Mechanical Engineer

Dutystation: Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic

Functional responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Project Manager, the Mechanical Engineer is required to perform one or more tasks from the following list of duties and responsibilities ensuring their effectiveness, transparency and integrity:

• Coordination and supervision of installation of the mechanical, plumbing, firefighting and medical gas services in the assigned projects.

• Assist the project team and logistics division in procurement of mechanical machineries and equipment.

• Design and review mechanical installation and services in buildings; Ventilations, fire fighting & safety, Air Conditioning, HVAC and ducting systems, Hot and Cold Water, sanitary drainage, medical gas, and waste management mechanical systems.

• Assist contract division in preparing and evaluation of tender documents of mechanical/plumbing engineering services (specifications, BOQs, rates, test reports, etc.) ;

• Design and produce mechanical and plumbing systems design calculations, drawings and scope of works;

• Review the design of mechanical and plumbing services of projects;

• Review and approve Submittals of Technical Material and Shop Drawings submitted by the Contractors for mechanical and plumbing services of projects;

• Assist in testing, commission, training and handover of mechanical and plumbing deliverables to clients.

• Specifically, the Mechanical Design Engineer will be expected to perform activities relevant to the following technical tasks.

Technical tasks:

• Support the project team is reviewing the design briefs and the design reports that address specific clients and stakeholder requirements and specifications as and when necessary,

• Support the project team in reviewing design documentation ex. drawings, BOQ and specifications to meet the required quality and detailing as stipulated by the Project Manager,

• Work closely with different project team members during the planning phase particularly in reviewing the assessment report and design brief summarizing the scope of work fulfilling the needs of the beneficiary. s scheduling of tasks and developing an integrated design,

• Review the design documents assuring that it meets the quality standard requirements.

• To timely deliver the expected outputs,

• Contribute to the design review services meeting the Client’s Design requirement and support the project team in QA/QC relevant activities to assure that the relevant sections in the design comply with the international standards and codes of practices,

• Join the project team during the t site inspections and assessments as required and review the assessment reports only when required,

• Has the capacity and experience in using the drawings softwares such as Autodesk –AutoCAD and Revit.

• Has the capacity and experience to use standard mechanical & plumbing engineering systems design softwares.

Administrative tasks:

• Assist in mechanical and plumbing engineering related material archiving,

• Assist in scheduling requested tasks related to mechanical works,

• Perform any other tasks relevant to the Infrastructure and Engineering Unit when required.

Education/Experience/Language requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from a reputable university is required.

• License/Board Certification in Mechanical Engineering is desirable.

• Advanced Degree (Master’s) or equivalent in mechanical Engineering or related fields is a plus and may substitute some of the required years of experience.

• At least 4 years of experience in Mechanical, firefighting, and Plumbing systems design, supervision and construction for medium to large scale construction projects is required.

• At least two years of working experience in project assessment, design and supervision experience in rehabilitation projects/ construction projects is required.

• Excellent skills in drafting using Autocad are required.

• Work Experience with an international Organization and/or UN Agencies is an asset.

• High proficiency in working on HAP software is required.

• Moderate in English is required.

• Arabic language is required