Senior Plumbing and Fire Protection Engineer (Design)

at  KEO International Consultants

Overview:
KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.
As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 57th largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2023 WA100 Survey.
We invite you to join us. Why?
When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards, mentoring and coaching programs and extensive in-house on demand learning courses.
Responsibilities:
Our newest opportunity is for a talented Senior Plumbing and Fire Protection Engineer (Design) to join our award-winning team based in Dubai, UAE.
This position is responsible for leading the design process on one or several projects depending on size, type and complexity. The requirement includes applying sound engineering principles in the development of design solutions and the production of contract documentation and providing direct instructions, guidance and oversight of all tasks conducted by engineers assigned to work on the respective projects.

We envisage success in this role to include:

• Preparing designs, calculations, sketches, diagrams, schematic drawings, working drawings, develops details and edits specifications.
• Assuring correctness, accuracy and complete multi-disciplinary coordination of the design documentation prepared by the assigned team.
• Interacting with clients, contractors, local authority representatives and others using skills of persuasion and negotiation to resolve critical issue.
• Coordinating and developing responses to review comments, tender queries, contractor’s queries, etc.
• Understanding and implementing project management principles and able to work within project budgets and designing to budget.

Qualifications:
To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that you will bring a minimum of 10 years of experience, partnered with Bachelor Degree in Engineering in Building Services/ Mechanical/ Public Health Engineering.
Proven related Public Health Services Design Experience (Domestic Water Services, Drainage Services, LPG/SNG System, Fire Protection Services) with a multidisciplinary International consultancy.
High level of proficiency in Revit MEP; ACAD, Elite Fire, MS Office.

• Preparing designs, calculations, sketches, diagrams, schematic drawings, working drawings, develops details and edits specifications.
• Assuring correctness, accuracy and complete multi-disciplinary coordination of the design documentation prepared by the assigned team.
• Interacting with clients, contractors, local authority representatives and others using skills of persuasion and negotiation to resolve critical issue.
• Coordinating and developing responses to review comments, tender queries, contractor’s queries, etc.
• Understanding and implementing project management principles and able to work within project budgets and designing to budget