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Job Summary

We are looking for Mechanical Engineers who appreciate the benefits of multidisciplinary working and want to be part of an integrated design process. We are looking for Engineers who are willing to embrace the complete building design process and step outside the constraints of their own discipline to learn new skills and contribute holistically to the development of designs that exceed client expectations.

As a Mechanical Engineer in the integrated design team, you will be able to undertake design and specification of the range of mechanical infrastructure plants, including potable water pumping stations, firefighting pumping stations, stormwater pumping stations, sewage pumping stations, irrigation pumping stations, and water and wastewater treatment plants.

You should demonstrate a flexible approach to design and team working and will be involved with projects both local to the base office and other teams across the region.

You will take ownership of the delivery of the mechanical plant work packages with support from a senior mechanical engineer. You will be responsible for coordinating the mechanical plant design with other engineering disciplines including architectural, electrical, structural, and ICA,.

You will have a basic understanding of other disciplines design concepts that are involved in mechanical plant design, including structural, electrical, architectural and ICA.

Designing services within the integrated design team will involve the use of technical engineering software and proactive involvement with BIM models for projects. The engineer will be able to proactively collaborate with other members of the team and, working within defined project time and cost constraints,. The engineer ensure that Jacobs QA procedures are implemented and met throughout the design and construction phases. Specific responsibilities include:
• Design of pumping stations and water/wastewater treatment plants including pumps. tanks, pipework, valves and all related auxiliary systems such as conveyance, disinfection and mechanical building services.
• Contribute to design projects across offices and internationally where required.
• Application of industry design standards.
• Liaising with design managers, project managers and technical disciplines leads.
• Preparation of reports, drawings and specifications.
• Review of material submittals.
• Mentor graduate engineers.
• Monitoring and reporting progress against time and budget.
• Compliance with design and QA procedures.
• Inspection of mechanical installations at site.

Here’s What You’ll Need
• Have a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from a recognized university.
• Have minimum 4 years design experience, of which minimum 2 years design experience in the GCC.
• Be chartered from a recognized institute, or be a member who’s working on becoming chartered.
• Understanding of multi-disciplinary design requirements that affect and interact with the mechanical.
• plant, including electrical, civil and architectural.
• Understanding of material selections for different flow medium.
• Understanding of mechanical plant operation and maintenance aspects.
• Be able to demonstrable experience of delivering a range of projects from concept through completion.
• Be a competent user of Microsoft Office software including Word and Excel.
• An understanding of UAE public water/wastewater authorities regulations and their standards and preferences.
• Have ability to work as part of a team, liaising directly with clients, architects and other design team members and the ability to represent Jacobs at external meetings and at presentations.
• Be aware of current techniques and technologies as applied to own discipline and wider industry.

The following will be considered advantageous
• Master’s degree in mechanical engineering.
• Master’s degree in engineering management or similar.
• Experience in hydraulic design software.
• Ability to perform surge analysis using software.
• Ability to carry out piping stress analysis using software.
• Experience in desalination plant design.
• Experience in district cooling plant design.
• Understanding of BIM workflows.
• Basic understanding of building services design (HVAC/Public Health/Firefighting).
• Familiarity with the public water/wastewater authorities in Qatar and KSA.
• Have basic understanding of water hammer, piping flexibility requirements.