Technical Director- Data Centres (Mechanical)

• Permanent Contract

• Mid\-Senior Level

• Bengaluru

• Design and Engineering

About Us

Egis is a leading global consulting, construction engineering and operating firm. We work together with our clients, across every aspect of transport, energy, and the built environment to build a more balanced, sustainable, and resilient world. The Egis Group has more than 50 years of experience and a team of 23,500 employees in over 70 countries around the world. Joining our Group means, above all, sharing our values as a people\-first company, strongly committed to sustainability and innovation.

About the Role

The position is open across **Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, and Gurgaon**.

• *Role purpose**

• Lead the technical delivery and reputation of Egis's data centre mechanical design offer across India
• Act as the senior mechanical authority on hyperscale and colocation programmes, from concept through to handover
• Combine technical leadership with client engagement, bid support and P\&L accountability

• *Key responsibilities**

• Provide mechanical discipline leadership on hyperscale and colocation data centre projects
• Set and uphold design standards, QA/QC and technical governance
• Lead client presentations, design reviews and technical interviews at senior level
• Support bids and proposals, including strategy, scope, resourcing and fee build up
• Own P\&L performance for the mechanical discipline: utilisation, margin, forecasting and resource planning
• Coach, mentor and develop senior engineers and team leads
• Work with BIM and digital teams to drive coordinated, efficient delivery
• Build relationships with hyperscalers, colocation operators, developers and contractors

• *Discipline focus: Mechanical**

• Cooling strategy for hyperscale and colocation facilities, including air, hybrid and liquid cooling (direct to chip, immersion)
• Chilled water systems, heat rejection, and water use optimisation
• PUE and WUE performance and energy efficiency
• Resilience concepts (N\+1, 2N) and input to testing and commissioning
• Coordination with electrical, architecture, structure and BIM teams

What do we need from you

• 18\+ years in mechanical or HVAC engineering, with 8\+ years in data centres
• Proven delivery of hyperscale and colocation facilities, ideally multi site and multi region
• Prior experience at Director, Associate Director or Technical Director level
• Track record of managing a P\&L or significant commercial responsibility
• Excellent presentation, negotiation and interpersonal skills, comfortable with C level and client stakeholders
• Strong coordination skills across multidisciplinary teams, with a working knowledge of BIM
• Chartered or professionally qualified engineer (CEng or equivalent), registered with a relevant professional body
• Degree in mechanical engineering or a related discipline

• *Desirable**

• Middle East data centre experience
• Experience working on international or multicultural teams
• Experience building or scaling a data centre practice

What's in it for you?

• Chartered Engineer (CE) or equivalent professional certification
• Experience with Building Information Modeling (BIM) projects
• Familiarity with project management tools and methodologies
• Experience in client liaison and stakeholder management
• Knowledge of sustainable design practices and green building standards
• Experience with site inspections and quality assurance verification
• Proven track record of delivering projects on time and within budget
• Ability to adapt to changing project requirements and work in a fast\-paced environment
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Commitment to professional development and continuous learning