▷ [03/10/2025] Project Officer - MEP

Job Description

Project Officer

Location: Mumbai, India. Working from Thane office

Job Status: Permanent

Sector: Data Centres, part of Life Sciences & High-Tech Unit, EPC industry

Salary: Competitive and negotiable

Job Title: Project Officer

Report to: Operations Director / Project Manager

Deerns Spectrum Private Limited is the joint venture between Deerns Group B.V. and Spectrum PharmaTECH Consultants Private Limited. As a fully integrated business of the globally operating Deerns Group, we specialise in high-end engineering services and are committed to delivering world-class engineering services across India, South Asia, and East Africa. Together, we offer comprehensive advisory, design, and engineering solutions for mission-critical facilities requiring specialized conditions, such as data centres, hospitals, laboratories, and clean rooms. With a unique combination of deep technical expertise and extensive local market knowledge, Deerns and Spectrum are dedicated to serving clients across key sectors, including data centres, healthcare, life sciences, and microelectronics.

Deerns is a company that was founded 96+ years ago. We specialize in Mechanical, Electrical and Piping (MEP) advisory, design and engineering particularly for mission critical and high-tech building systems and industrial facilities. We have 750+ employees across 17 offices in 10 countries.

We're experiencing an exciting period of growth, and we have opportunities available for a talented and innovative individual to join our fast-growing office at a mid-level and looking to take their career on to the next step.

Requirements

- Degree Qualified - BE Chemical/Mechanical Engineering
- Advanced language ability, minimum English and Hindi (both written and spoken)
- Experience in working in a multinational and multicultural settings.
- Min. 5-7 years of experience in a similar role. Candidates having EPC industry will be preferred.
- Shall be conversant with all relevant codes and standards required for project execution
- Understanding of all aspects governing operational & production activities, regulations/ guidelines & statutory compliances in industry
- Experience in Setting up API, Sterile units, Chemical Manufacturing Facilities: Concept, Basic & Detail Engineering Work
- Knowledge of MS Schedule, AutoCAD, AutoCad Plant 3D, Revit, Navisworks
- Shall have to travel & visit/ relocate at any site as per project requirement.
- Ability to work to schedule (tight deadlines) and budgets
- Ability to prioritise own workload and that of their team.
- Ability to carry out problem solving
- Experience with power systems in Data Centers
- Familiarity with Indian engineering regulations.
- Familiarity with RIBA Plan of Work
- Indian design experience necessary, with deep knowledge of NFPA codes, NBC Codes (local and international), IS and ISO Standards
- Very good proactive communicator
- Preparing, planning, scheduling, coordinating and monitoring the technical aspects of assigned projects.
- Interacting with clients,

Key Activities

- High-performing professional with a reputation of successfully carrying out Project Design, execution & Management responsibilities.
- Demonstrated experience in developing Conceptual designs and carry out basic engineering and coordinate with detail engineering.
- Knowledge of cGMP norms, CCOE & OISD norms, Factory Inspectorate Rules, ASHRAE
- Shall have very good knowledge of FDA guidelines.
- Experience of Participation in HAZOP Study
- Leading Meeting with Client, Contractors & Vendors
- Travelling to site during execution work for design coordination
- Setting up Project Execution Plans & Guidelines
- Coordination with Site Construction team
- Knowledge of Statutory Requirements
- Preparation of Weekly, Monthly Project Status Report
- Support to Marketing team while bidding for new project
- Expertise in project planning, scheduling, budgeting and monitoring
- Expertise in project costing & Invoicing
- Experience in Handling Domestic / International clients right from concept, basic, detail & construction
- Competency in checking HVAC, Civil & MEP Drawings
- Proficiency in swiftly ramping up projects with competent cross-functional skills and ensuring on time deliverables within pre-set cost parameters
- Knowledge of Procurement activities, Vendor Evaluation, Technical Evaluation & Recommendation

This role would be ideally suited to someone who is passionate about data centers and the data center market, and who is versatile, personable and articulate.

If you are looking for a new opportunity to further your Career, then please apply responding with a cover letter and CV.