Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Engineers – Commissioning

Equans Data Centers are inviting experienced Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineers, with an appetite for career progression and/ or promotion, to join our growing Data Center team as a Mechanical Commissioning Engineer.

As a Commissioning Engineer, you will be pivotal in ensuring the successful testing and commissioning of Data Center plant and equipment whilst maintaining high standards in quality and health and safety.

What will you deliver?

• Engineering standards: able to interrogate engineering schedules, verification and validation requirements etc.
• Support commissioning teams and managers in verifying and operating mechanical systems. This involves collaborating with specialist subcontractors and Equans’ Package Managers through commissioning levels 1 to 5.
• Ascertaining, compiling and preparing commissioning test documentation.
• Assist in ensuring that work is carried out in full conformance with quality. environmental and safety requirements.
• Attend site commissioning meetings and provide updates for progress reports.
• Assist the Package Managers with preparation of inspection and test plans for each element of the works.

What can we offer?

On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes;

• 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
• Life  over equivalent to 4 times annual salary
• Company stakeholder pension scheme
• Private medical insurance
• 2 corporate social responsibility days per year
• Broad range of learning opportunities such as professional qualifications, collective/ individual training and personalised support programmes
• Attractive employee referral rewards scheme
• Access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), WOMEN TOGETHER (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

Who are we looking for?

• Experienced air condition and/ or refrigeration engineers who have worked for a leading Data Center vendor or subcontractor
• Attention to detail and ability to produce precise and accurate work
• Good writing skills with a focus on the drafting of test procedures and test reports
• Understanding and implementation of project engineering procedures.
• Excellent communication and team working skills.
• Commitment to learning and professional growth.
• Attention to Health and Safety matters.
• Previous experience with other mechanical and electrical trades.
• Knowledge of UK building regulations.
• Understanding of UK Health & Safety construction laws.

Who are we?

We are a strategic Data Center partner delivering every aspect of General Contractor design, build and commissioning for major Data Center providers and operators across Europe to deliver new build, fit-out, complex retrofit and upgrade through one point of contact.

Leveraging decades of experience with Bouygues Energies & Services and Equans in Data Centers, we deliver to every aspect of client needs through sustainability, health and safety and wider engineering considerations. At Equans Data Centers, we are unique in our ability to bring clients complete in-house expertise across many facets of consulting, architecture, construction and engineering. We are a true combination of global standardisation and local on-the-ground expert teams in every key European country to ensure the right level of localisation. We have total control of our supply chain, with the robustness of a global and European leader in construction behind us. And our most highly qualified and expert teams are focused on client success above all.

This enables us to deliver Data Centers with the best possible quality, speed to delivery, and high repeatability and scalability – to realise client needs for cost transparency, low risk, continual availability, innovation and certainty of planning and outcomes.

With more than 1,200 highly skilled employees across 8 European countries, Equans has delivered over 300,000m2 of data halls, exceeding 500MW of IT space for major Data Center providers such as VIRTUS Data Centers, Digital Reality, Equinix, Vantage Data Centers, Stack Infrastructure, Cloud HQ and many others.

Equans Data Centers is positioned to meet and exceed the increasingly demanding planning and capacity needs of hyperscaler and colocation businesses across Europe.

What’s next?

If this role is of interest to you, please click below to register, apply and track your progress! A member of our Resourcing Team will review your application and be in touch. 

At Equans we’re committed to delivering a culture where everyone’s voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Equans you’ll find a welcoming and open workplace where you’re supported and encouraged to be your true self at work. You’ll also have access to our growing employee networks including WiE (Women in Equans), RISE (BAME), LGBTQI+, Working Parents, YPN (Young Professionals Network) and our Disability Network.  

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a re-location package with this job role.  Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check, as noted in the role requirements. 

The EQUANS Resourcing Team supports this job advert. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries must come to the resourcing team not direct to EQUANS Managers.