MEP Manager · Data Centres · On-site

Location:

Region: Berlin
Country: Germany

Role:

  • Industry: Data Centres, Engineering
  • Job Type: Contract / Freelance
Working Arrangement: On-site
Rate: Negotiable

Application Details:

Start Date: ASAP
Expiry Date: 31/03/2026
Job Reference: 15012616

MEP Manager · Data Centres · On-site

Freelance MEP Manager – Client Side

Data Centre Project | Berlin

We’re looking for an experienced Freelance MEP Manager to join our client team on a major data centre project in Berlin. This is a hands-on, client-side role where you’ll act as the technical lead for all MEP matters, working closely with designers, contractors, and commissioning teams to make sure the building performs exactly as it should.

If you enjoy being close to the detail, asking the right questions, and helping teams deliver high-quality, reliable infrastructure, this role could be a great fit.

 

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Acting as the client’s technical representative for all MEP systems
  • Working with consultants to review and guide MEP designs from a data centre perspective
  • Challenging and supporting contractors to ensure systems are built, tested, and commissioned correctly
  • Coordinating across electrical, mechanical, and public health disciplines to avoid gaps or clashes
  • Reviewing drawings, specifications, technical submissions, and commissioning plans
  • Being present on site to monitor progress, quality, and compliance
  • Supporting key milestones such as testing, commissioning, IST, and handover
  • Identifying risks early and helping the team find practical, well-thought-out solutions
  • Making sure health & safety and local regulations are always respected
  • Providing clear, calm technical advice to the wider project and client team

Systems You’ll Be Comfortable With:

  • HV/LV power, UPS systems, generators, and power distribution
  • Cooling solutions (CRAC/CRAH, chillers, adiabatic systems)
  • BMS, EPMS, and monitoring platforms
  • Fire detection and suppression systems
  • Data centre resilience strategies (N, N+1, 2N)

What We’re Looking For:

  • Strong experience in data centres or other mission-critical facilities
  • Background in mechanical or electrical engineering
  • Previous client-side or consultancy experience is a big plus
  • Confident reviewing contractor work and asking the right technical questions
  • Comfortable working with multiple stakeholders and driving clarity
  • Experience through commissioning and handover phases
  • Fluent English and German (Essential)

Contract Details:

  • Freelance / contract role
  • Competitive day rate depending on experience
  • Based in Berlin, with a strong on-site presence
  • Start date: immediate or short notice

If this role is of interest to you, submit your CV below.

 

g2 Recruitment are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships or any other characteristic protected by law.

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L&D Team

We are very lucky that g2 recruitment see Learning and Development as a vital part of a consultants journey which is why we have 4 people in the team who you will work very closely with from day 1 in your career. The team are on hand to guide you through your career at all levels and provide extra support working closely with the management team to give all consultants the best chance of success.  

Our Three Pillars of Training

Academy:
Week 1 is a series of remote sessions to learn all things systems, followed by a 1 week academy process which is a mixture of classroom and deskside this will be in one of our UK offices and usually consists of 3-8 other consultants all starting their journey together.

Experienced Modules:
These are a variety of sessions curated by us designed to support consultants as they are progressing through the career ladder, the aim is to ensure consultants at all levels have access to L&D.

Junior Management Programme:
Ran by our head of L&D this programme is designed to support junior managers as they start their management career. This involves things like personal branding, time management and ends in a business plan which is presented to members of the Exec board and senior management team.

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Jaz D’Avola
Head of Learning & Development

Jaz joined g2 Recruitment in 2013.

She now leads our Learning and Development programme, transferring the knowledge and wisdom she learnt as a recruiter to the new generation of talent.

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Imani WIlliams
Learning and Development Consultant

Imani joined g2 Recruitment in 2022.

His role involves developing individuals in all areas of the business, varying from inducting and onboarding consultants to working with them 1 to 1 to identify areas of development.  He aids with growth of L&D across the business, watching consultants experience and develop.

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Meghan Mcloughlin
Learning and Development Consultant

Meghan joined g2 in 2023 as an L&D consultant, Working in recruitment for 6 years, her role is to  help consultants at all levels to upskill and focus on development points. This could be anything from sales calls or candidate calls to organisation improvements.

Kane Gray
Systems & Academy Trainer

Kane joined g2 in April 2023 as an Academy & Systems Trainer.

His role involves teaching the consultants that are new to the company the foundations of recruitment and our systems before then helping them to upskill in areas specific to each consultant. Working closely with different consultants and watching them implement the feedback, apply it, and then benefit off the back of it.

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