Senior MEP Manager

Currie & Brown; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 400,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Currie & Brown is seeking a Senior MEP Manager with data centre construction experience to lead and deliver complex mechanical and electrical scope in Dubai, UAE. The role requires shaping project delivery, defining strategy, and advising on progress and risks for senior management.

You will manage stakeholders, collaborate with the project team, and apply industry best practices to ensure compliant, high-quality outcomes aligned with client expectations and Currie & Brown’s standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Experience with data centre projects.
• Previous global consultancy experience.
• Proven leadership and advisory skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver mechanical/electrical scope for projects.
• Collaborate with the wider project team to ensure delivery.
• Review processes and policies using industry best practice for MEP improvements.
• Engage across the organisation to support collaboration and project delivery.

Skills

MEP leadership

Stakeholder management

Data centre experience

Project delivery

Pre/Post contract

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Job description

Currie & Brown is looking for a Senior MEP Manager with Data Centre construction experience to join our team in the Dubai, UAE.

As a Senior MEP Manager, you will be managing project stakeholders and provide specialist leadership to the project team.

What will you be doing?

• Responsible for project definition and delivery in relation to the Mechanical / Electrical aspects
• Working with the wider Project team to assure effective delivery of the project
• Use own knowledge and experience of industry best practice to review and manage project processes and policies, providing insightful recommendations that support senior management to improve processes and systems with MEP
• Interact effectively and proactively across the organisation, seeking to develop ways to support collaboration and ensure projects can be delivered to meet customer expectations
• Advise senior management on progress and issues relating to own project, providing subject matter advice in order to support successful delivery in line with project objectives and strategies
• Present any business project risks or issues to senior managers (with proposed mitigation) to ensure the project is not adversely impacted, and ensure the delivery of projects to compliant standards
• Liaise and collaborate with clients and stakeholders, in order to ensure all parties are informed and aware of all electrical project progress and expectations
• Deliver aspects of Currie & Brown's vision to their respected project(s)

What do you need?

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• Previous experience of working for a global consultancy is essential
• Previous MEP experience on new build data centre projects
• Proven team leader capabilities, behaviours and values
• Experience during both pre-contract and post-contract phases
• Knowledge of industry best practice
• Proven ability as a trusted advisor to the client

Our corporate values

At Currie & Brown, we know that when it comes to a good idea, it doesn't matter where it comes from. That's why we take a collaborative, open-door approach to running our business. Our people, from apprentices to senior management, make our company what it is. Everyone in the Currie & Brown family, no matter how experienced, contributes to our success in their own way, and we have fun doing it.

Unlike other companies, we focus on the long term and deliver on our commitments. We take a compassionate and inclusive approach to our work and always invest in the future of our people. Whether it's the desire to work internationally, the urge to develop, or even the curiosity to work in a new sector, we are there for our people at every stage, offering guidance, support and the structure to achieve. That's why so many of us have been building successful careers here for so long.