Senior Mechanical Engineer - MEP & District Cooling Lead

Al Qana; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 335,000 - 469,000; Full time

Job summary

Al Qana invites a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead technical management across its mixed-use development, focusing on HVAC, district cooling, plumbing, and PPM.

You will supervise maintenance teams, coordinate with tenants and contractors, and ensure safe, reliable operation, with emphasis on heat-load verification and system performance.

Responsibilities include reviewing drawings, conducting fault analysis, and ensuring compliance with UAE codes and HSE standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• 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.
• Experience working in live operational environments with multiple tenants.
• Good knowledge of UAE authority requirements, applicable codes, HSE requirements, and manufacturer standards.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and CMMS/facilities management systems.

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 interface between district cooling, building systems, and tenant installations.
• Review tenant/retail mechanical fit-out drawings for compliance with project requirements and standards.
• Review chilled-water connections, HVAC equipment, controls, metering, ventilation, plumbing, and drainage provisions.
• Coordinate inspection, testing, commissioning, and handover of tenant mechanical works.
• Identify design/installation issues and ensure timely corrective action.
• Inspect and troubleshoot water supply, sanitary, drainage, pumps, sump systems, and related installations.
• Review plumbing/drainage layouts, manhole details, pipe sizing, levels, gradients, and site works.
• Investigate leakage, blockage, pressure, pump, and recurring drainage issues.
• Ensure works comply with approved drawings, specifications, authority requirements, and applicable codes.
• Develop, monitor, and control the PPM programme for HVAC, district cooling, pumps, plumbing, drainage, and mechanical assets.
• Ensure PPM is completed on schedule and in accordance with manufacturer recommendations and approved procedures.
• Monitor CMMS/work orders, overdue tasks, equipment history, inspections, and maintenance records.
• Review service reports, checklists, readings, test results, and close-out documentation.
• Manage breakdowns and corrective maintenance through effective diagnosis, root-cause analysis, and permanent corrective action.
• Identify recurring failures and recommend engineering improvements or equipment replacement.
• Coordinate planned maintenance and shutdowns with tenants to minimize disruption.
• Supervise mechanical works for compliance with drawings and standards.
• Manage specialist contractors and service providers for maintenance, testing, commissioning, and repairs.
• Review technical proposals, quotations, workmanship, testing results, and completion documents.
• Coordinate permits, access, isolations, shutdowns, and works in live areas.
• Conduct regular site inspections and maintenance audits.
• Ensure compliance with UAE authority requirements, codes/standards, project specs, manufacturer recommendations, and HSE procedures.
• Support statutory inspections, testing, certification, approvals, and audits.
• Maintain asset registers, PPM records, inspection reports, breakdown history, and equipment documentation.
• Report PPM status, overdue works, breakdowns, recurring issues, risks, and contractor performance to management.
• Coordinate with tenants, consultants, contractors, service providers, and other MEP disciplines to resolve technical issues.

Skills

HVAC

District cooling

Plumbing

Pumps

Troubleshooting

Maintenance planning

Tenant fit-out

Heat-load verification

Shop drawing review

CMMS/asset management

Asset condition assessment

Leadership

Communication

Contractor management

HSE knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

CMMS/facilities management systems

Job description

Al Qana invites a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead technical management across its mixed-use development, focusing on HVAC, district cooling, plumbing, and PPM.

You will supervise maintenance teams, coordinate with tenants and contractors, and ensure safe, reliable operation, with emphasis on heat-load verification and system performance.

Responsibilities include reviewing drawings, conducting fault analysis, and ensuring compliance with UAE codes and HSE standards.