Technical Director - MEP

Egis Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 334,800 - 558,000; Full time

Job summary

Egis Group is seeking a Technical Director MEP in Dubai, UAE to lead a large MEP team across high-profile projects. This senior role involves ensuring design quality and team performance, managing client relationships, and driving continuous improvement.

Candidates should have an MEng/MSc in a related field, be a Chartered Engineer, and possess at least 18 years of MEP consultancy experience, ideally with work in the GCC. Strong leadership and commercial skills are essential for this position.

Qualifications

• Minimum 18 years experience in MEP consultancy with significant UAE / GCC exposure.
• Proven track record leading large multidisciplinary MEP teams ideally across multiple geographies.

Responsibilities

• Lead MEP technical delivery across multiple projects ensuring design quality.
• Manage and coordinate a distributed team across five countries.

Skills

Technical

Commercial Awareness

Building Relationships

Problem Solving

Communicating & Presenting

Driving Change

Team Leadership

Software (Revit, IES)

Education

MEng / MSc in Mechanical, Electrical or related engineering discipline

Chartered Engineer (CIBSE, IET or equivalent)

Job description

About the Role

Egis is recruiting a Technical Director MEP to lead design delivery across a 60-strong MEP team operating across high-profile projects in the UAE and wider MESA region. Reporting to the Regional MEP Director this is a senior technical and leadership role with full accountability for design quality team performance and client satisfaction across a geographically distributed team spanning the UAE KSA Egypt Jordan and India.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead MEP technical delivery across multiple concurrent projects ensuring design quality programme and commercial performance
• Manage and coordinate a distributed team across five countries UAE KSA Egypt Jordan and India maintaining consistent technical standards and delivery quality across all offices
• Define and implement design processes calculation standards specifications and reporting frameworks
• Own the QA/QC function validate deliverables embed lessons learned and drive continuous improvement
• Line manage Associate Directors and senior staff; mentor the wider team
• Develop and maintain client relationships; act as point of contact for technical dispute resolution
• Support the Regional Director on bids fee negotiations recruitment and business strategy
• Identify training needs and define T&D programmes across the team
• Contribute to business planning and strategic positioning

Qualifications

• MEng / MSc in Mechanical Electrical or related engineering discipline
• Chartered Engineer (CIBSE IET or equivalent)
• Minimum 18 years experience in MEP consultancy with significant UAE / GCC exposure
• Proven track record leading large multidisciplinary MEP teams (40 staff) ideally across multiple geographies or office locations
• Demonstrated ability to manage cross-cultural teams remotely maintaining output quality and team cohesion across different time zones and working environments
• Strong commercial acumen fee management variation control profitability
• Excellent client-facing and presentation skills
• Experienced in high-profile project typologies: mixed-use hospitality data centres infrastructure

Required Skills

• Technical
• Commercial Awareness
• Building Relationships
• Problem Solving
• Communicating & Presenting
• Driving Change
• Team Leadership
• Software (Revit IES etc.)

Remote Work

No

Employment Type

Full-time