Mechanical Engineering Lead, Data Centers

Job Description

AECOM is seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineering Lead to join our growing Canadian Data Center team.

This individual will lead the mechanical design and delivery of hyperscale, colocation, and mission-critical facilities throughout Canada, North America, and globally. The successful candidate will serve as a technical leader, client advisor, mentor, and project contributor, helping to expand AECOM's rapidly growing Data Center practice. This is a newly create position.

This position can be performed remotely from anywhere in Canada, with periodic travel required for client meetings, project milestones, site visits, commissioning activities, and team collaboration events.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical engineering design for hyperscale and mission-critical data center facilities.
• Act as the primary mechanical engineering contact for clients and project stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships while understanding project objectives and business requirements.
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams and coordinate mechanical, electrical, structural, civil, architectural, and specialty engineering disciplines.
• Design and oversee mechanical systems including HVAC, chilled water, condenser water, plumbing, fire protection, and heat rejection systems.
• Develop basis-of-design reports, design criteria, engineering calculations, specifications, and technical documentation.
• Lead the design of cooling infrastructure including chillers, cooling towers, pumps, CRAHs, CRACs, economization systems, and liquid cooling technologies.
• Perform cooling load analyses, airflow studies, capacity planning, energy modeling, and thermal performance assessments.
• Ensure compliance with applicable Canadian codes, standards, CSA requirements, National Building Code requirements, and provincial regulations.
• Review and approve engineering deliverables and technical submissions.
• Act as Engineer of Record where applicable.
• Ensure projects are delivered within scope, budget, schedule, and quality expectations.
• Provide technical support during construction, commissioning, startup, and turnover phases.
• Respond to RFIs, review shop drawings, and resolve field design issues.
• Evaluate emerging cooling technologies and recommend solutions that improve efficiency, reliability, sustainability, and operational performance.
• Analyze energy usage and identify opportunities for optimization, energy reduction, and lifecycle cost savings.
• Support business development activities, client pursuits, proposal preparation, interviews, and technical presentations.
• Mentor and develop junior and intermediate mechanical engineers and designers.
• Drive technical excellence, quality, innovation, and continuous improvement across projects.

Additional Assets

• LEED Accredited Professional designation.
• Familiarity with Uptime Institute Tier requirements and mission-critical design standards.
• Experience with energy modeling, CFD studies, and thermal analysis.
• Knowledge of building automation systems (BAS), controls integration, and analytics platforms.
• Experience with sustainable and low-carbon design strategies.
• International data center project experience.
• Demonstrated success mentoring and developing high-performing technical teams.

Why Join AECOM

• Work on some of the world's most advanced hyperscale and mission-critical projects.
• Collaborate with leading data center specialists across a global network.
• Help establish and grow AECOM's Canadian Data Center practice.
• Lead innovative projects for global cloud, technology, and colocation clients.
• Access exceptional career growth opportunities within one of the fastest-growing infrastructure sectors.
• Enjoy flexible work arrangements and a collaborative team environment.
• Contribute to the future of Canada's digital infrastructure and data center industry.

Building sustainable legacies through innovative infrastructure and environmental solutions.