Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Senior Mechanical Engineer with over 9 years of experience delivering MEP and HVAC design for large-scale developments across the UAE and the Middle East, including super-high-rise towers, mega-malls, airports, and mixed-use developments. Proven track record in leading design teams, managing client and authority interfaces, and delivering technically robust, well-coordinated, and constructable designs in compliance with local and international standards.
Leading HVAC design teams on large-scale UAE developments including super high-rise mixed-use towers and operational mega-malls with full technical responsibility for design outputs from concept through detailed design and authority submission. •Led HVAC design teams delivering projects from concept stage through detailed design, tender, and authority submissions, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality outputs. •Held full technical responsibility for HVAC design across complex large-scale developments, including chilled water systems, airside systems, ventilation, smoke management, stairwell pressurization, plant rooms design, and associated mechanical services. •Reviewed and approved mechanical drawings, calculations, and reports to ensure coordination, constructability, and compliance with UAE local codes (Dubai Civil Defense, Dubai Municipality) and international standards (ASHRAE, NFPA). •Developed HVAC strategies for high-rise constraints, including chilled water zoning, mechanical floor zoning, riser segmentation, and plant room layouts. •Managed NOC coordination with district cooling providers, including system interface requirements, flow rates, and operational constraints. •Led multi-disciplinary coordination with architectural, structural, and electrical teams, as well as specialist sub-consultants, resolving design interfaces and clashes through BIM workflows in Revit and Navisworks. •Managed interface and phasing challenges on refurbishment work within operational environments, including as-built reviews, on-site surveys, and contractor coordination to ensure constructable designs with minimal disruption to live operations. •Acted as primary mechanical interface with clients, authorities, and specialist sub-consultants across multiple concurrent projects. •Managed, guided, and provided technical leadership to junior engineers and drafting staff. •Introduced improved BIM practices to enhance coordination, production efficiency, and design workflows.
• Developed the design of mechanical systems (HVAC, Plumbing, & Fire Fighting) from project initiation phase to final design phase for a variety of complex projects including but not limited to high rise buildings, hotels, airports, and commercial buildings. • Responsible for ensuring all design work is produced on time and to budget in accordance with the project quality requirements. • Lead, supervised, and mentored a team of junior engineers and draftsmen working on different projects. • Coordinated with architectural, structural, and electrical teams for building services spaces and performed clash detection and resolution with great efficiency. • Prepared and issued concept and detailed design reports, detailed calculations report, and mechanical design drawings. • Prepared tender Documents (BOQ, MOM, and SPCS), and answered contractors queries regarding issued documents. • Participated in VE studies and cost estimates and made design modifications accordingly. • Received comments on the design drawings form clients and made modifications accordingly. • Received site clarification requests from contractors regarding on-site challenges and resolved presented issues. • Acted as mechanical BIM coordinator, proficiently coordinating BIM processes and workflows according to BIM execution plans, ensuring seamless collaboration among project stakeholders, and meeting all client’s BIM requirements. • Participated in BIM development studies and automated solutions using Autodesk Dynamo.