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Senior Mechanical Engineer

Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town Region💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-27

Core

Senior Mechanical Engineer specializing in HVAC design, building services consulting, and project delivery for data centers, clean rooms, and healthcare facilities.

Role type

Senior IC mechanical engineer (building services/HVAC)

Builds

Production HVAC systems, mechanical utilities, and building services for commercial and industrial clients

Domain

Construction & Engineering (Building Services/HVAC)

Required skills

HVAC design, heat load and ventilation calculations, BIM modeling, project management, tender documentation, site supervision, thermodynamic principles, pipe network design

Preferred skills

Medical gases, mechanical utilities, wet services, fuel system design, vertical transportation, fire engineering, refrigeration systems

Technologies

HAP, Loadest, IES, AutoCAD, Revit, ACC, Autodesk Forma, Autodesk Construction Cloud

Responsibilities

Manage projects from inception to closeout, lead complex high-value projects, specify and approve specialist equipment, prepare tender documentation and BOQs, oversee contractor and contract management, provide site supervision and troubleshoot installations, mentor teams of engineers

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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