Head of Mechanical - RME Dubai

Overview
Ramboll Middle East is looking for an experienced and dynamic Head of Mechanical to lead and oversee a team successfully delivering large-scale, multidisciplinary projects across multiple locations. Reporting to the Director of MEP. 

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To lead mechanical engineering section and provide support to Building Director and fellow Associates and mentoring role to leaders on a number of teams.

• Responsible for leading a team of engineers involving:

Team Motivation

Training and development

Managing day to day work

Team profitability

Resource planning and management

Developing and guiding engineers and/or design team.

Applying policies relating to health & safety, quality and training

• Hold regular team meetings.

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with key clients and partners, potential key targets and ensure the delivery of a responsive and professional service
• Undertake regular reviews of all key projects within own area of responsibility and proactively engage with clients and partners to gather feedback and deliver service improvement initiatives.
• Have an understanding of our business plan, mission statement and key challenges.

• Responsible for:

Project delivery

Customer satisfaction

Job profitability

Job cash flow

Project quality

Such projects could be multi-disciplinary but will generally be single discipline

• Liaise with client/design team/contractor/authorities.
• Ensure QA policy and HSE requirements are satisfied.
• Represent the practice on the projects under his/her control.
• Review and comment on deliverables produced by the team on a regular basis.
• Coordinate and liaise with all other design team members including architects and structural engineers plus client, project managers and QS.
• Prepare drawings and calculations.
• Check drawings / review calculations from Senior Engineers and Engineers.
• Have some understanding of company financial indicators, principles of share scheme and options schemes in operation.
• Agree design philosophy/design fundamentals.
• Have a detailed knowledge of analytical concepts.
• Have a good knowledge of concept design, buildability, detailed design, construction techniques, procurement routes, risk assessment and claim assessment.
• Have a detailed knowledge of our delivery in BIM standards.

Contribute to the strategic direction of the business and play a key role in the development of the company procedures and by an active role in task groups.

Qualifications: 

Graduate Engineer in Building Services, Mechanical or Building Service Engineering.

Experience: 

• Minimum of 12-15 years’ experience.
• Proven track record in building services design with different types of buildings including high rise, commercial, residential, retail, Healthcare, Industrial, refurbishment, etc;
• Proven record as a Project Engineer on a number of projects.
• Experienced at:

• Presenting to clients
• Attending difficult client meetings
• Preparing client/project proposals for agreement
• Negotiating fee proposals and requesting additional fees where possible
• Constructing project teams from internal and external resources
• Procuring project resources
• Planning and running projects

Technical Skills: 

High degree of technical competence in their field of building services design including proven ability to carry out both manual and computer aided calculations, problem solving, technical and financial analyses, etc.

Personal Attributes: 

• Business Awareness
• Problem Solving
• Team Working
• Building Relationships
• Developing Self & Others
• Persuading and Influencing
• Communicating and Presenting
• Delivering Results
• Improving Performance

Ramboll in Middle East, Asia Pacific and Africa

Ramboll has more than 1,500 experts working across 15 offices in the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Africa. We are present in Dubai, Doha, Saudi Arabia, Quarter, the United Arab Emirates, China, India, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and South Africa. Our experts are applying their passion to deliver innovative solutions in markets as diverse as Buildings, Transport, Planning & Urban Design, Water, Environment & Health and Energy. Founded in Denmark, Ramboll is a people company.  We invite you to contribute to a sustainable future working in an open, collaborative and empowering culture.

An equal opportunity employer

At Ramboll, we respect human rights and believe that equality, diversity, and inclusion foster the best results and a welcoming work environment without discrimination or harassment. Ramboll conducts all relations with its employees and applicants for employment following the applicable laws, directives, and regulations of the many countries in which we do business.

We invite everyone to become a part of our journey. We believe that diversity is a strength and that differences between people add value to our organization and allow us to play our part in creating sustainable societies.

How to apply

Apply online. Attach your CV, cover letter and relevant documents showcasing why you are the right fit for the role, and when you are available to start. We look forward to receiving your application.