Senior Mechanical Engineer: HVAC & District Cooling Lead

Al Qana; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Al Qana seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer to provide technical management and operational oversight for all MEP systems across the development. You will lead the site maintenance team, coordinate with tenants, consultants, and contractors to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation, with focus on tenant cooling, district cooling interfaces, HVAC performance, and maintenance planning.

You will own heat-load verification, fit-out reviews, and PM/maintenance activities, ensuring compliance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 8–12 years of relevant experience in facilities management, commercial, retail, hospitality, or mixed-use developments.
• Strong experience in HVAC, district cooling, chilled-water systems, plumbing, drainage, pumps, and mechanical equipment.
• Proven experience in PPM, reactive maintenance, breakdown management, contractor supervision, and asset condition assessment.
• Experience in tenant/retail fit-out, heat-load verification, MEP/shop drawing review, and technical submissions.

Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor HVAC, district cooling, pumps, plumbing, drainage, and mechanical systems.
• Troubleshoot technical issues, identify root causes, and implement practical solutions.
• Investigate tenant cooling complaints, including chilled-water flow, temperature, pressure, controls, equipment performance, and capacity.
• Verify tenant cooling requirements through heat-load calculations and system capacity assessments.
• Review mechanical calculations, shop drawings, technical submissions, method statements, and material submittals.
• Monitor equipment condition and recommend repairs, replacement, or performance improvements.
• Coordinate inspection, testing, commissioning, and handover of tenant mechanical works.
• Identify design/installation issues and ensure timely corrective action.
• Supervise mechanical works for compliance with drawings, specs, HSE, and QA/QC.
• Coordinate permits, access, shutdowns, and works in live areas.
• Maintain asset registers, PPM records, inspection reports, and equipment documentation.
• Report PPM status, overdue works, breakdowns, and risks to management.

Skills

HVAC

District cooling

Plumbing

Drainage

Maintenance planning

MEP review

Root cause analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

CMMS

Job description

Al Qana seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer to provide technical management and operational oversight for all MEP systems across the development. You will lead the site maintenance team, coordinate with tenants, consultants, and contractors to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation, with focus on tenant cooling, district cooling interfaces, HVAC performance, and maintenance planning.

You will own heat-load verification, fit-out reviews, and PM/maintenance activities, ensuring compliance