Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Job Overview

Responsibilities

• Represent Syska Hennessy in meetings and technical discussions with the Clients, contractors, consultants, and other members of the project team
• Carry out and review engineering calculations, equipment selections, technical specifications, system designs, layouts, and site investigations
• Lead the mechanical engineering team and provide technical guidance to engineers, inspectors, CAD operators, and other team members
• Attend weekly and monthly project meetings and follow up on mechanical actions and outstanding issues
• Review mechanical shop drawings to ensure they are consistent with the approved design, project specifications, local authority requirements, and applicable codes and standards
• Review contractors’ technical submissions, including RFIs, material submittals, shop drawings, method statements, calculations, technical proposals, and variation requests
• Coordinate the mechanical works with the other project disciplines
• Prepare site instructions and technical correspondence in accordance with the Contract and project procedures
• Participate in the review and approval of the contractor’s proposed mechanical engineering
• Carry out regular site inspections to check the quality and progress of the mechanical works
• Ensure that the work is carried out in accordance with the approved drawings, specifications, method statements, material approvals, and accepted engineering practices
• Identify defective, incomplete, or non-compliant work and follow up with the contractor until the required corrective action has been completed

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related discipline
• Minimum 7 years of UAE experience in mechanical engineering design, construction supervision, and commissioning of complex building projects
• Professional engineering registration or certification such as PE, CEng, or equivalent