Mechanical Design Manager

Job description

📢 Job Opportunity: Mechanical Design Manager 📢

📍 Location: Dubai

🔍 Purpose of the Role:
Become an integral part of Arada as we look for a Mechanical Design Manager to lead the development of mechanical solutions for our projects. Ensure quality, safety, and sustainability. If you have a passion for technology, value engineering, and design, we want to hear from you!

📋 Key Responsibilities:
- Advise the project/design manager on all matters pertaining to cost scope and schedule with regards to design developments.
- Maintain and update information on the latest technology for the mechanical systems and ensure it is reflected on the design as required.
- Develop sustainable approaches for signature projects.
- Build and lead a mechanical team for producing mechanical drawings if necessary.
- Ensure that the design intent and design performance criteria are maintained through the design development and construction process.
- Coordinate with Architectural, Structural, Infrastructure, Interior, Facility Management, and other teams for the proper concept design.
- Manage the process of authority design approvals and liaise with all local authorities to ensure compliance with standards and regulations.
- Prepare tender strategy, identify qualified consultants, contractors, and vendors, and manage the RFP process.
- Review and evaluate all bidders' offers, bill of quantities, project timelines, inclusions, and exclusions.

📌 Additional Responsibilities:
- Manage mechanical designs, including all inputs, coordination, and deliverables to achieve time, cost, and quality objectives in accordance with company policy and the Design Management Plan.
- Attend regular meetings to provide guidance on key issues related to the project and take effective corrective actions.
- Check and approve the compatibility of mechanical drawings and designs and ensure resolving any inconsistencies in coordination with relevant parties.
- Oversee and guide consultants' design progress activities, monitor and verify design progress and submittals at all design phases.
- Apply value engineering approaches to reduce costs, improve quality, and increase productivity.

📌 Experience:
- Manage mechanical designs including all inputs, coordination, and deliverables to achieve time, cost, and quality objectives.
- Attend regular meetings to provide guidance on key issues and take corrective actions.
- Oversee and guide consultants' design progress activities, monitor and verify design progress and submittals at all design phases.
- Apply value engineering approaches to reduce costs, improve quality, and increase productivity.

🎓 Qualifications:
- Relevant Bachelor’s/Master’s degree is preferred.

🔧 Skills:
- Design and create solutions for mechanical systems in Arada’s projects.
- Develop and implement mechanical engineering solutions, standards, guidelines, and controls covering all mechanical disciplines.
- Assist in procurement of mechanical design consultants.
- Develop mechanical project design briefs (concept) & scope of works and maintain them by regular review.
- Ensure all applied systems meet the highest quality, safety, and environmental standards.
- Attend regular meetings to provide guidance on key issues and take effective corrective actions.