Senior and Junior HVAC Design Engineers

Senior and Junior HVAC Design Engineer:

We are looking for a qualified Senior Mechanical Engineer with a minimum of 10 years and Junior
Mechanical Engineer with a minimum of 10 years
in Consulting Design experience, ideally with experience working in the UAE and/or KSA. A background in design of hospitality and residential projects will be an added advantage.

As this is a Design Consultancy appointment, site-based engineers dealing with contractors submissions would not be considered.

Professional Capabilities:

· years UAE design experience in mixed use chilled water projects exceeding 1,000TR cooling capacity.

· years design team management experience (Senior Position).

·       Delivered designs working with BIM.

·       CIBSE CEng/IEng Certified, (or equivalent).

·       Local registered Dubai Municipality or Trakhees mechanical engineer.

Roles and responsibilities.

·       Report to the Partners, Technical Directors and Team Leads as required by the project brief.

·       Review, understand and deliver project deliverables on time.

·       Accountable and Professional.

·       Self-motivated, proactive and capable of applying common sense.

·       Client facing.

·       Fluent in spoken and written English.

·       Capable of communicating effectively with Clients and staff through email correspondence, generating letters and reports.

·       Attend Client MEP design meetings, record actions for the design team and effectively delegate work to the design office.

·       Reporting design progress to the Client and managing project deliverables.

·       Understand and accurately document Client's needs, expectations and budget constraints.

Design Standards Code Capabilities:

Proficient in the use, understanding and implementation of the following air conditioning & ventilation design standards:

·       ASHRAE Handbooks and ASHRAE Design Standards.

Energy Standard for Building Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings.

Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality.

Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Residential Buildings.

Designation & Safety Classifications of Refrigerants.

Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy.

Safety Standard for Refrigeration Systems.

·       CARRIER Hand Book.

·       UAE Fire Life Safety Code.

·       NFPA.

·       Dubai Municipality Al-Safat Dubai Green Building Evaluation System.

·       Dubai Building Code.

·       Saudi Building Code.

·       SBC Mechanical Code 501.

·       SBC Fire Code 801.

·       HVCA Standards.

·       SMACNA Standards.

·       Duct Standards.

·       ESP Calculations.

·       CIBSE Standards.

·       LEED Standards.

·       Estidama.

HVAC Design Software Capabilities:

Capable of efficiently utilising the following software:

·       Carrier Hap E20-II Heat load software.

·       Techni Solve / Carrier and equivalent psychrometric software.

·       Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, MS Projects).

·       Adobe PDF / Bluebeam.

·       BIM 360 Design Suit / Navisworks etc.

·       Auto Cad

·       DWF TrueView.

HVAC Design Capabilities:

Responsible for the detailed design of various air-conditioning and ventilation systems for existing and new buildings to include the following:

·       Develop design concepts into working drawings, coordinating with architects, structure, interior designers and other trades.

·       MEP Coordinator.

·       Liaise internally with all disciplines to provide a coordinated set of design documentation.

·       Central air cooled and water-cooled chilled water plant design.

·       Energy transfer station design and specification for connection to district cooling networks.

·       Chilled water pipe network design.

·       Duct Design.

·       Building air side design for both constant and variable air volume systems.

·       Conduct building air balance checks and ensuring Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) requirements are maintained throughout the building.

·       Design and specification of direct expansion (DX) and Variable Refrigerant Volume systems.

·       Design and specification of energy efficient air handling plant.

·       BMS systems design specification and generating control schematics / data point schedules for standard and bespoke HVAC systems.

·       Prepare detail design, tender, authority submission and construction drawings.

·       Develop the construction specifications, design and budget reports.

·       Technical, commercial review capabilities to effectively analyse and adjudicate tender returns.

·       Review and approve construction shop drawings and material submittals.

·       Manage site teams, budget, payment certificates and report costing.

·       Conduct site inspections and supervise construction activities.

·       Has a good technical understanding for testing and commissioning processes for chilled water networks, VRF Systems, and BMS installations.

·       Manage project close out, systems completion and client handover of air-conditioning and ventilation systems.

Project Administration:

·       Prescribe and manage BIM operator workflows and output.

·       Monitor and record engineering KPI's and CAD/BIM KPI's for their deliverables.

·       Maintain HVAC design files.

·       Generate reports and documents as prescribed by the Project leads and senior persons.