MEP Manager

About the Role

Location and Employment

• The role is based in Dubai, UAE.
• The employment type is full-time.

Design Leadership

• Establish the MEP design strategy, project brief, design criteria, and utility requirements.
• Lead concept, schematic, and detailed 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 code compliance.

Commercial and Project Delivery

• Lead value engineering to optimize 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 through the project lifecycle.

Mandatory Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum 20 years of overall MEP engineering experience.
• At least 15 years of UAE or 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.
• A strong portfolio covering high-rise, mixed-use, hospitality, villa, retail, healthcare, or infrastructure projects.
• Proven experience obtaining approvals from Dubai Municipality, DDA, DEWA, Civil Defence, RTA, district cooling, telecommunications, sewerage, and drainage authorities.

Preferred Qualification

• A Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or an HVAC-related specialisation is preferred.

Key Competencies

• Strong technical expertise across MEP and HVAC systems and thorough knowledge of UAE regulations and authority requirements.
• Value engineering, sustainable design, BIM, and multidisciplinary coordination.
• Commercial and contract administration, client and stakeholder management, leadership, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving.