Senior Mechanical Engineer

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 57th largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2023 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics.

You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits, you will have access to a suite of policies that include:

1. Hybrid working arrangements
2. Individual athletic sponsorship
3. Study assistance sponsorship
4. Employee referral rewards
5. Mentoring and coaching programs
6. Extensive in-house on demand learning courses

Responsibilities

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Senior Mechanical Engineer with highrise site supervision experience to join our award-winning team based in Dubai, UAE. This critical role will be responsible for:

1. Maintaining communication with the client’s site engineers on all project related issues
2. Reviewing and implementing mechanical contract drawings and building specifications

We envisage success in this role to include:

1. Developing and maintaining professional and meaningful relationships with the client to ensure program and project requirements are being satisfied.
2. Monitoring mechanical services, procedures in all relevant international codes and standards.
3. Providing technical input and experience to resolve mechanical related engineering issues on the Project.
4. Ensuring the delivery of the contracted Design and Construction Management services to the client.
5. Managing and directing the development and maintenance of the program and project schedules for all phases of the project including procurement, planning, design and construction.
6. Ensuring compliance with all KEO internal processes and procedures.
7. Previous experience in managing procurement of large design and build projects.
8. Strong leadership, people and management skills and business acumen.
9. Effective verbal and written communication proficiency.
10. Prior experience ensuring projects and programs meet financial objectives.
11. Time management and task prioritization skills and ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.

Qualifications

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 15+ years work experience partnered with a Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering. The Senior Mechanical Engineer should have familiarity with authority regulations in Dubai (such as DEWA regulations) and also have previous experience working on high-rise buildings and towers. You will be tasked with the effective management of contractors.

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its contribution to client success wherever we work. We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team.