Mechanical Engineer District Cooling

Job description / Role

Implement day to day tasks and schedules and supervise the District Cooling Network Design and Engineering work for assigned projects including the management of time, cost and quality.

• At Design Stage: Review the MEP Services and Infrastructure drawings, reports and specifications submitted by the Design Consultant for each listed utility at each Design Stage to ensure completeness, correctness and compliance with the approved Scope of Work (SoW) and defined Employer Requirements (ERs).
• Assess and seek clarification on constructability during early Design Stages
• Review in a timely manner the Design Consultant (s) submittals and return comments
• Attend Technical meetings with the Client, PM, Design and other Sub-Consultants and Contractors
• Review alternatives to the Design concept submitted by the Design Consultant (s)
• Review change requests / variations
• Review completeness of Tender Documents, ensuring full compliance with Employer Requirements prior to issue
• At Tender Stage: Participate in the pre-qualification of construction contractors
• Participate in response to bidders clarifications and attend Technical meetings along with PM and Design Consultants bidders during Tender stage
• Review tenders, participate in tender assessments and assist with award of contract
• Post Contract: Participate as required in technical workshops along with PM, Design Consultants and Contractors, ensuring compliance with ER’s
• Participate as required with post contract site meetings
• Review/recommend changes to ER’s
• Ensure that standard methodologies are applied for consistent and high quality ‘QPM work experience’ to consultants, contractors and clients on assigned project sites on a daily basis.
• Progress the work of all day to day District Cooling engineering operations based on project specifications and plans and within stipulated safety norms at a specific project site.
• Advise and monitor onsite subcontractors for installation of District Cooling Network systems as per given plans and designs.
• Serve as the focal point for all daily matters concerning design, quality and documentation of Mechanical works.
• Develop and monitor daily conformance with the provisions of the project specifications, contract documents on an assigned QPM construction site.
• Acquire a detailed understanding of contract documents (drawings and specifications), phasing plans, systems interrelationships, construction sequencing, HSE specifications and project schedules to support project managers in timely completion of project.
• Synergize with the project commissioning team to ensure that all projects are meticulously commissioned to deliver world class standards of quality to QPM clients
• Review and resolve day to day contractors’ claims and complaints related to Mechanical work as may arise during construction and ensure that Subcontractors adhere to HSE regulations on the assigned project.
• Direct and control the activities of District Cooling Network subcontractor to ensure alignment with QPM procedures/service agreements and also ensure that MEP subcontractors provide technical submittals/ relevant documentation/records.
• Assist in the testing and commissioning of Mechanical systems and oversee repairs and resolution of all Mechanical faults.
• Assist project teams in negotiations with contractors regarding the value of claims or changes in schedules and prepare recommendations on claims - approval or rejection on assigned projects.
• Work with project team for carrying out various tasks such as documentation, MIS and project monitoring activities.
• Assist in development of RFPs/Tenders by QPM as part of the procurement process for assigned project.
• Coordinate with Project Managers, Construction Managers (onsite) to collate and analyze periodic reports to help MEP managers understand project performance against plans and drive remedial actions.
• Monitor Gas Network estimates prepared by the QS/Cost Control and collate and analyze periodic progress reports to analyze performance
• Coordinate with QA and HSE teams to ensure compliance of all Gas Network engineering activities with all Quality and HSE requirements
• Collaborate with other construction engineering disciplines to enhance QPM’s overall solution.
• Keep abreast with latest innovations in the Gas Network engineering discipline.
• Obtain and communicate day to day feedback of Mechanical works and use the same to make appropriate modifications.
• Maintain awareness of industry trends, methodologies, tools and best practices in project cost management.
• Adopt and adapt good practices from the industry into projects to ensure continuous improvement and upgrades.

Requirements

• Graduate in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent with 12+ years in design and construction of large scale district cooling, gas and infrastructure networks
• Registered Engineers are preferred
• GCC Experience required.
• Thorough understanding of standards / local regulations and codes

About the Company

Qatar Project Management (QPM) is an independent subsidiary of Barwa Real Estate Development Company that provides expertise in Project Management, Design Management, Construction Management, and Contract Administration together with other associated Project Management functions. Established in 2008, QPM is centralized platform for provision of Project Management services to Barwa and Qatari Diar as well as local and international markets. QPM provides these services through an in-house team of highly-skilled, motivated, and qualified professionals supported by state-of-the-art information technology and highly-effective Project Management systems.