Mechanical Lead

Description

Lets start with our vision: water energy and urbanisation made sustainable for generations to come.

With more than 14,000 people around the globe, GHD is a leading engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm. With our vision to make water energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come, GHD delivers iconic projects that shape our landscapes, support our communities, and set the path of our collective future.

Our Engineering team has a strong core team of highly experienced industry professionals who take a long-term approach to client management. Our unique market position and enviable reputation leads to strong trusted relationships and repeat business.

We are currently recruiting for a Mechanical Lead to take a lead role within our UAE MEP Group. To be successful, you must be a qualified Mechanical Engineer with a minimum of 12 years experience, with a sound understanding of current mechanical engineering technologies in the design and delivery of large institutional, residential, retail, commercial, and educational developments.

You will also have:

1. Experience of working within the Middle East.
2. A proven track record of delivering large-scale multidisciplinary sustainable building designs from within an engineering consultancy.
3. Experience of preparing authority submission documentation and dealing directly with the local authorities in Abu Dhabi/Dubai.
4. Experience in leading and preparation of firefighting, plumbing, drainage, and HVAC design calculations and drawings.
5. Strong understanding of NFPA and other relevant local standards.
6. Strong technical report writing and documentation skills and communication (English).
7. Extensive experience in using current technology analysis software for firefighting, heat load calculations, and energy modeling.
8. Experience with Building Information Management (REVIT) software.
9. Ability to work independently and proactively as part of a team on project delivery.

In addition, your technical knowledge will be underpinned by your highly developed and effective communications, your ability to share knowledge and experience with like-minded professionals, and your affinity for working in a consultative manner with both internal and external clients, as well as experience in managing projects.

Our commitment to you

Commitment is a powerful word that defines how we do business, how we serve our clients, and how we care for one another. We will support your needs by giving you the tools to do your best work and then recognize achievements. We will set your curiosity free to allow brilliant minds to do their best work. We will invest in new ideas, removing barriers where we can. Finally, we will encourage you to collaborate with thousands of diverse people across our global business.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion lie at the heart of our team culture. We operate a flat intellectual hierarchy, meaning every voice is heard and has genuine influence. We believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin, and experience, and we recognize the value this brings to our collective team approach to solving challenging client problems.

Inclusion is hugely important to us, and we want to ensure every team member can balance work around their unique personal circumstances. We will advocate for your professional development and provide access to formal education through the GHD Business School and practical application through technical delivery.