Associate Director, Building Services – Metro HVAC & Smoke

WSP; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in the Middle East is currently hiring a Specialist – Mechanical – Metro stations in Riyadh to own end-to-end station fit-out design for rail facilities. Responsibilities include HVAC, smoke control, and environmental systems integration with BMS/SCADA across concept to construction support.

The role requires 12–18+ years in building services with major rail/metro experience, strong stakeholder capabilities, and BIM coordination using Revit/Navisworks. GCC familiarity is highly preferred.

Qualifications

• 12–18+ years in building services with major rail/metro station HVAC/ventilation delivery in design consultancy; GCC experience strongly preferred.
• Strong stakeholder skills and the ability to lead workshops with client, operator, and authorities.
• Writing control philosophies/sequences and BMS/SCADA integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead station HVAC & ventilation design (underground, at-grade, elevated): cooling/heating load estimates, plant sizing, AHU/FAHU/FCU selection.
• Engineer smoke control & TVS: shaft/damper sizing, pressurization, emergency modes.
• Technical room cooling & resilience: N+1 redundancy for S&T/relay/SCADA spaces.
• Digital delivery: BIM coordination, clash prevention, BEP compliance.
• Approvals & stakeholders: manage authority submissions; lead reviews; VE/risk registers.
• Construction support: RFIs, submittals, FAT/SAT, commissioning support.

Skills

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

BIM coordination

Control philosophy development

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

HAP/IES/TRACE

CFD/FDS

SES

Revit/Navisworks

Job description

WSP in the Middle East is currently hiring a Specialist – Mechanical – Metro stations in Riyadh to own end-to-end station fit-out design for rail facilities. Responsibilities include HVAC, smoke control, and environmental systems integration with BMS/SCADA across concept to construction support.

The role requires 12–18+ years in building services with major rail/metro experience, strong stakeholder capabilities, and BIM coordination using Revit/Navisworks. GCC familiarity is highly preferred.