MEP Manager (Data Centres)
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About the Role
Mace is hiring an MEP Manager for a large-scale data centre project in Abu Dhabi. The role manages on-site delivery of MEP works, coordination, quality, and safety. Requires a degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering and significant MEP management experience on large construction projects.
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Responsibilities
- Manage and oversee the delivery of all MEP construction activities, ensuring alignment with programme, budget, and quality standards
- Act as the key interface between contractors, consultants, and the PMC team on all MEP related matters
- Monitor contractor performance, ensuring compliance with approved designs, specifications, and contractual obligations
- Coordinate MEP works across disciplines, ensuring effective integration with civil, structural, architectural, and specialist systems
- Review and validate MEP shop drawings, method statements, and technical submittals
- Support the transition from design into construction, ensuring MEP systems are fully coordinated, buildable, and aligned with delivery requirements
- Identify and manage risks related to MEP delivery, implementing mitigation strategies to maintain programme milestones
- Champion health, safety, and environmental standards across all MEP activities on site
- Support testing, commissioning, and handover processes, ensuring systems are delivered in line with performance requirements
- Contribute to project reporting, including progress updates, key risks, and technical issues for senior stakeholders
Requirements
- Degree qualified in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline
- Significant experience operating as an MEP Manager on large scale construction or infrastructure projects
- Proven track record working within PMC/consultancy or contractor environments on MEP intensive developments
- Strong understanding of MEP construction, coordination, and installation processes across multiple systems
- Experience supporting projects transitioning from design into construction/delivery phases
- Knowledge of testing and commissioning processes for complex MEP systems
- Strong understanding of international standards and codes, with Middle East experience highly desirable
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Strong commitment to health, safety, and quality standards
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Project Overview
- Mace is supporting the delivery of a large‑scale, next‑generation digital infrastructure programme in the region, working alongside a leading developer in the data centre sector.
- The project brings together complex design coordination, fast‑paced delivery and rigorous governance to meet the demands of a mission‑critical environment.
- We are seeking an experienced MEP Manager to join a major, technically complex development as it transitions into the delivery phase.
You’ll Be Responsible For
- Manage and oversee the delivery of all MEP construction activities, ensuring alignment with programme, budget, and quality standards.
- Act as the key interface between contractors, consultants, and the PMC team on all MEP related matters.
- Monitor contractor performance, ensuring compliance with approved designs, specifications, and contractual obligations.
- Coordinate MEP works across disciplines, ensuring effective integration with civil, structural, architectural, and specialist systems.
- Review and validate MEP shop drawings, method statements, and technical submittals.
- Support the transition from design into construction, ensuring MEP systems are fully coordinated, buildable, and aligned with delivery requirements.
- Identify and manage risks related to MEP delivery, implementing mitigation strategies to maintain programme milestones.
- Champion health, safety, and environmental standards across all MEP activities on site.
- Support testing, commissioning, and handover processes, ensuring systems are delivered in line with performance requirements.
- Contribute to project reporting, including progress updates, key risks, and technical issues for senior stakeholders.
- Support commercial activities including change management, variation assessment, and cost control relating to MEP packages.
You’ll Need To Have
- Degree qualified in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Significant experience operating as an MEP Manager on large scale construction or infrastructure projects.
- Proven track record working within PMC/consultancy or contractor environments on MEP intensive developments.
- Strong understanding of MEP construction, coordination, and installation processes across multiple systems.
- Experience supporting projects transitioning from design into construction/delivery phases.
- Knowledge of testing and commissioning processes for complex MEP systems.
- Strong understanding of international standards and codes, with Middle East experience highly desirable.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to drive contractor performance.
- Strong commitment to health, safety, and quality standards.
Our Values
- Safety first Going home safe and well: We champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in every team.
- Client focus Deliver on our promise: We own the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long term relationships with our clients.
- Integrity Always do the right thing: We influence positive outcomes within our industry, while always aligning with our compliance obligations.
- Create opportunity For our people to excel: We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop.
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