Description:
Latinum HR Solutions is recruiting an experienced MEP Manager for a client in Dubai.
The successful candidate will lead all Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing design activities from pre-concept and detailed design through tendering, authority approvals and project handover. The role requires strong technical expertise, commercial awareness and extensive experience managing complex, high-value developments in the UAE.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Establish the MEP design strategy, project brief, design criteria and utility requirements.
- Lead concept, schematic and detailed MEP design reviews.
- Review calculations, layouts, equipment selection, specifications, schedules and technical reports.
- Coordinate MEP requirements with architectural, structural, infrastructure, BIM and specialist disciplines.
- Ensure constructability, maintainability, energy efficiency and compliance with applicable codes.
- Lead value-engineering exercises to optimise capital costs, lifecycle costs and operational efficiency.
- Manage authority submissions, comments, NOCs and final approvals.
- Review tender drawings, specifications, BOQs, Employer’s Requirements and scopes of work.
- Respond to technical RFIs and evaluate contractor submissions, alternatives and tender proposals.
- Monitor design progress, budgets, variations and technical, commercial and programme risks.
- Lead client meetings, design workshops and stakeholder coordination throughout the project lifecycle.
MANDATORY QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
- Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or an HVAC-related specialisation is preferred.
- Minimum 20 years of overall MEP engineering experience.
- At least 15 years of UAE/GCC experience.
- Minimum five years in a senior management role within an engineering consultancy.
- Experience delivering projects valued above AED 500 million, including multi-billion-dirham developments.
- Strong portfolio covering high-rise towers, mixed-use developments, hospitality, villas, retail, healthcare or infrastructure projects.
- Proven experience obtaining approvals from Dubai Municipality, DDA, DEWA, Civil Defence, RTA, district cooling, telecommunications, sewerage and drainage authorities.