Senior Manager – Mechanical

About the client

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and technical governance across HVAC, public health, plumbing, drainage, fire protection, and associated systems.
• Direct consultants and project teams to deliver coordinated, sustainable, buildable designs aligned with briefs, standards, budgets, and programmes.
• Review and approve mechanical designs, specifications, calculations, BIM models, tender documents, IFC packages, shop drawings, submittals, and method statements.
• Lead value engineering, due diligence, and options assessments to optimize cost, energy performance, maintainability, and reliability.
• Ensure compliance with UAE regulations, authority requirements, codes, fire and life-safety standards, sustainability commitments, and project specifications.
• Monitor consultant and contractor performance, manage emerging risks, and drive corrective action and recovery plans.
• Lead site inspections and technical audits, verify installation and system integration, and resolve NCRs, RFIs, design changes, and technical issues.
• Oversee testing, commissioning, performance verification, authority inspections, training, documentation, asset data, warranties, and handover.
• Manage budgets, technical variations, claims support, and procurement evaluations to protect commercial and contractual interests.
• Build team capability through coaching, performance management, resource planning, and succession development.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from a recognized institution.
• A master’s degree in engineering, project management, or business administration is preferred.
• Professional engineering registration or recognized engineering-institution membership is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of UAE authority requirements, international mechanical codes, fire and life-safety standards, sustainability requirements, BIM coordination, and testing and commissioning.
• 12–15 years of relevant experience in mechanical building services and major real estate or infrastructure developments, including at least 5 years in senior management or discipline leadership.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing consultants and contractors through design, construction, testing, commissioning, and handover in the UAE or GCC.