Roles & Responsibilities

SENIOR DESIGNENGINEER

WME Consultants are seeking to expand their Building Services team with an experienced and driven senior electrical engineer to join the growing team

The successful candidate will be working towards Chartership, and have proven design experience, delivering to quality, time and budget. The role will requires someone with an electrical engineering / building services degree, an individual whom is enthusiastic, self-motivated, and looking for opportunities in a consultancy with a diverse portfolio of projects, to advance and broaden their career and experience.

1)Required Qualifications

The candidate must have a rounded building services understanding, with project experience which includes, residential, retail, high-rise, mixed-use and industrial projects:

  • 8 to 12 years Building Services industry experience
  • A Bachelors degree in ElectricalEngineering or Building Services Engineering
  • A Masters degree in Electrical Engineering, Building Services, or construction/management is beneficial
  • Member of CIBSE or the IET, working toward Charterhip (CEng)
  • Excellentcommunication skills in writtenspoken English, Arabic speaking is beneficial but not essential.

2)General Project Role & Responsibility

The candidate will report to report to the Associate or leading Principal Engineer and must be responsible for, and able to execute the following tasks:

  • Be familiar with agreed fees/scope of services/programme.
  • Assess and manage the project resources/programme/ budget.
  • Able to act responsibly on own initiative and operate in a pro-active way
  • Attend the design team/client/ site meetings.
  • Prepare specifications, schedules, drawings and any other contract documents developed through the RIBA stages.
  • Liaise with clients, professional organisations, contractors, suppliers, sub-contractors/sub-consultants, etc. to Identify and effectively meet the requirements and expectations of clients
  • Liaise and correspond with the design team/contractor on day-to-day issues.
  • Ensure the Project Execution/Management Plan is up-to-date
  • Ensure the project risk register is completed and kept up-to-date
  • Ensure all project variation are recorded and passed to the Associate.
  • Receive and action all project correspondence.
  • Implement and adhere to project QA policy and CDM requirements.
  • Responsible for setting-up and maintaining job filing system to company & QA standard.
  • Attend team/project meetings to discuss progress/deadlines/ design issues.

3)Engineering Function

The candidate must be able to execute the following required engineering functions competently in the role:

  • Experience of seeing conceptual designs through to completion and dealing directly with clients.
  • Produce drawing list/calculation index/specification list/information required schedule.
  • Develop the engineering design philosophies and strategies
  • Report & specification writing
  • Charing Meetings, recording meeting notes/ production of meeting minutes
  • Project Correspondence
  • Responsible for development and production of drawings/calculations/specification/reports.
  • Check & review all drawings and calculations.
  • Understand and communicate engineering design fundamentals.
  • Be familiar with architects/service engineers/etc. drawings, specification.
  • Development of engineering details.
  • Production of electrical building services calculations.
  • Co-ordination with architects/Structural engineers/ specialist sub-consultants.

4)Required Technical Skills:

The candidate must be proficient in the following areas, able to work with minimal supervision:

  • Electrical LV distribution system design
  • Substation planning design
  • Lighting & lighting control systemsdesign
  • Emergency lighting design
  • Fire Detection systems
  • Containment systems design
  • Lightning protection systems design
  • Earthing Systems design
  • MEP space planning
  • Selection and specification of electrical equipment.
  • ICT/Comms network design awareness
  • Develop sustainable design solutions
  • Local Authority interfacing and liaison
  • Conversant with applicable Local and International standards, regulations and best practice
  • LEED/ Estidama/ Dubai Green Building Code conversant
  • A rounded awareness of Mechanical and Public Health building services/MEP systems strategy and design
  • Spatially aware and able to lead multi-disciplary coordination
  • Specification & Report writing

5)Behaviouraland Competencies

The Candidate must have a professional manor and display the following qualities and characteristics

  • Mentor subordinate staff and set the example to Graduate Engineers, Junior Engineers and Engineers.
  • Time management
  • Accurate, efficient and organised
  • Autonomous and proactive
  • A team worker
  • Continuous professional development of self & others
  • Able to inspire, influence and negotiate
  • Clear Communication and Presentation
  • Business awareness
  • Results orientated

6)Required Computer Skills

The Candidate must be a proficient ICT user with skills in the following software applications and packages

  • Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
  • Amtech/Hevacomp Power design software
  • Relux/Dialux Lighting Design Software
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Autodesk Revit would be advantageous