Facilities Mechanical Engineer

AtkinsRéalis; Dubai; On-site; AED 480,000 - 720,000; 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 in Dubai is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to oversee design review, construction supervision, testing and commissioning of mechanical systems for metro depots and facilities.

You will coordinate with civil, structural, electrical and systems teams to ensure safe, compliant and efficient delivery, manage QA/QC, and drive energy-efficient, code-compliant solutions across multiple building types.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and relevant professional credentials.
• 12 years of experience in major infrastructure or metro mechanical works including depots or complex MEP environments.
• Strong knowledge of HVAC, fire protection, plumbing, mechanical building services, and workshop systems.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD/SolidWorks/BIM tools used for multidisciplinary coordination.
• Experience in PMC/consultant environments and familiarity with FIDIC/design-build workflows.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Review and validate mechanical designs, calculations, and drawings for depots and facilities.
• Ensure compliance with NFPA, local codes, and metro mechanical standards.
• Coordinate with civil, structural, electrical and systems engineering disciplines.
• Oversee installation, ensure IFC/shop drawings, method statements and QA/QC adherence.
• Witness FAT/SAT/IST tests for systems and verify performance and safety.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and safety across ventilation, fire life safety, and depots.
• Prepare technical reports, NCR closure records, and handover packages.
• Support contract administration and variation assessment under PMC/FIDIC.
• Oversee O&M manuals, CMMS data tagging, and asset information integration.
• Promote energy efficiency and sustainability in mechanical design.

Skills

Data Center Experience

Facilities Maintenance

Maximo

Facilities Management

HVAC

Mechanical Knowledge

CMMS

OSHA

Maintenance

Mechanical Engineering

Microsoft Project

QA/QC

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

BIM

Job description

Job Description

Overview

The Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for the design review construction supervision interface coordination testing & commissioning and quality assurance of mechanical systems across all non-station metro facilities. These include depots maintenance facilities workshops OCC/BOCC buildings ancillary buildings ventilation shafts substations parking structures and other support infrastructure. The role involves active coordination with civil structural electrical and systems engineering disciplines to ensure safe compliant and efficient delivery of mechanical works.

Your role

Mechanical Systems Design Review & Technical Oversight

• Review and validate mechanical designs calculations and drawings for depots and ancillary buildings including HVAC ventilation cooling systems fire protection plumbing compressed air systems workshop mechanical equipment lifting/hoisting systems and water/wastewater systems.
• Ensure compliance with project specifications safety codes and metro specific mechanical standards such as NFPA local fire codes building regulations and international MEP standards.
• Evaluate design feasibility maintainability constructability and integration across facility types.

Construction Supervision & Site Management

• Oversee the installation of mechanical systems in depots and other buildings ensuring strict adherence to approved IFC drawings shop drawings method statements and QA/QC procedures.
• Monitor contractor performance materials and workmanship to match required quality standards.
• Conduct site inspections review ITPs/WIRs and ensure compliance with mechanical engineering best practices.

Testing Commissioning & Performance Verification

• Witness and verify tests such as FAT/SAT/IST for depot/building mechanical systems (HVAC plant pumps ventilation smoke control compressed air fire suppression mechanical workshops).
• Ensure integrated systems meet performance reliability safety and maintainability requirements.

Safety Fire Life Safety & Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure mechanical works comply with NFPA 130 (where applicable) national fire codes mechanical safety regulations and local authority requirements.
• Support ventilation and smoke control requirements for enclosed structures workshops vehicle halls and emergency areas.

Depot & Workshop Specific Responsibilities

• Review and supervise installation of depot equipment such as:
• Lifting jacks wheel lathes bogie drops monorail cranes
• Compressed air networks
• Fuel systems (if applicable)
• Oil/wastewater separation and drainage systems
• (global depot roles emphasize mechanical oversight of workshop assets).
• Oversee maintenance systems integration (O&M manuals CMMS data asset tagging).

Documentation Reporting & Contractual Support

• Prepare technical reports NCR closure records QA/QC documentation and mechanical handover packages.
• Support variation assessment progress reporting and contract administration activities as required under PMC/FIDIC structures.

Sustainability Energy Efficiency & Environmental Considerations

• Implement sustainable mechanical design practices ensuring energy efficient systems across depot and building facilities (aligned with global MEP sustainability trends).

About you

• Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• 12 years experience in major infrastructure or metro/rail mechanical works including depots buildings or complex MEP environments as reflected in global postings.
• Strong knowledge of HVAC fire protection plumbing mechanical building services and workshop mechanical systems.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD/SolidWorks/BIM tools used for multidisciplinary coordination.
• Experience in PMC/consultant environments (preferred) and familiarity with FIDIC/designbuild workflows.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive at every stage of your life and your career.

This includes:

• 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.

About AtkinsRéalis

Were AtkinsRéalis a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people data and technology to transform the worlds 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. Were committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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.

Worker TypeEmployee

Job Type Regular

Required Experience: IC

Key Skills

Data Center Experience, Facilities Maintenance, Maximo, Facilities Management, HVAC, Mechanical Knowledge, CMMS, OSHA, Maintenance, Mechanical Engineering, Microsoft Project, QA/QC

Employment Type

Full-Time

Experience

years

Vacancy

1