Principal / Associate Mechanical - Airport Project Experience

WSP
Dammam
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled TradesExperience: 15+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Client-facing communication","Team leadership","Mentoring","QA/QC","Stakeholder management"]

Lead mechanical/HVAC design for complex aviation and industrial facilities, taking work from feasibility and basis-of-design through detailed design, tender, and construction support. Own environmental strategy for large hangar and workshop volumes, deliver specialist ventilation for hazardous operations, and shape HVAC and hygienic air zoning for flight catering. Coordinate BIM models (Revit/Navisworks), run calculations and simulations (including CFD where needed), author technical documents, and collaborate with airlines, MROs, airports, and authorities to secure approvals and smooth delivery.

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Principal / Associate Mechanical - Airport Project Experience

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Job Summary

Lead mechanical/HVAC design for complex aviation and industrial facilities, taking work from feasibility and basis-of-design through detailed design, tender, and construction support. Own environmental strategy for large hangar and workshop volumes, deliver specialist ventilation for hazardous operations, and shape HVAC and hygienic air zoning for flight catering. Coordinate BIM models (Revit/Navisworks), run calculations and simulations (including CFD where needed), author technical documents, and collaborate with airlines, MROs, airports, and authorities to secure approvals and smooth delivery.
Location: Dammam
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled Trades
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead mechanical/HVAC design from feasibility and basis-of-design through detailed design, tender, and construction support for aviation facilities.
  • •Own environmental strategy for large volumes (e.g., hangar bays), including heating/cooling concepts, destratification, purge/exhaust modes, make-up air, and control sequences.
  • •Engineer specialist ventilation for hazardous operations, including paint spray booths/rooms, fuel-cell maintenance/purge ventilation, welding/fume extraction, VOC control, and hazardous-area interfaces.
  • •Deliver BIM-led coordination across architecture, structures, process, fire protection, and controls, including clash resolution and model QA.
  • •Run calculations and simulations for loads, duct/pipe sizing, ventilation rates, smoke/fume capture (including CFD where needed), and author technical documents such as BoD/design reports/specifications and commissioning plans.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
  • •15+ years’ experience in building services (mechanical/HVAC), with significant aviation project delivery (e.g., passenger terminal buildings, hangars, MRO shops, flight catering).
  • •Proven leadership as Lead/Principal Engineer on multi-disciplinary design projects and prior delivery in live airport environments (airside/landside interfaces, works phasing).
  • •Expertise writing BoDs, specifications, and control documents such as P&IDs and sequences of operation.
  • •BIM fluency (Revit, Navisworks) and competence with calculations (e.g., IES-VE/HAP/eQuest), with CFD exposure preferred.
Experience:15+ yearsAviationBuilding servicesHVACMROAirport projectsBIMFlight cateringIndustrial buildings
Education:Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering
Skills:Client-facing communicationTeam leadershipMentoringQA/QCStakeholder management
Tech Stack:RevitNavisworksIES-VEHAPEQuestCFDBIM

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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