The Mechanical Design Manager will effectively help manage the successful design of the Edgnex brand to agreed principles and timescales with a leaning to effective cost management and required quality levels to ensure successful completion. The Mechanical Design Manager will take instruction from the Director of design but is expected to operate autonomously within the design function from pre-design through to the completion of RIBA stages as developed by an appointed consultant. This will be from Stage 2 up to 5. The Mechanical Design Manager could also act as the point of contact throughout the pre-design, design and handover to project management and procurement within the Damac team.

The role will also focus on key mechanical developments within the data center industry and how these will be integrated into our concept and feasibility stages of work so as to enhance the product that will be built for Edgnex data centers globally. As a senior person in Damac, you may be asked to lead and manage a team of design managers, engineers and trainees and you will guide them in your mechanical discipline and monitor the quality of their work. Internal and external stakeholder management will likely be a function of the role to ensure the design and development of the data center project is readily understood along with estimates of timelines and cost for the design works by external consultants.

Job role functions:

The Mechanical Design Manager, will support other parts of the organisation that will include Planning, Procurement, Quantity Surveying and Construction. The works will include the following:

• Develop the mechanical design at concept, cost, budgeting, equipment and materials selection for new and existing sites

• Develop the design and select manufacturers for the mechanical long lead items for issue to procurement

• Input and develop the mechanical design programme of works for new and existing sites

• Work with Planning on all mechanical design delivery matters related to scheduling and project start and completion

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• Co-ordinate all mechanical design works to ensure timely accurate and delivery of the project including liaison with procurement, capital markets, sales, operations, consultants, quantity surveyors and selected contractors

• Assist Damac operatives on the mechanical contract documents that will be issued to general and sub-contractors for their appointment after the selection process of interviews and bid levelling has been achieved

• Perform technical evaluation of selected consultants and contractors in terms of performance, quality of information received and technical compliance

• Work with the Procurement team on the budgets for new and existing Data Center projects

• Attend design review workshops with consultants and contractors

• Work with Damac on the closing of projects as relating to the mechanical systems to ensure that all design related aspects of work are concluded

• Review change requests as they relate to mechanical design aspects that occur through the project timeline

• Works with operations, project management to ensure the site teams that include the appointed peer review engineers are effectively managing defects and these are being closed out in a timely manner

• Check all mechanical design related project documentation against the concept to ensure it is accurate and is in accordance with the design intent

• Develop and assist with the mechanical aspects of testing and commissioning, including the appointed T&C specialists from Damac and the contractors team

• Support the construction team with respect to mechanical design and construction management of project costs in line with approved business case.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

Previous experience working on Data Center and large mechanical projects is essential, the successful applicant will have Project Management experience and an ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.

• Ideally hold a recognised university degree related to mechanical engineering; Master's degree is a plus.

• Have at least 8 years design experience as a minimum

• Have extensive knowledge of design of mechanical in particular to data center’s that are backed up by experience in a design environment that relates to critical systems and infrastructure

• Highly experienced in delivering high end quality design and projects to client satisfaction

• Have a good knowledge of MS Office, ACAD, CFD and other software related systems

• Able to fully develop and manage the end to end design process related to their discipline

• Highly experienced in the identification, analysis and management of design and installation risks and issues and can apply mitigation methods to reduce/remove the issues and risks

• Be highly competent in managing project issues to successful closure

• Capable of delivering to set design and project quality criteria within the costs constraints as applied to the works

• Preference will be given to candidates who can demonstrate a complete ability to develop and use CFD modelling tools for the early design phase.