Assistant Manager - Fire Protection Design & Estimation
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Job Purpose To manage the engineering and estimation functions for fire protection projects, ensuring technical excellence, commercial competitiveness, authority compliance, and operational efficiency.
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Job Purpose
- To manage the engineering and estimation functions for fire protection projects, ensuring technical excellence, commercial competitiveness, authority compliance, and operational efficiency.
- The Assistant Manager will oversee multiple projects and tender operations while driving engineering strategy, cost optimization, and team performance.
- ****Key Responsibilities****
- ****Engineering Management****
- Lead complete fire protection engineering operations across multiple projects.
- Review and approve complex hydraulic calculations, fire pump designs and alternative engineering solutions.
- Ensure full compliance with NFPA, FM Global, and UAE Civil Defense standards.
- Drive constructability-focused engineering and system optimization initiatives.
- Provide technical leadership for high-rise, industrial, infrastructure, and warehouse projects.
**Commercial & Estimation Leadership**
- Oversee estimation department activities including BOQ/MTO development, pricing validation, and bid strategy.
- Conduct management-level commercial risk reviews and tender evaluations.
- Lead value engineering initiatives to improve project profitability and technical competitiveness.
- Coordinate supplier negotiations, benchmarking, and strategic procurement support.
- Review contract variations, claims, and post-award engineering cost optimization.
**Team & Operational Leadership**
- Manage engineering and estimation teams ensuring productivity, quality, and resource allocation.
- Establish engineering workflows, QA/QC standards, and submission procedures.
- Mentor Team Leaders, Senior Engineers, and junior staff for succession development.
- Drive KPI monitoring for design accuracy, tender success rate, and approval timelines.
**Stakeholder & Authority Management**
- Interface with consultants, clients, contractors, and Civil Defence authorities.
- Lead authority approval strategies and technical negotiations.
- Present technical and commercial reviews to senior management.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Fire Protection Engineering or equivalent
- 10–15+ years of experience in fire protection engineering & estimation
- Minimum 5 years in leadership or managerial capacity
- Strong experience managing multi-project engineering operations
Preferred Certifications
- CFPS – NFPA Certified Fire Protection Specialist
- NFPA certifications (13, 20, 25, 92)
• Procore Estimation Certification
- BIM/Revit coordination exposure preferred
- ****Key Skills****
- Engineering leadership
- Tender strategy & bid management
- Commercial risk assessment
- Fire protection system optimization
- Team management & mentoring
- Civil Defense approvals
- Cost control & value engineering
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