Principal Mechanical Engineer - Singapore

ENGIE; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

RED, part of Tractebel, is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer in Singapore. Based in our Singapore office, you will lead large and small projects, engage with clients, and coordinate engineering services for mechanical and electrical installations across multiple sectors, including data centres and hospitality.

You will guide design teams, ensure compliance with safety standards, and work hands-on to deliver robust solutions in a fast-paced consultancy environment.

Qualifications

• Licensed or degree qualified or equivalent experience.
• Working towards or achieved professional chartership.
• Experience in specification design/drawing for at least one building type.
• Sound knowledge of health and safety issues and legislation.
• Proficiency in MS Office and Excel.
• Ability to use IT-based calculation and spreadsheet software.
• Good understanding of BS and international design codes and standards.
• Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
• Managerial skills and ethical practice.

Responsibilities

• Run large and complex projects with client facing responsibilities.
• Develop and coordinate design and engineering services for mechanical or electrical installations.
• Specify controls, instruments and operating systems for building services.
• Conduct surveys and dilapidation reports of existing installations.
• Ensure work meets specifications and customer requirements.
• Make day-to-day decisions on project progress and liaise with clients.
• Represent the company at technical meetings with customers and contractors.
• Ensure calculations and drawings meet industry and legal standards.
• Lead coordination of engineering services and apply holistic concepts.

Skills

Building services design

Health & safety

MS Office & Excel

IT-based calculations

Code & standards knowledge

Time/priority management

Deadlines oriented

Managerial skills

Education

MCIBSE / MIEE / Chartered Engineer

Job description

Principal Mechanical Engineer - Singapore

RED is an expanding international M&E consultancy, with a proven track record in low energy design, focused on providing excellent design solutions to clients.

We now seek an experienced Principal Mechanical Engineer to be based in our Singapore office to inspire others. You will have the ability to run small and large sized projects, undertake a client facing role in the development, design, and co-ordination of engineering projects. You will have experience in the delivery of data centres along with other sector experience including commercial, hotel, retail, and hotel design desirable.

Your excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both with colleagues and clients, and experience working on innovative projects with leading client organisations, and contractors will equip you to take a future pro-active role in forging client relationships of our sector portfolio.

You will possess good commercial awareness, in addition to having robust technical knowledge relevant to building services design, and capable of incorporating those technologies into the hotel / hospitality and leisure sector. The position will ideally suit someone who is currently working in building service consultancy and is prepared to work 'hands on'.

Job Description

• Responsible for the running of large projects. Undertakes a client facing role in the development and design and coordination of engineering project services for Mechanical or Electrical installations, systems, equipment, facilities etc. (Several building types)
• Develops and specifies applications of controls, instruments, and operating systems for all building engineering services purposes
• Surveys, tests, carries out dilapidation reports on existing electrical/mechanical installations
• Specifies activities to ensure that manufacturing, construction, installation, and operational testing confirm to functional specifications and customer requirements
• Day to day decision making on project progress and direct liaison with and provides advice to client
• Represents Company at technical meetings with customers, professional teams and contractors teams
• Ensures engineering calculations and drawings meet required robust industry and legal standards
• Leads on the coordination of engineering services
• Takes a holistic view in the selection and application of engineering concepts and solutions

Experiences / Qualifications

• Licensed or degree qualified or equivalent experience and have sufficient experience with international Consulting Engineering.
• Working towards or have achieved MCIBSE/MIEE/Professional/Chartered Engineer or equivalent status
• Experience of specification design/drawing for at least one building type
• Sound knowledge of key Health and Safety issues and legislation
• Knowledge of MS Office apple excel etc
• Ability to use IT based calculation and spreadsheet software
• Good understanding of BS SC standards and international design codes and standards
• Ability to prioritise own workload
• Ability to work to deadlines
• Managerial Skills
• Act in an ethical manner and follows the principles of the Ethics Charter and Ethics in Practice Guidelines

If you think you have what it takes to join an award-winning team and help RED continue its exciting journey, we want to hear from you!

RED is a company of Tractebel

Company Name: RED

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