Senior Development Engineer - Performance Infrastructure

YDU JC Air Cond & Ref Inc.- Dubai; United States; On-site; USD 129,300 - 194,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive bonus plan

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

YDU JC Air Cond & Ref Inc.- Dubai is seeking a technical lead for the Development Team. This role involves leading engineering tasks, performing complex analyses, and managing project budgets for medium to large projects.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in engineering and at least eight years of experience in designing or selling building systems. The position includes a competitive salary and benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field is required.
• Eight years or more experience in building systems or facility management.
• Strong analytical capabilities and ability to manage project tasks.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering, financial modeling, and data analysis tasks.
• Build and maintain project budgets and scopes.
• Perform detailed engineering and financial analysis.

Skills

Analytical capabilities

Communication skills

Leadership

Competence in energy modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field

MBA or other advanced degree (preferred)

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

eQuest

Job description

What you will do

Under minimal direction, participates as a leader of the Development Team to achieve department and project objectives on medium to large projects.

• Leads engineering, field auditing, data analysis processing, and financial modeling tasks during both preliminary and detailed development of projects.
• Performs high‑level detailed analysis on complex technical and financial elements, focused on delivering the full capabilities of the JCI offering through bundled programs.
• Supports the team in achieving business goals by following the Solutions Playbook and Best Business Practices methodology.
• Establishes an ongoing partnership with the customer on assigned projects.
• Leads & mentors Staff Engineers and Development Engineers.
• Provides technical, process and financial analysis support during the design process.
• Assists in developing the customer business case for the conceptual solution.
• Leads preliminary and detailed data collection and analysis for medium to large projects ($5M-$20M).
• Builds and maintains a detailed development budget and scope.
• Works with internal JCI partners and outside partners to build energy savings models, cost estimates and scopes of work.
• Assists in preparing proposals and other customer communication documents.
• Utilizes and develops specialized functional expertise as a development team member.
• Assesses design risk and is accountable for all elements of large projects.
• Leads cross‑functional teams in development of bundled sales components.
• Performs on‑site auditing and data collection at customer facilities.
• Performs detailed engineering and financial analysis to quantify cost savings or other benefits.
• Assists in technical or financial benchmarking as needed.
• Leads in the development of customer baselines.
• Works directly with Governance Team to provide risk analysis for the complete solution.
• Leads portions of customer presentations to all levels of the organization (technical, financial, C‑level).
• Represents the development team in operational reviews of large or technically complex programs.
• Creates and manages budgets, timelines, and quality of work on assigned opportunities.
• Fully utilizes the MyWork platform, SharePoint, Solutions Playbook, and other standard JCI development processes and tools.
• Develops and maintains relationships with suppliers, vendors, and facility mid‑level technical & financial managers.
• Maintains current knowledge of relevant engineering or design standards and practices.
• Mentors less experienced Program Development staff.
• May provide post‑contract design review support.
• Actively participates in relevant professional organizations, taking on lead roles.
• Maintains professional certifications and licenses (e.g., Professional Engineering license).
• Ensures safety policies are promoted and adhered to.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

How you will do it

Provide technical, process and financial analysis support to the Development team during the design process, assist in developing the customer business case, lead data collection and analysis for projects, build budgets, collaborate with partners to create energy savings models and cost estimates, prepare proposals, and utilize specialized expertise throughout the development lifecycle.

What we look for

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field.
• Eight years or more experience in designing or selling building systems, energy modeling, construction or facility management.
• Undergraduate experience performing building modeling preferred.
• Function‑specific licenses or certifications preferred (Professional Engineering license, CEM, etc.).
• MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
• Demonstrated subject matter expertise in a minimum of 30 Facility Improvement Measures.
• Strong analytical capabilities and ability to manage tasks associated with development of projects.
• Full competence in analysis and assessment of facility mechanical and electrical systems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead engineering teams, work effectively with others, drive for results, focus on the customer, and act professionally and ethically.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and comfort with customer‑facing situations.
• Solid computer skills: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, SharePoint, building energy modeling tools (eQuest), benchmarking tools, etc.
• Ability to travel approximately 50% of the time.

Benefits and Compensation

• Hirring salary range: $129,300-194,300 (salary determined by education, experience, skills, etc.).
• Competitive bonus plan based on individual, group, and corporate performance.
• Competitive benefits package.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Johnson Controls is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please visit www.johnsoncontrols.com/tomorrowneedsyou.