With more than 14000 people around the globe, GHD is one of the world’s leading professional services companies operating in the global markets of water, energy and resources, environment, property and buildings, and transportation. Serving clients across five continents and the Pacific region, GHD people share a passion for exceeding the expectations of our clients and contributing to their success.
Our Middle East operations have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our office in Qatar building services team.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and execution of mechanical building services (HVAC, firefighting, plumbing, drainage, LPG) across large-scale institutional, residential, commercial, retail, and educational developments
- Ensure compliance with NFPA, QCDD, and ASHRAE standards, and manage authority submissions and approvals with Qatar’s local regulatory bodies
- Oversee project lifecycle from concept to IFC (Issued for Construction), ensuring technical accuracy, quality assurance, and timely delivery
- Act as the primary interface with clients, representing the practice at project level and ensuring satisfaction through technically sound and commercially viable solutions
- Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and sub-consultants to align mechanical designs with broader project goals.
- Mentor junior engineers and draftsmen, providing technical supervision and fostering a collaborative team environment.
- Allocate tasks, monitor performance, and ensure team adherence to project schedules and quality benchmarks
- Apply advanced software tools for heat load calculations, energy modeling, and BIM (Revit, Navisworks, Civil 3D, WaterGEMS, Dynamo).
- Conduct technical evaluations, peer reviews, and value engineering assessments to optimize design efficiency and sustainability.
- Prepare detailed technical reports, design documentation, and participate in QA/QC processes.
- Manage utilization targets and project budgets, ensuring alignment with business unit goals and performance metrics
- Lead commissioning activities including chilled water flushing, fire pump testing, and insulation verification.
- Engineering Solutions Design: Design engineering solutions and the associated validation process to enable the realization of a design brief (for example, in terms of functionality, performance, aesthetics, and cost) that conforms to organizational and/or regulatory standards.
- Engineering Standards Specification: Contribute to the analysis of information, the drafting of engineering standards and specifications, and the evaluation of the effectiveness of those standards within own engineering discipline to inform engineering work in the organization and/or of its suppliers, contractors, and consultants.
- Process Design Engineering: Analyze information and specify the methods and process steps, as well as the plant, machinery, and equipment, required to design and continuously improve manufacturing or materials processes and process systems to deliver the end product within specified cost and quality parameters.
- Personal Capability Building: Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an in-depth understanding of technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.
- Engineering Inspections: Carry out inspections to evaluate the quality of engineering works and/or the integrity of existing installations or structures, and specify the remedial works needed to ensure conformance with specifications and regulatory requirements.
- Knowledge Management System: Work within established knowledge management systems to deliver preset outcomes for an area of responsibility.
- Contract Management: Deliver required outcomes by managing day-to-day relationships with contract service providers while working within an established contract management plan.
- Improvement/Innovation: Identify shortcomings in existing processes, systems, and procedures, and use established change management programs to address them.
- Product and Solution Development: Define and deliver products and services that meet customer needs by selecting the best possible approaches available within established systems.
- Project Management: Deliver small- or medium-scale projects while working within an established program management plan.
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At GHD, we celebrate the power of a multicultural workforce and champion individual achievement. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing fair and inclusive employment opportunities to all qualified candidates and employees—regardless of background, identity, or experience. We believe that diversity drives innovation, and we welcome the unique perspectives that each team member brings to our organization.
