Associate Mechanical Engineer - Design team

Associate Mechanical Engineer - Design Team

Omrania, part of the Egis Group, is an international architectural and engineering consultancy committed to creating places of lasting value and improving lives through design. Based in metropolitan Riyadh, we're uniquely positioned to understand the needs of tomorrow's global cities and urban communities. We work with government entities, cultural institutions, private developers, and other organizations to design sustainable and contextual environments that enrich everyday life. Our expertise includes urban planning, landscape design, architecture and interiors, and our integrated approach unites form and function at every scale.

Omrania was founded in 1973 with the belief that the union of architecture, landscape and engineering would allow us to better serve our clients and society. This holistic and contextual approach has inspired a vast array of building and infrastructure projects across the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe. Our experienced team of creative and technical experts have the know how and flexibility to take on new challenges, find innovative solutions, and realise the full potential of each project. We cultivate strong relationships with our clients and collaborators throughout the entire process, from feasibility studies to design development and construction site supervision. Our work has been widely published and recognised with industry awards, including the prestigious Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

Job Description

Candidate should have the ability to lead projects, engage and effectively communicate with key clients, actively contribute to and manage the delivery of mechanical engineering projects within the building space. The candidate will join a forward thinking team, work in a collaborative environment, and will be given opportunities to make real contributions to the company.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects and manage key clients
• Assist the mechanical team in tendering projects
• Work effectively alone and as part of the wider MEP team
• Mentor junior staff
• Undertake mechanical building services design
• Preparation of design calculations in line with industry standards, regulatory compliance, and best practice.
• Preparation of technical specifications, tender documentation, and technical reports.
• Checking design calculations, design drawings and specifications prepared by others on a variety of projects
• Site surveys and inspections
• Manage own workload and workload of others
• Monitor site works
• Preparing and managing fee budgets
• Coordination of services, with a sound understanding of the interfaces and interactions between services, architecture, and structure of buildings.
• Ensure mechanical design quality is maintained
• Ensure delivery of projects within time to budget
• Resource management across the mechanical package

Qualifications

• Minimum BEng or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or Building services engineering related subject/suitable equivalent experience.
• High level of technical skill in mechanical building services is essential.
• Exceptional skill and knowledge of working in a design consultancy - experience of working within a contractor environment is additionally welcome.
• Significant experience in the production of the mechanical design across all RIBA Stages 0 to 7, public health experience would be beneficial.
• Capable of accurate work under pressure and able to work on several projects simultaneously.
• Able to understand and express technical concepts effectively both in writing and verbally to clients and team members at various levels of technical understanding.
• Able to innovate new solutions as well as applying existing solutions to problems, able to make decisions, act on own initiative and operate in a pro active way.
• Good report writing skills, experience of making presentations to and attending meetings with clients and other designers is essential.
• The ability to be willing to be mobile, travel within the KSA and abroad for project related work would be beneficial.
• Good level of computer literacy in Windows, Elite, HASS, HAP, IES, NBS and Microsoft packages - and a working understanding of AutoCAD/Revit is important.

Seniority level

Mid Senior level

Employment type

Full time

Job function

Design