Associate Director MEP Lead

• Operational delivery of mega projects.
• Management of client relationship and representing WSP to client and their representative.
• Managing large size MEP team, deliverables, and work closely with project lead team.
• Managing and coordinating with internal disciplines and sub consultants.
• Managing the project financially including resources allocation, WIP, VOs, invoicing and administration of change control system. Track record of delivering project with agreed design fee.
• Strong communication skills with client, presenting the design to the client and provide feedback to wider team.
• Ability to make decisions effectively and communicate with the client and project stockholders.
• Delegation and supervision of work within project team and provide advice, guidance, coaching and motivation.
• Lead potential prospects from start to finish and / or provide technical and commercial input to client proposals and bid planning.
• Take responsibility for the direction of the business relationship and build strong personal relationships across the business.
• Manage and direct business opportunities, develop new ideas, and seek to provide increasingly efficient and effective high-quality service.
• As an Associate Director in WSP, you will be expected to take responsibility for:

• The project technical control and ensure that all designs are technically sound and meet client brief.

• Project resourcing, review of BEP and provide feedback to Project Directors, preparation of project deliverables in accordance with proposals and feedback to the design team.

• Supervise the MEP design team, fostering innovation and ensuring the delivery of high-quality solutions.

• Review and verify the QA procedure including design review signing off and provide feedback as required and sign the design review forms.

• Showing skills in analysing the technical problems and issues and providing solutions.

• Project financial control, end of month reporting on project financial status, possible Vos, invoicing status, WIB and debt.

• Project management procedure is followed as per company practice including QA.

• Reporting to the direct report on project technical and commercial performance. Keep the project team informed of key deliverables, deadlines, program, progress, issues, and changes.

• Monitoring direct reports and provide regular performance feedback.

• Contribute to the development and implementation of strategic plans for MEP projects.

• Review and endorse MEP design documents to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.

• Bachelor’s degree in building services with a mechanical or electrical bias; master’s degree is a plus.

• Minimum of 15+ years of experience in MEP design, with a multi-disciplinary consulting engineering background.

• Proven leadership experience with the ability to inspire and motivate a large project team.

• Strong communication skills.

• Out of box thinking and problem solving.

• Strong business development acumen with a track record of successful client engagement.

• In-depth knowledge of MEP codes, standards, and best practices.

• Experience working in the GCC region is highly desirable.

• Project commercial awareness is essential.

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