Summary
Dar Al Riyadh is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer for site-based construction supervision in Riyadh. The role covers irrigation pumping stations and HDPE pipelines, as well as clubhouse HVAC, plumbing, drainage and fire-protection installations. The engineer will review inspections and quality records, coordinate site interfaces, witness testing and commissioning, and support final handover. Applicants need a mechanical engineering degree, at least 10 years of site-based supervision experience, relevant consultancy experience and fluency in written and spoken English.
The posting
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Key Responsibilities:
- Supervise the installation, alignment, connection and testing of central golf-irrigation pump stations, including vertical-turbine pumps, jockey pumps, VFDs, headers, valves and associated equipment.
- Inspect intake systems, treated-sewage-effluent filtration skids, fertigation and chemical-dosing units, lake-circulation systems, aerators, fountains and related mechanical equipment.
- Oversee the installation of pressurized HDPE irrigation mainlines and lateral lines, including trench preparation, pipe bedding, thrust restraint, valve chambers and air-release assemblies.
- Monitor HDPE electrofusion and butt-fusion activities and verify welder qualifications, approved procedures, joint records and equipment calibration.
- Witness hydrostatic pressure, leakage, flushing and disinfection tests and verify results against approved acceptance criteria.
- Supervise clubhouse mechanical installations, including chillers, pumps, air-handling units, fan-coil units, ductwork, ventilation systems and controls.
- Inspect plumbing, water-supply, drainage, sanitary and stormwater installations for compliance with approved drawings and specifications.
- Supervise fire-protection installations, including fire pumps, sprinkler networks, hose reels, hydrants, valves and associated testing.
- Review and process mechanical Requests for Inspection and Work Inspection Requests and maintain accurate inspection, testing and quality-control records.
- Verify that delivered mechanical materials and equipment correspond with approved submittals, specifications, performance requirements and manufacturers’ recommendations.
- Coordinate mechanical installations with civil, structural, electrical, irrigation, landscape and architectural works and promptly resolve site-interface issues.
- Identify defective or nonconforming work, issue observations or nonconformance reports and verify completion of corrective actions.
- Witness HVAC Testing, Adjusting and Balancing, equipment start-up, pump-performance testing and other pre-commissioning activities.
- Support integrated mechanical commissioning, functional-performance testing, snagging, defect correction and final handover.
- Review contractor redline markups and support the verification of as-built drawings, O&M manuals, warranties, test certificates and mechanical closeout records.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited and recognized university.
- Minimum 10 years of site-based mechanical construction-supervision experience.
- Demonstrated experience working for an engineering supervision consultancy or project-management consultancy.
- Proven experience supervising pressurized water-transmission networks, pumping stations and large-diameter HDPE pipelines.
- Experience supervising commercial-building HVAC, plumbing, drainage and fire-protection systems.
- Practical knowledge of automated irrigation installations, TSE handling, filtration, fertigation and water-treatment systems.
- Experience inspecting electrofusion and butt-fusion joints and witnessing hydrostatic pressure testing.
- Strong understanding of mechanical inspection procedures, approved material verification and nonconformance management.
- Experience witnessing TAB, equipment start-up and mechanical pre-commissioning activities.
- Ability to interpret mechanical drawings, schematics, equipment schedules, specifications and approved technical submittals.
- Strong site coordination, reporting, problem-solving and contractor-management skills.
- Fluency in written and spoken English is mandatory.