Ref: OP327-11

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Chief Engineer - Based in Dubai

Location: Dubai based but with travel to MENA countries, including Iraq

An opportunity has come about for a Chief Engineer to join this well-established and prestigious organisation based in Dubai.

The Chief Engineer is responsible for leading the engineering functions for the company, including pre-sales design, project design, pre-configuration, field deployment and integration. The Chief Engineer will ensure that all of the company’s technology solutions are engineered and implemented to the highest industry standards, reducing technical delivery risk and ensuring that system performance meets customers expectations in full.

Key Responsibilities:

To act as the System Design Authority (SDA) with ultimate accountability for the review and sign-off of all engineering deliverables and processes.

To lead major project design and delivery, working with a team of engineers to create conceptual, preliminary and detailed design deliverables for complex, advanced integrated security systems. Designs generally utilise security solutions from a collection of 3rd-party subsystems and components, and must take into account functionality, interoperability and interfaces both within the system and to outside systems.

As a Subject Matter Expert (SME), to provide technical guidance in relation to advanced security and communication products, technologies and integrated solutions. This should include some or all of the following: CCTV; ACS and biometrics; Ground Surveillance Radar; fence-mounted, buried-fibre, coaxial and microwave-based intrusion detection; video content analytics; thermal imaging; C2/PSIM applications; X-Ray scanning; Under-vehicle Surveillance Systems, ANPR, Network Infrastructure; Server Applications and Virtualization.

To oversee and quality assure, lab and field based pre-configuration and integration work, delivered by the Head of Integration.

To develop or update engineering manuals, internal standards, processes, systems specifications, basis of design, configuration documents, deployment methodologies and other relevant design documents.

To support the Business Development and Sales Teams by providing technical representation at meetings, qualifying opportunities and making recommendations on solution feasibility, engineering risk, and technical win themes.

To work in close cooperation with the project management and delivery team, ensuring that technical resources are allocated, scheduled and managed in line with project budgets and time constraints, and where necessary solutions are re-engineered to overcome limitations and challenges in the field. Support Consulting & Technology, in selecting, testing and integrating new technology offerings into the business, and subsequently ensuring that the engineering team is trained to deliver these solutions to the required standards.

To build enduring relationships with key customers and technology partners.

To manage the performance of the engineering team, including setting and monitoring KPIs, coaching and mentoring team members, creating development plans and conducting regular performance appraisals.

To ensure that the company complies with relevant international, national and industry standards and engineering best practices.

Requirements

Degree Qualification in a Technical / Engineering domain

Chartered Engineering status is desirable.

12 years of experience, 2 years of which in a Chief Engineer role or Principal Engineer role

In-depth design and integration knowledge of a wide range of security system technologies and integrated solutions.

Firm understanding of ICT deployments including TCP/IP LAN/WAN, Server Applications, Virtualization, Network Security, Storage Area Networks (including iSCSI), etc.

Excellent interpersonal, communications, management and leadership skills;

Hands-on design and delivery experience of full lifecycle systems integration projects, including large-scale projects above $20m;

Proven track record of delivering complex integrated solutions in challenging environments and using leading edge technologies.

About the Company

Nimbus Resource Solutions is a specialist recruitment company based in Dubai placing contract and permanent resources across Europe, Middle East and Africa. We work with clients across the Satellite and Information Technology sectors.

We build long-term partnerships with our clients and our candidates. Our ability to source the best talent has a significant impact on business performance, as well as enhancing individual careers.

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