Senior Mechanical Engineer - supervision

Artelia Airports; Dubai; On-site; AED 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in the UAE is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer with extensive experience in project management and design. The role involves leading design technical studies, overseeing the construction of projects, and coordinating with clients and various stakeholders. Candidates should have a mechanical engineering degree and proficiency in BIM tools such as Revit, along with strong leadership skills and effective communication in English.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of total experience with a minimum of 3 years under BIM environment projects.
• Ability to manage relationships with clients, sub-consultants, contractors, and suppliers.
• Strong proficiency in BIM (Revit) and supporting Revit tools skill.

Responsibilities

• Lead design technical studies and coordinate with various stakeholders.
• Supervise project construction and ensure quality at every stage.
• Prepare and verify documents in compliance with contract requirements.

Skills

BIM proficiency

Communication skills

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor Degree of Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Job description

1 Mission

The Senior Mechanical Engineer is responsible for all the design technicalconcerns during the project conception stages and the construction in the trade related to his/her qualification. The role ensures the quality at every stage of the project (design, construction, testing and commissioning).

The Senior Mechanical Engineer leads the design technical studies, in coordination with other trades working on the projects he/she is involved. He/she coordinates with the clients and Stakeholders, the Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ), and other Consulting Engineers at any phase of the project as well as the Contractors during the construction stage.

On site, the Senior Mechanical Engineer leads the submissions review, supervises the procurement, installation, testing and commissioning within is discipline perimeter.

2 Line and Staff Relations

The Senior Mechanical Engineer will report to the Head of Practice and/or Director, Production and Operations for line management support and projects instructions.

In supervision stage, the Senior Mechanical Engineer will take directions from the appointed Resident Engineer, and will give direction to assigned other Engineers/inspectors/surveyors when assigned to projects.

As part of his/her mission, the Senior Mechanical Engineer may be in functional contact with:

· The Project Director and/or Project Manager and the Design Manager

· The Client or the delegated contracting authority,

· The Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)

· The various Practices and Departments,

· Other Consultants and/or Sub-Consultants

· The Tendering Department,

· The Business Development Department,

· Approving Authorities and Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)

· Other Stakeholders

3 Key Responsibilities

• Respect ARTELIA AIRPORTS policy and guide-lines for Ethics and Compliance.
• As specialist advisor, attends diagnostics, expertise recommendations and solutions on airport installations and other existing buildings types.
• Provides input to the Tendering Department during the pre-bid and bidding processes to help secure new projects proposals vs technical scope of work, planning and needed resources deployment
• New technologies/innovations sharing
• Lessons learnt from previous projects sharing

CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION

· Coordinates with other technical Consultant’s Engineers,

· Coordinates technical issues with the Contractors,

· Coordinates the design and site works with all other trades working on the project

· Works on the required site modifications, prepares and submits Variation Orders to the Client’s approval, issues Engineer’s Instructions and answers the contractors’ technical requests.

· Ensure that contractors have obtained NOC and necessary work permits from AHJs and other related airport authorities and stakeholders

· Is in charge of all types of submissions review:

o Reviews all documents related to construction work, such as but not limited to: shop drawings, method of statements, materials submissions, mock-ups, calculation notes, factories visits, maintenance manuals, as-built documentation etc… vs contractual requirements, design and specifications

o Prepares technical comments on non-conformity reports, instruction request and material approvals that will be transmitted to the Construction Manager via the Resident Engineer for validation,

o Alerts in case of claims and advises the Contract Advisor for answering claims,

o Checks the production and construction quality on site,

o Checks manufacturing of devices (including validation of prototype).

· Prepares materials and components proposals with necessary technical data and recommendations, and submits for approval to Client and related Stakeholders.

· Provides support for the preparation and submission of the progress reports (weekly, monthly, …)

· Supervises all construction work stages:

o Installation, commissioning, testing, punch listing and training, etc…

o Controls the on-site progress of works through regular site inspections and when deemed necessary

o Supervise the quality of work at every stage of the construction

o Attend testing and commissioning

o Attends site meetings with the client, contractors, subcontractors and/or suppliers,

o Attends internal site meetings

o Supervises inspectors daily tasks/works

· Ensure the handover of the project is done in compliance with the requirements of the project contract performance requirement.

CONCEPTION (where applicable)

· Using AutoCAD, BIM – Revit and other software tools in the delivery of a project from concept stage to design project completion.

· Understands client requirements and identifies inputs and outputs,

· Organizes and plan the studies and drawings production in respect of the delays and project budget at any stage of the studies, guides and controls draftsmen production and design production from sub-consultants vs their contract obligations

· Prepares sketches and feasibility studies to define the guidelines of the project, including ROM cost estimate, CAPEX and OPEX, to enable the client to make the necessary choices

· Studies all the spatial, temporal and technical constraints dictated to the project, in coordination with other disciplines

· Prepares and verifies all documents prior submission, in terms of technical content and QA/QC, as per contract requirement, all design stages

· Prepare RFP for sub-consultancy services and manage sub-consultant deliverables as per contract obligations (scheduledeliverables content, etc…)

· Participates in pre-qualification and qualification process, analyses pre-qualification and tenders, and provides technical analysis report recommendation

· Is in charge of:

o Contracts review in terms of supplying the right services, all design stages, on time and within project budget,

o Cohesion between the graphic documents and the specifications,

o Compliance with the International and Regional Codes and Standards (security, safety, airport regulations, construction…)

o Ensuring that proper controls, i.e. QA/QC and content compliance vs contract obligations, are properly conducted prior submission

o May be called for specialist advice, diagnostics, expertise recommendations and solutions on airport installations and other existing buildings types

o Maintain and develop CAD and BIM libraries

· Any other task requested by his/her line manager within his/her field of expertise

4 Profile Specifications – Minimum Requirements

· 10-15 years of total experience with a minimum of 3 years under BIM environment projects and at least 5 at Senior level.

· Bachelor Degree of Mechanical Engineering.

· UAE society of engineers membership

· Abu Dhabi Engineering License

· NFPA Certification would be valued

· LEED or other Sustainability Standard Certification would be valued

· Strong proficiency in BIM (Revit) and supporting Revit tools skill – Dynamo BIM or equivalent, andother software is mandatory (AutoCAD, MathCAD, etc…)

· Well versed in MS office Application (Word, Excel, and Powerpoint)

· Experience leading teams and guiding the design process from the collection of data and client’s input discussions till the Construction Phase

· Effective communication skills in English both written and spoken

· Good communication and Customer facing skills

· Ability to plan, organize and has flexibility towards work.

· Ability to manage relationships with clients, sub-consultants, contractors and suppliers.

· Capable of international mobility

Note: Candidates who do not fulfill the mandatory criteria will not be considered.

NOTE TO RECRUITERS:

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