Senior Manager Mechanical

About WhiteCrow

We are global talent research, insight, and sourcing specialists with offices in the UK, USA, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Dubai, and India. Our international reach has helped us to understand and penetrate specialist markets at a global level. In addition to this, our service is also extended to complement our client’s in-house talent acquisition teams.

About our client

Since its inception in 2000, our client has emerged as a prominent and fast-growing retail group serving markets across the Middle East. The organization partners with world-class fashion and lifestyle brands, delivering globally inspired products and experiences to discerning consumers throughout the GCC. Guided by a vision to become a leading regional gateway for international retailers, the company has successfully built a broad portfolio across diverse consumer categories. Its collaborative approach with global brand partners, combined with extensive market expertise and a customer-first mindset, has enabled sustained growth and ongoing expansion across the region. Today, our client remains well-positioned to capitalize on emerging opportunities within the dynamic Middle Eastern retail market.

As a Senior Manager – Mechanical, you will be responsible for...

• Providing strategic leadership and technical governance for all mechanical disciplines, including HVAC, public health, plumbing, drainage, fire protection and associated systems, from concept design through final handover and defect liability close-out.
• Directing consultants and project teams to deliver coordinated, buildable, sustainable and lifecycle-cost-effective designs aligned with development briefs, asset standards, approved budgets and project programmes.
• Owning the technical review and approval of mechanical design deliverables, specifications, calculations, BIM models, tender documents, IFC packages, shop drawings, material submittals and method statements.
• Leading value engineering, technical due diligence and option assessments to optimize capital expenditure, operating costs, energy performance, maintainability and asset reliability without compromising quality or compliance.
• Ensuring all mechanical works are complying with UAE regulations, relevant authority requirements, applicable codes, fire and life-safety standards, sustainability commitments and approved project specifications.
• Monitoring contractor and consultant performance, identifying emerging technical, cost, quality and programme risks, and driving timely corrective action, escalation and recovery plans.
• Leading site inspections and technical audits to verify workmanship, installation quality, system integration and compliance; ensuring NCRs, RFIs, design changes and technical issues are being resolved within agreed timelines.
• Overseeing testing, commissioning, performance verification, authority inspections, training, documentation, asset data, warranties and handover requirements to achieve operational readiness and timely project acceptance.
• Managing mechanical budgets, technical variations, claims support and procurement evaluations, providing clear recommendations that protect the company's commercial and contractual interests.
• Developing team capability through clear objectives, coaching, performance management, resource planning and succession development, while fostering accountability, collaboration and technical excellence.

What you already have...

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from a recognized institution; Master’s degree in Engineering, Project Management or
• Business Administration is preferred.
• Professional engineering registration or membership of a recognized engineering institution is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of UAE authority requirements, international mechanical codes, fire and life-safety standards, sustainability requirements, BIM coordination and testing and commissioning practices
• Minimum 12–15 years of relevant experience in mechanical building services and major real estate or infrastructure developments, including
• at least 5 years in a senior management or discipline leadership role.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing
• consultants and contractors through design, construction, testing, commissioning and handover in the UAE or GCC.