Job description
Role Overview
MEP Site Engineer position with Decima International, a professional services company providing project management and controls services to clients in the United States and the Middle East. This is a full-time onsite role supporting a major data center project. Saudi National applicants only.
Company Overview
Decima International is a professional services company providing project management and controls services to clients in the United States and the Middle East. The company's mission is to become the premier professional services provider across all industry sectors served. The organization approaches each client engagement as a partnership, creates an environment that attracts talented professionals, and regulates growth to maintain excellence in service standards.
Role Purpose
The MEP Site Engineer will supervise and coordinate mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and cooling system installations for a major data center project. The role monitors site works for compliance with approved drawings, specifications, and standards while supporting inspections, testing, commissioning, and interface coordination across project teams. The successful candidate will work closely with the Senior Construction Manager, contractors, consultants, commissioning teams, and other disciplines to ensure MEP works are completed safely, correctly, and in line with project requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Supervision and Compliance
- Monitor MEP installation works to ensure compliance with approved drawings, specifications, method statements, and applicable standards.
- Conduct regular site inspections and monitor workmanship, installation quality, and construction progress.
- Verify that installed systems align with approved design intent and project requirements.
Testing and Commissioning
- Witness inspections, testing, pre-commissioning, and commissioning activities for assigned MEP systems.
- Support system testing, energization, functional testing, and commissioning activities.
- Support final system turnover, handover, and closeout documentation.
Coordination and Interface Management
- Coordinate interfaces between MEP, CSA, commissioning, vendors, and contractor teams.
- Participate in site coordination, technical, and construction progress meetings.
- Support resolution of technical queries, site issues, and coordination conflicts.
Quality Assurance and Documentation
- Review installation readiness and coordinate inspection requests with QA/QC teams.
- Review relevant shop drawings, technical submittals, method statements, and installation documentation.
- Ensure required inspection records, test results, and site documentation are properly maintained.
Progress and Issue Management
- Monitor contractor progress, manpower, material availability, and work sequencing.
- Identify installation deficiencies, clashes, incomplete works, and technical issues.
- Report deficiencies, construction risks, and unresolved issues to the Senior Construction Manager.
- Coordinate with contractors and vendors to close punch list items and outstanding works.
- Support progress measurement and preparation of site status reports.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Relevant professional registration or certification.
- Minimum 10 years of overall professional experience.
- Minimum 8 years of relevant MEP construction or site engineering experience.
- Minimum 6 years of experience on similar large-scale projects.
- Strong experience in MEP installation and construction supervision.
- Experience with cooling systems, electrical distribution, mechanical systems, plumbing, controls, or other mission-critical MEP infrastructure.
- Strong knowledge of approved drawings, technical specifications, inspection requirements, and construction standards.
- Experience witnessing inspections, testing, and commissioning activities.
- Preferred: Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE) registration.
- Preferred: Experience on hyperscale data center or mission-critical projects.
- Preferred: Strong experience with data center cooling systems and critical MEP infrastructure.
- Preferred: Experience on industrial construction or complex infrastructure projects.
- Preferred: Familiarity with commissioning and integrated systems testing.
- Preferred: Experience working in KSA or the wider GCC region.
Skills & Competencies
- Strong coordination skills across MEP, CSA, commissioning, QA/QC, and contractor teams.
- Ability to identify construction deficiencies and communicate corrective requirements clearly.
- Strong technical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Microsoft Office.
- Microsoft Excel.
- Microsoft Word.
- Construction Management Systems.
- Inspection and Reporting Tools.
- Document Control Platforms.
- MEP Coordination and Drawing Review Tools.
- Preferred: Familiarity with electronic inspection, reporting, and document management systems.
Additional Information
- Position Type: RFP Mandatory Key Personnel.
- Reporting To: Senior Construction Manager.
- Work Setting: Full-Time Onsite.
- Industry: Data Centers / Mission-Critical MEP Construction.
- Decima International is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to the safety and well-being of all. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law.