About the Company

We are seeking a Mechanical Engineer specializing in plumbing and fire protection design for data center projects in India. The role will cover design and coordination from concept through construction, with a focus on safety, reliability, maintainability, code compliance, and minimizing operational risk in mission-critical facilities.

About the Role The role will cover design and coordination from concept through construction, with a focus on safety, reliability, maintainability, code compliance, and minimizing operational risk in mission-critical facilities.

Responsibilities

- Design and develop plumbing and fire protection systems for data centers, including data halls, support areas, offices, utility spaces, and external site infrastructure.
- Prepare design basis reports, calculations, specifications, drawings, equipment schedules, tender documents, and construction-stage deliverables.
- Develop domestic water, flushing, drainage, stormwater, sewage, and other plumbing systems as applicable to the project.
- Design fire protection systems such as fire-water storage and pumping, hydrant and sprinkler systems, wet risers, and other required suppression systems in coordination with specialist vendors.
- Coordinate fire detection and suppression interfaces with electrical, controls, security, and data center operations teams. Address special hazards such as UPS rooms, battery areas, generators, and electrical rooms as applicable.
- Review fire strategy, hazard classifications, system zoning, water demand, hydraulic calculations, and equipment selections.
- Ensure designs align with applicable Indian codes and requirements, including relevant NBC provisions, BIS standards, local fire authority requirements, and project-specific insurer and client standards. Apply NFPA or other international standards where specified by the project.




- Coordinate with architecture, structural, civil, electrical, HVAC, ICT, and other disciplines to resolve clashes and protect critical routes and equipment clearances.
- Use BIM and design tools to develop and review coordinated models and drawings; identify and resolve clashes before issue for construction.
- Support authority submissions, technical reviews, value engineering, tender queries, vendor and contractor reviews, site inspections, testing, commissioning, and close-out documentation.
- Review shop drawings, material submittals, method statements, inspection and test plans, and operation and maintenance documentation.
- Identify design risks and support reliability, redundancy, maintainability, water efficiency, and construction quality objectives.

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.

Required Skills

- 10-15 years of relevant experience in plumbing and fire protection design, preferably on data centers or other mission-critical facilities.
- Working knowledge of Indian building and fire safety requirements, relevant BIS standards, and local approval processes.
- Experience with fire protection and plumbing calculations, design documentation, and multidisciplinary coordination.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD and Revit/BIM; familiarity with Navisworks or equivalent coordination tools is preferred.
- Experience with hyperscale, colocation, or enterprise data center projects in India.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to coordinate.
- Exposure to international standards such as NFPA and client or insurer design criteria.
- Experience supporting projects through construction, testing, commissioning, and handover.
- Qualified registration or relevant fire protection, BIM, or project credentials.

Preferred Skills

Pay range and compensation package

Equal Opportunity Statement

📌 Mechanical Engineer - Plumbing & Fire Protection Design. (Navi Mumbai)
🏢 Burr Computer Environments
📍 Navi Mumbai