# Lead Mechanical Engineer - Data Centres

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Melbourne, Victoria
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

This role is ideal for an experienced Mechanical Engineer ready to step into a Lead role, with a strong focus on data centres and mission‑critical facilities.

You’ll be part of a high-performing, collaborative team, working across major projects locally and nationally. You will lead mechanical design from concept through to delivery, ensuring solutions are efficient, resilient, and future-ready.

**Responsibilities**

- Lead the design and delivery of mechanical building services (HVAC) for data centres and other complex facilities

- Take ownership of technical quality, coordination, and documentation across projects

- Develop solutions that support high availability, redundancy, and energy efficiency in mission‑critical environments

- Work directly with clients, contractors, and multidisciplinary teams to drive successful outcomes

- Provide leadership, mentoring, and technical guidance to junior and mid-level engineers

- Contribute to project planning, risk management, and commercial outcomes

- Support the growth of WSP’s data centre capability in WA and nationally

**Requirements**

- Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering (or similar)

- 8+ years’ experience in building services consulting

- Strong technical expertise in HVAC systems and mechanical services design

- Experience delivering complex or large-scale projects (data centre or mission‑critical experience highly regarded)

- Confident leading design packages and engaging with stakeholders

- Chartered / CPEng (or working towards) highly regarded

- Strong communication skills with a collaborative and proactive approach

**Benefits**

- Work at the forefront of the rapidly expanding data centre sector, delivering critical digital infrastructure

- Be part of high-profile, technically challenging projects across WA and nationally

- Strong leadership support and a collaborative, inclusive team culture

- Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid options

- Clear progression pathways from Lead to Associate and beyond

- Access to WSP’s global network and multidisciplinary expertise

## Skills

### Required
- Mechanical Engineering
- HVAC systems
- mechanical services design
- project planning
- risk management

### Nice to have
- Chartered / CPEng
- leadership
- mentoring
- technical guidance

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