Associate Director – Building Services (Mechanical)

WSP
Riyadh
Full timeFunction: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled TradesExperience: 12+ yearsEducation: mastersSkills: ["Stakeholder management","Workshop facilitation","Team leadership","Quality assurance","Risk management"]

Lead end-to-end mechanical Building Services design for Metro/Rail/Transit stations, owning HVAC, environmental control, ventilation, smoke control/TVS, stairwell and room pressurization, and cooling of technical spaces. Provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams through concept to construction support, manage quality and stakeholder reviews, and support bids. Use BIM and analysis tools (Revit/AutoCAD/Navisworks, CFD/FDS, SES) to deliver IFC-ready packages, specifications, and control philosophies.

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Associate Director – Building Services (Mechanical)

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Job Summary

Lead end-to-end mechanical Building Services design for Metro/Rail/Transit stations, owning HVAC, environmental control, ventilation, smoke control/TVS, stairwell and room pressurization, and cooling of technical spaces. Provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams through concept to construction support, manage quality and stakeholder reviews, and support bids. Use BIM and analysis tools (Revit/AutoCAD/Navisworks, CFD/FDS, SES) to deliver IFC-ready packages, specifications, and control philosophies.
Location: Riyadh
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled Trades
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead the mechanical design and delivery of Building Services packages for Metro, Rail, and Transit infrastructure projects.
  • •Provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary design teams throughout all project stages.
  • •Drive design quality, innovation, and technical excellence for complex transportation programmes.
  • •Oversee project delivery, resource planning, and technical coordination.
  • •Mentor and develop engineers and contribute to proposals/level-of-effort and bids.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline (e.g., Mechanical Engineering).
  • •Professional registration (e.g., CEng/PE) strongly preferred.
  • •12–18+ years in building services with major rail/metro station HVAC/ventilation delivery in design consultancy.
  • •Proven expertise in station HVAC/ventilation and smoke control/pressurization to NFPA/EN standards.
  • •Strong stakeholder and leadership skills, including leading workshops and managing client/authority submissions.
Experience:12+ yearsRailMetroTransitBuilding servicesDesign consultancyMiddle EastBIM
Education:Master's in Mechanical Engineering
Skills:Stakeholder managementWorkshop facilitationTeam leadershipQuality assuranceRisk management
Licenses:Professional registration (e.g., CEng/PE)
Tech Stack:HVACVentilationSmoke controlPressurizationRevitAutoCADNavisworksBIMClash preventionBEPP&IDsSchematicsControl sequencesLayouts/sections/detailsEquipment schedulesSpecificationsBOQsIFCHAPIES

Company Brief

WSP
Global professional services firm providing engineering, consulting, and technical services across infrastructure, environment, buildings, transportation, and energy sectors for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Professional Services
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Montreal, Canada
Founded: 1959
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