Specialist Facilities Management Design - Mechanical
OVERVIEW
NEOM is an accelerator of human progress and a vision of what a new future might look like. A region in northwest Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea, NEOM is being built from the ground up to include hyperconnected, cognitive cities, ports, next-generation infrastructure and industries, enterprise zones, research centers, sports and entertainment venues and tourist destinations.
As a destination, it will be a home for people who dream big and want to be part of building a new model for exceptional livability, creating thriving businesses and reinventing environmental conservation.
As a workplace, it is a place for people who share our core values of care, curiosity, diversity, passion, respect, and becoming a catalyst for change.
Are you ready to help NEOM find solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges? Are you prepared to create a lasting legacy that benefits generations to come? Then we want to hear from you!
ROLE OVERVIEW
Working for the Facilities Management (FM) department of THE LINE, the Specialist Facilities Management Design review for Mechanical shall report directly to the FM Design Director. They should possess experience in mechanical systems (HVAC, plumbing, and smoke management) to review designs from facility management (operability and maintainability) perspectives, covering all stages of all design packages.
They will collaborate across all levels and departments to provide design expertise, operational readiness, and project management support, managing the design reviews, responsible for contract management of external consultants and able to prepare scope of works and requests for proposals (RFP).
REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY
- Experience in design review for mechanical systems from an FM perspective.
- Have extensive experience in Mechanical systems, HVAC, Plumbing, drainage, wet utilities, Firefighting, smoke management, and building services in general.
- Heavily engaged in the operational and maintenance aspects of the above Mechanical systems and understanding concepts of operations.
- In-depth understanding of FM requirements as they relate to design.
- Strong leadership ability, rational judgement and reasoning skills, with proven ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
- A team player, with team management capabilities to effectively manage and set up goals and objectives for personnel development.
- Ability to build and sustain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to lead and influence others to achieve desired outcomes.
ROLE COMPETENCIES & ACTIVITIES
Specialist FM Design for Mechanical responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
FM design reviews:
- Lead the Design review team/consultants to conduct comprehensive FM reviews of all design packages throughout design stages.
- Address the issues of accessibility, operability, maintainability and availability aspects of the design
- Proactively work with master planners and designers to identify and address FM design issues, facilitating efficient implementation and operational readiness.
- Provide technical expertise on mechanical systems
FM operational readiness:
- Assume a hands-on role in operational readiness, actively working with the FM Operations team to ensure designs incorporate operational efficiency and future maintenance requirements.
- To support the transition from design-centric tasks to operational tasks as necessary.
Compliance and Safety:
- Verify and raise any compliance concerns of mechanical systems with relevant regulations and standards (ASHRAE, NFPA, CIBCE and Saudi Building Code).
- Conduct Safety in design during the review.
- Identify mechanical risks within the design solutions
Reporting and FM Design review packages management
- Prepare regular reports and presentations on the status of the design submissions and solutions
- Ensure strict adherence to delivery schedules and develop contingency recovery schedules, as and when required, demonstrating a capacity for proactive problem-solving and efficient project management.
- Actively contribute to the larger team and company goals, seeking opportunities to support and drive initiatives beyond the immediate remit of the design review process.
Key Result Areas (KRA’s):
FM Design reviews
- Timely delivery of the design review packages
- Ensure the quality and depth of the FM generated comments
- Follow up and tracking, closure of the generated comments
FM Operational readiness:
- Ensure that FM operational requirements of mechanical systems have been communicated with the design team
- Assist in preparing supporting documents for the operational readiness.
- Alignment between the design solutions with the maintenance strategies.
Compliance and Safety
- Preparation of risk management and mitigations of the design solutions
- Identification of respective code non-compliance issues
Reporting and FM Design review management
- Preparation of monthly updates on design progress
- Present dashboard and tracking the comments closure
- Develop FM requirements for the mechanical Systems
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