Principal/Associate – District Cooling

WSP

United Arab Emirates
Permanent
Part-time

1 month ago

We are WSP - Join us and make your career future ready!Think bigger scale. Think higher profile. Think ground-breaking. Join WSP, and you’ll be at the heart of an international collective of innovative thinkers, all dedicated to growing and sharing their expertise, working on projects that transform society for all of us.WSP is currently searching for an accomplished and experienced professional to join our team as Principal/Associate in District Cooling at our distinguished engineering consultancy. The successful candidate will assume a pivotal role in providing leadership to the District Cooling Plant design, contributing to business development activities, and ensuring the successful delivery of projects. We are specifically seeking an individual with a robust background in engineering consultancy, demonstrating substantial experience in District Cooling Engineering Design. A minimum of 12 years of relevant experience is required, with a strong preference for candidates who have worked in the GCC region. Your new role, what's involved?

I develop MEP engineering design concepts, strategic plans, and feasibility studies of district cooling plants and develop technical solutions for complex challenges.
I perform process and MEP detailed design of district cooling plants, including design drawings, specifications, and reports.
I undertake technical reviews on infrastructure chilled water networks, hydraulic modelling, stress analysis, water treatment, ETS systems design, and control systems requirements of district cooling plants.
I understand energy modelling engineering, and develop DCPs cooling demand profiles, and different systems of thermal energy storage engineering.
I am familiar with international and local codes and standards relevant to district cooling plants, technical and non-technical requirements of stakeholders, scope of work, RFPs, cost plans and compliance with master planners’ requirements.
I develop ETS guidelines including technical requirements, specifications, scope demarcation, and control diagrams.
I perform value engineering, third party review, material submittals review, and apply sustainability requirements.
I am a key point of contact on projects, comfortable directly engaging with clients and delivering presentations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
I Supervise the MEP design team, fostering innovation and ensuring the delivery of high-quality solutions.
I have an experience in drafting the framework models, and exposure in bid evaluation, and technical/commercial correspondence.

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering; master’s degree is a plus.
Minimum +15 years post-qualification experience with broad district cooling plant design experience on large-scale projects.
Knowledge of analytical/design software such as Revit, IES and HAP software.
Membership of a recognized professional body (CIBSE, IMechE or ASHRAE) is desirable but not essential.
Proven leadership experience with the ability to inspire and motivate a team.
Strong business development acumen with a track record of successful client engagement.
Knowledge of MEP systems design of building services is a plus.
Experience working in the GCC region is highly desirable.

If you are a seasoned professional with a strong background in district cooling plant and MEP design and possess the leadership skills required to contribute to the success of our consultancy, we encourage you to apply for this challenging and rewarding opportunity. Join us in shaping the future of our projects and advancing the excellence of our engineering solutions. What's in it for you?What if we can have work-life balance? What if we can be rewarded in ways that support our individual needs? What if we can be accepted for who we are? Here at WSP – we can!WSP recognizes that work is only one part of our lives and making time for the other things in our life is important – be that our families, our friends or ourselves. So, if working from home, working part-time or having flexible start and finish time will help with this let us know as part of your application. Apply now and be the future of WSP!As well as rewarding you with competitive pay, WSP offers standard benefits including first class medical cover, generous annual leave, and paid professional subscriptions.Be you, be happy - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects and maximizes the contribution individuals can bring to WSP. We recognise the benefits that people with varying backgrounds and experiences can bring. Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.

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