who possesses:

• Degree-qualified in Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent discipline, with extensive experience designing mission-critical mechanical systems in a leadership position, preferably with a strong track record in data centre projects.
• Deep technical expertise in precision cooling and mission-critical mechanical design, including experience across site selection, technical due diligence, permitting, detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Strong knowledge of relevant delivery standards and methodologies, including German codes and standards, international best practice, RIBA, HOAI, and hyperscale delivery approaches.
• Proven experience with digital design and engineering workflows, including Revit MEP / BIM, CFD, hydraulic studies, and other tools that support high-quality, coordinated mechanical design.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and strategic advisory skills, with the ability to align engineering solutions with client and business objectives - fluent English is required, with good German (B1 level) or Polish language skills strongly preferred.

Why Arup?

At Arup, we believe in rewarding our members for their contributions to our shared success. As a trust-owned company, we have the freedom to pursue meaningful work that aligns with our purpose and values. We also offer a unique profit share program, allowing our members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

Benefits that work for you:

• Flexible working - Choice of full or part time model, the ability to work outside of the office for a portion of your workweek and up to 20 days a year working from another country.
• Personal development- Mentoring program, various trainings (e.g. language courses for German and English) and individual development opportunities through our Arup University.
• Perspectives abroad The opportunity to apply for short (6 months) or longer (1 to 2 years) assignments in other Arup offices worldwide.
• Profit sharing Twice-yearly profit distribution based on Arup's global performance (profit shares), not on individual performance or turnover targets.
• Welfare & Family Company pension plan, occupational disability insurance, mobility (e.g. Swapfiets rental bike), day-care allowance and, in Berlin, a day-care place with our cooperation partner, if required.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective where individuality is encouraged. Our strength comes from how we respect, share, and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas. You'll have the opportunity to do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, and to the clients and communities we serve. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to building a workplace that reflects the rich diversity of the world around us. We actively promote a culture of inclusion where everyone feels welcome, respected, and valued.

We welcome applications from talented individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, disability, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible.

Do you want to join us in shaping a better world?

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