Mercury Engineering, Your vision, our duty.

Mercury is the European leader in construction solutions.

We build and manage complex engineering & construction projects for the world’s leading corporations. Our solutions help deliver technologies and life changing advancements that connect people, communities, and businesses, giving them the power to achieve incredible things. Our people have the courage to be innovative. Their determination and sharp focus enable us to deliver with certainty, time and time again.

We deliver our clients’ visions through leading edge construction solutions across multiple sectors, including Enterprise Data Centres, Advanced Technology & Life Sciences, Hyperscale Data Centres, Fire Protection.

At Mercury, it is our duty to encourage and back our people to realise their vision of themselves. We place them at the heart of what we do, providing challenging opportunities to develop within a great team in a supportive environment that allows them to reach their full potential.

 

Key Responsibilities of the Role:

• Support and lead mechanical engineering activities across all project phases, from pre-construction through to construction support and commissioning.
• Review design intent, specifications and drawings to develop a full understanding of project scope and requirements.
• Contribute to tendering, estimating and project resourcing activities during pre-construction stages.
• Review MEP and mechanical designs, interrogate tender documentation and identify scope gaps, risks and opportunities for optimisation.
• Manage and coordinate interfaces between clients, consultants, BIM teams, suppliers and subcontractors to ensure an efficient and compliant design process.
• Manage and contribute to MIDPs and TIDPs in accordance with ISO 19650 and project-specific information management requirements.
• Review equipment selections, generate procurement packages and technically assess subcontractor and supplier tender returns.
• Support the procurement of long-lead equipment and contribute to technical submittals and approval processes.
• Lead and review the design and delivery of mechanical systems including critical cooling, HVAC, plumbing and fire protection systems.
• Ensure compliance with applicable legislation, industry standards, country-specific regulations and client requirements.
• Contribute to value engineering, off-site manufacture (OSM) and constructability reviews.
• Provide technical support to construction and commissioning teams during project execution.
• Maintain accurate project and design records including RFIs, drawing registers, technical submittal logs, risk registers, deviation trackers and lessons learned registers.
• Mentor and support junior engineers, promoting knowledge sharing, technical development and continuous improvement.
• Represent Mercury Engineering at client, consultant and stakeholder meetings as required.

 

Sustainability

• Integrate sustainable design principles into project delivery.
• Evaluate environmental impacts and propose energy-efficient and low-carbon engineering solutions where appropriate.

 

Essential Criteria for the Role:

• Recognised degree in Mechanical Engineering (BEng or equivalent; NFQ Level 8 in Ireland).
• Minimum 7–10 years post-graduate experience, preferably within contractor and/or design consultancy environments.
• Experience delivering mechanical building services design and supporting construction activities in the Data Centre, Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences or Industrial sectors.
• Strong technical competence across mechanical systems including HVAC, critical cooling, plumbing and fire protection.
• Good understanding of statutory consent processes and building regulations.
• Proven ability to lead coordination meetings and manage interfaces within multidisciplinary teams.
• Proficiency with relevant design and construction software platforms such as Revit, Navisworks, ACC/BIM 360, Bluebeam or similar CDE systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

 

Desirable Criteria

• Chartered Engineer status or active progression toward chartership.
• Experience mentoring and developing junior engineers.
• Financial and commercial awareness.
• Experience working on international projects.
• Willingness to travel to project sites in Ireland and abroad as required.

 

Mercury is an equal opportunities employer.

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