Senior and Junior HVAC and Plumbing

We are looking for a qualified Junior (2-3 years experience) and Senior Mechanical Engineer with a minimum of 10 years in Consulting Design experience, ideally with experience working on UAE and/or KSA projects. 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.

1. Senior HVAC Engineers:

Professional Capabilities:

• 7-10 years UAE design experience in mixed use chilled water projects exceeding 1,000TR cooling capacity.
• 5 years design team management experience.
• Delivered designs working with BIM.
• CIBSE CEng/IEng Certified, (or equivalent).
• Local registered Dubai Municipality or Trakhees mechanical engineer.

Senior Plumbing and Fire Services Engineers:

Professional Capabilities:

• 7-10 years UAE design experience in mixed use projects with central hot water systems heat pumps and gas fired condensing boilers.
• 5 years design team management experience.
• 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.

HVAC 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.
• 90.1 Energy Standard for Building Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings.
• 62.1 Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality.
• 62.2 Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Residential Buildings.
• 34 Designation & Safety Classifications of Refrigerants.
• 55 Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy.
• 15 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.

Plumbing and Fire Services Design Standards Code Capabilities:

Familiar in the use, understanding and implementation of the following Plumbing and Fire Services design standards:

• UAE Fire Life Safety Code
• NFPA.
• Dubai Municipality Al-Safat Dubai Green Building Evaluation System.
• Dubai Municipality and DEWA design guidelines.
• Dubai Building Code 2021.
• Saudi Building Codes.
• SBC Plumbing Code 701
• SBC Fire Code 801.
• ASPE and IPC.
• CIBSE Standards.
• LEED Standards.
• Mustadam Standards.

Design Software Capabilities:

Capable of efficiently utilising the following software:

• Carrier Hap E20-II Heat load software. (HVAC)
• Techni Solve / Carrier and equivalent psychrometric software. (HVAC)
• 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.

Plumbing and Fire Services Design Responsibilities:

Responsible for the detailed design of various fire and wet services 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 Coordination.
• Liaise internally with all disciplines to provide a coordinated set of design documentation.
• Domestic water and drainage pipe sizing using the loading units method.
• Pump head calculations.
• Storm water calculations.
• Plumbing pipe routing design and coordination.
• Hydraulic plant room design.
• Design of fire sprinklers, landing valves, fire extinguishers and clean agent systems.
• Coordinating with other specialist trades and develop the fire and wet services designs according to their requirements e.g. kitchen consultant, spa consultant, landscape consultant, etc.
• Central hot water generation systems, complete with hot water return calculations.
• Drainage lifting station and grease trap designs.
• LPG Gas network design complete with pipe sizing.
• 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.

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.

Qualifications:

Minimum BSc or BTech Mechanical Engineering.

All qualifications should be attested as noted below:

• Ministry of Education in the country where the qualification has been obtained.
• Notary / Court in the country where the qualification has been obtained.
• UAE Embassy in the country where the qualification has been obtained.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dubai, UAE

Registration with Dubai Municipality/Trakhees is desirable.

Training opportunity shall be provided for:

·       Adobe PDF / Bluebeam.

·       BIM 360 / Navisworks etc.