Engineer – Mechanical

ATKINSREALIS OVERSEAS - ABU DHABI; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary

Life insurance

Medical insurance

Annual leave balance

Company gratuity scheme

Discretionary bonus program

Annual flight contribution

Transportation & housing allowances

Employee Wellbeing Program

Job summary

ATKINSRéalis Overseas - Abu Dhabi is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead mechanical activities for data centre projects, with focus on HVAC, chilled water, plumbing and fire protection.

You will review designs and submissions, coordinate installation and testing, manage commissioning, and ensure alignment with ASHRAE/NFPA standards, BIM processes and project schedules.

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills are essential; GCC project experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience.
• Data Centre or mission-critical project experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of HVAC and cooling systems.
• Knowledge of ASHRAE and NFPA standards.
• Experience with testing and commissioning activities.
• Familiarity with BIM and coordination processes.
• Ability to review technical documents and calculations.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Review mechanical designs and technical submissions.
• Coordinate installation of HVAC and cooling systems.
• Manage chilled water and heat rejection systems.
• Review shop drawings and material submittals.
• Support procurement and technical evaluations.
• Monitor construction progress and contractor performance.
• Resolve site-based technical issues.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary interfaces.
• Support testing, balancing, and commissioning activities.
• Ensure compliance with project schedules and quality standards.
• Participate in design reviews and value engineering initiatives.
• Prepare engineering reports and progress updates.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Review calculations

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

BIM

Job description

Job Description Overview

Responsible for managing mechanical engineering activities for mission-critical data centre projects including HVAC, chilled water, plumbing, and fire protection systems.

Your role

• Review mechanical designs and technical submissions.
• Coordinate installation of HVAC and cooling systems.
• Manage chilled water and heat rejection systems.
• Review shop drawings and material submittals.
• Support procurement and technical evaluations.
• Monitor construction progress and contractor performance.
• Resolve site-based technical issues.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary interfaces.
• Support testing, balancing, and commissioning activities.
• Ensure compliance with project schedules and quality standards.
• Participate in design reviews and value engineering initiatives.
• Prepare engineering reports and progress updates.

About you

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience.
• Data Centre or mission-critical project experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of HVAC and cooling systems.
• Knowledge of ASHRAE and NFPA standards.
• Experience with testing and commissioning activities.
• Familiarity with BIM and coordination processes.
• Ability to review technical documents and calculations.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• GCC project experience desirable.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Rewards & benefits

• Tax‑free salary.
• Life insurance coverage.
• Medical insurance.
• Annual leave balance.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Annual flight contribution.
• Transportation & housing allowances.
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world‑class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. Find out more.

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At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world‑class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences. Created by the integration of long‑standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world‑class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end‑to‑end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital.

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