MEP Engineer

• Act as the main contractor's MEP focal point on site, managing and coordinating the appointed MEP subcontractors across HVAC, electrical, plumbing, drainage, firefighting, fire alarm and ELV. • Review the MEP subcontractor's scope, method statements, mobilisation plan and resource loading, and hold them accountable for manpower, productivity and programme commitments. • Monitor MEP subcontractor progress against the master programme, issue look-ahead requirements and delay notices, and drive recovery plans where slippage occurs. • Coordinate MEP works with civil, structural, façade and finishing trades -services routing, builder's work openings, sleeves and inserts and manage the site MEP coordination meetings. • Review and comment on the subcontractor's shop drawings, coordinated services layouts and material submittals before submission to the consultant, and track approvals to closure. • Ensure MEP works comply with the Saudi Building Code (SBC) and with the requirements of Civil Defence, the electricity and water authorities and the municipality. • Apply the international standards commonly -ASHRAE, NFPA, SMACNA, IEC / BS . • Manage RFIs and technical queries between the subcontractor, consultant and design team, and resolve site constraints and design gaps as they arise. • Track subcontractor procurement, material submittals and long-lead deliveries against the programme and verify delivered material against approved submittals. • Enforce the project quality plan on the subcontractor's work. • Witness and monitor pre-commissioning, testing carried out by the subcontractor and specialist vendors. • Ensure the subcontractor delivers the complete handover package -as-built drawings, O&M manuals, test and commissioning records, warranties and authority approvals. • Verify subcontractor measured quantities, monthly progress claims and variation submissions against work executed and contract rates. • Identify, price and submit MEP site variations and additional works to the client, and maintain the variation register and supporting records. • Enforce Casais and Saudi HSE requirements on all MEP activities. • Issue daily, weekly and monthly MEP progress reports. • Represent the MEP works in site meetings with the client, consultant and authorities, and maintain complete site records and correspondence. • Support the estimation team during new tenders with MEP quantity take-offs, scope reviews and verification of tender BOQ quantities. • Assist in preparing MEP enquiry packages and technical scopes of work, and in the technical levelling and comparison of subcontractor and supplier offers. . • Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering. • 10 – 12 years of experience with MEP contracting companies, including a solid track record of project delivery in the Saudi Arabia. • Proven experience with a main contractor managing and coordinating MEP subcontractors on site; previous experience with an MEP subcontractor is an advantage. • Experience on commercial and residential building projects. • Completed at least two full project cycles in a lead MEP site role. • Sound working knowledge of the Saudi Building Code and the local authority approval process. • Hands-on experience in MEP material take-off and in building up and applying MEP unit rates, with exposure to tender and estimation support. • Comfortable working from drawings, specifications and BOQs; proficient in AutoCAD and MS Office. • Good command of English. • Valid Saudi driving license.