MEP Senior Engineer

About ARX

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Lead MEP engineering across HVAC, mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, electrical, ELV, ICT, and building-management systems.
• Set review strategy and workloads; ensure coordinated deliverables meet quality and programme requirements.
• Oversee design reviews, shop drawings, submittals, requests for information, method statements, and construction-stage engineering support.
• Integrate specialist, process, and vendor systems; obtain technical information and resolve interface issues.
• Govern hazardous-area classification and ATEX compliance where applicable.
• Coordinate with architecture, structures, civil works, BIM, procurement, construction, and document control.
• Drive constructability, testing, commissioning readiness, and systems-integration planning, including factory and site acceptance interfaces.
• Manage technical risks and authority and stakeholder interfaces; mentor the team and promote quality, safety, and sustainability.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering and CEng, PE, or equivalent recognised professional registration.
• At least 15 years of MEP engineering experience, including 7 years as an MEP Manager or Lead on large multidisciplinary assignments.
• Broad MEP systems experience, including mechanical, electrical, public-health, fire protection, ELV, ICT, and building-management systems.
• Experience integrating specialist process, material-handling, or vendor-supplied systems into building services.
• Practical hazardous-area classification and IEC 60079/ATEX experience is essential for assignments involving hazardous environments.
• Knowledge of ASHRAE, NFPA, IEC, BS 7671 or NEC standards and relevant local regulations.
• Experience with BIM coordination, common data environments, technical submittals, commissioning interfaces, and multidisciplinary design management.
• Led MEP delivery on at least one major airport building project, including systems integration, specialist systems, testing, and commissioning.
• Substantial GCC experience and excellent English leadership and communication skills are essential; UAE authority experience is strongly preferred.

What ARX offers

• Opportunity to collaborate with an innovative team and work on projects supporting Middle East and North African development.
• Personalized professional growth and development opportunities.