Technical Authority - MEP

Job description / Role

The GCC is witnessing an increasing investment in transport infrastructure including provision of major heavy, Metro and light rail schemes. Atkins is positioned to play an important role in providing technical solutions to many of the opportunities presented by this development programme.

Responsible for the technical management and design development on a number of transportation projects in the Middle East including the Doha Metro. The role will cover design from bid stage through to detail design and site inspections. The candidate should be a confident and capable manager and designer with good presentation and technical skills. The Candidate must have over 15 years experience on rail projects. This experience would ideally be on new build underground metro rail projects.

- Technical leadership in production of basis of design reports and specifications and ensuring design team compliance with these reports and code requirements from concept to detail design
- Ensuring submission quality and coordination across disciplines
- Supporting Design and Build contractors in tenders for large rail projects
- Technical leadership of all design stages
- Prepare and deliver presentations to management and at conferences
- Supervise and coordinate the preparation of design documentation
- Participate in bid proposals and presentations
- Preparing and presenting feasibility reports and design proposals
- Overseeing the production of detailed working drawings and specifications
- Participating in Value Engineering studies
- Overseeing the preparation of tender documents for contracts
- Site Inspections
- Resolving problems and issues that arise during construction
- Ensuring that the environmental impact of the project is limited
- Keeping within financial budgets and deadlines
- Coordinating with contractors and other consultants

Requirements

- 15 Years+ Rail experience
- Chartered Engineer - preferably registered in UK, EU, USA or Australia
- Station and depot building MEP design experience from concept through to fully detailed design
- Tunnel MEP services experience
- Viaduct MEP services experience
- Understanding of Safety, Availability and RAMS procedures
- Design and Build experience
- Good all round experience from front end to delivery
- Good understanding of NFPA Codes
- Experience on similar projects at a senior level
- Experience managing teams of between 8-20 people
- Client and stakeholder facing experience

Preferred
- Good understanding of Middle East Building Codes
- LEED AP
- QSAS Professional
- Contractor experience
- Middle East experience
- Site experience

Behavioral Competencies
- Must be able to work effectively in a multi-cultural, multi-lingual team environment
- Must be a clear communicator in both verbal and written English
- Must be able to lead, motivate and inspire team members
- Able to work in a high pressure, deadline driven, environment
- Effective and imaginative problem solver
- Must be able to travel extensively within the region and occasionally to India
- Able to work cooperatively with other disciplines to provide effective, multi-disciplinary, design solutions which add value for our clients
- Must be a confident and capable presenter
- Work as a team member and provide a positive contribution to team performance
- Demonstrate use of initiative

About the Company

Atkins is one of the leading providers of professional, technology based consultancy and support services to the industry, commerce and governments in all of the worlds major economies. With over 17,000 staff operating in Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and the Americas, Atkins has a broad range of skills and resources and provides Clients with a comprehensive service throughout the entire life cycle of the projects in the built environment.

We aim to be the international first choice supplier of technical and integrated services. Shaped by our customers' needs, our vision is to:

• focus on quality
• seek world class design and excellence
• strive to add value
• be flexible to the evolving needs of a changing society

Atkins first carried out design and supervision commissions in the Gulf area in 1967. From its regional head office in Dubai, U.A.E. Atkins Middle East now employs over 2000 staff located in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Oman (Muscat ), Qatar (Doha) Bahrain (Manama), Kuwait (Kuwait City) and India (Bangalore).