The opportunity has arisen to join an industry leader in UK’s & Ireland’s Building Services sector. Alternative Heat design, develop and deliver a wide range of offsite-prefabricated, innovative, and sustainable building service solutions throughout the UK & Europe.
What We Do:
Alternative Heat is a market-leading provider of “Offsite Modular Solutions” and innovative MEP solutions, within the European Data Centre sector, serving clients across Ireland, the UK, and Europe. In line with strong company growth and a healthy forward order book, Alternative Heat have established two key routes to market within this sector and in doing so have established two dedicated Data Centre Business Units to serve this sector.
Team Overview:
Within one of these Business Units, Alternative Heat deliver turnkey plantroom packages at scale, directly to hyperscale Data Centre developers throughout Europe, under long-term framework agreements. This Business Unit is scaling at pace, and we have secured a 5-year framework agreement to design, manufacture and deliver volume based, turnkey plantroom modules (mechanical, electrical and BMS) to projects throughout Europe, with demand set to increase annually.
The Mechanical Engineer within this BU is responsible for the design and review of mechanical systems within prefabricated MEP modules and plantrooms for the Data Centre sector. This role ensures the design of mechanical components, including pipework, pumps, heat exchangers, and associated equipment, is in compliance with project specifications, industry standards, and safety regulations.
Job Title: Mechanical Design Engineer
Location: Banbridge, Northern Ireland
Hours: Monday-Thursday 8am-5pm and Friday 8am-3pm
Salary: Competitive Depending on Experience
Responsible to: Head of Engineering and Building Services
With over 20 years of experience within the Commercial Offsite Fabrication industry, Alternative Heat have established themselves as a market leader in this sector.
Located centrally between Dublin and Belfast our 8.5 acre Head Office and fabrication facilities, which are fully equipped with overhead cranes and 8,000m² of workshop floor area, provide an ideal factory construction environment which is reflected in the high quality solutions we offer.
We employ a strong team of design engineers, CAD technicians, contracts managers and skilled trades personnel who utilise their vast industry experience to assist in the design, fabrication and delivery of our bespoke MEP solutions, which we supply throughout the UK, Ireland and Europe.