Head of Mechanical Department

Job description / Role

We are searching for a Head of Mechanical Department to be based in our project head office in Riyadh - Saudi Arabia.

Job Summary:

The Head of Mechanical Department holds the responsibility to lead a Mechanical Engineering and Design Review team for project construction. To produce technical documentation, reviewing all mechanical technical documentation, prepared by the contractors, for projects and preparing and implementing mechanical engineering work plans in accordance with project scope, schedule and budget. Coordinate and liaise with stakeholders on all project's related budget, managerial & structural design decisions during the project's life cycle.

As part of the senior management team, the incumbent holds the responsibility to liaise and coordinate with the Technical Office Manager and the rest of the senior management team/peers with all matters related to structural engineering operational issues required for the success of the program in accordance with the client expectations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review and coordination of mechanical engineering design submittals from contractors, as well as following up site supervision, design conflicts and variation orders for the client.
• Review technical submissions and design layouts as well as material submittals from contractors.
• Lead, by example, the team of Mechanical Engineers by delegating work according to project priorities, technical challenges and contractual milestones.
• Plan and maintain project budgets and schedule planning activities with team and managers.
• Attend and lead progress & technical meetings, discuss and suggest technical proposals.
• Take part in project and risk management reviews.
• Coordinate between the construction and contractors’ engineering teams ensuring that all requirements are conveyed clearly and delivered upon.
• Coordinate with quantity surveyors or payment appreciations and change orders.
• Assist the Technical Office Manager on Technical and Department issues.
• Review and approve the shop drawings, Material Submittals with respect to the project Specification and Standards of practice submitted by contractors.
• Continually review the contractor’s construction schedule during the progress of site works.
• Review Contractor’s material proposals against specified technical performance requirements and advise the Technical Manager on the appropriateness of the proposals.
• Review Contractor’s proposed sub-contractor(s) associated with the mechanical engineering packages.
• Support review of subcontractors' invoices, when required for technical assistance.
• Documenting project issues/conditions.
• Monitoring, coaching and developing Mechanical Engineering team members.
• Maintaining organized and detailed project records.
• Assures the contractor’s Design and Material Deliverables are as per project requirements.

Requirements

Person Specification – Job Knowledge / Education and Qualifications / Personal Attributes:

• A Degree from an internationally recognized University in Mechanical Engineering.
• A minimum of 15 years’ experience within mechanical engineering field and supervision on execution of similar projects.
• The capability to deal daily with a multi-cultural work force.
• Proficiency in English and Arabic language is mandatory.

About the Company

ITALCONSULT is an Italian engineering consulting company established in Rome in 1957 by the largest industrial groups of that time for giving evidence throughout the world of the Italian know-how and capacity to perform engineering.

From December 2012, the Company has a new share structure formed by Bevilacqua Engineering Group, actively operating in Italy in the sector of public and private transport infrastructure (with construction costs amounting to more than 12 billion US$ in the last ten years) through the Companies SIS S.p.A. Studio di Ingegneria Stradale and A&S, Autostrade e Strade Engineering S.p.A., now merged into ITALCONSULT, and two groups representatives of the Italian excellence in the economic and financial fields: Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., one of the biggest Italian bank very active in supporting infrastructure investments and also in foreign activities (countries of Central Eastern Europe, Middle East and Northern Africa), and Tecnoinvestimenti Srl, belonging to the Italian Chambers of Commerce through TECNOHOLDING S.p.A., enjoying their own national and international network able to foster investment initiatives and programmes as well as to activate bilateral technical-commercial agreements.