Project Development Engineer Full Time

What You Will Do

As Project Development Engineer you will partner with customers on projects in UAE and across the MEA region inc. Kuwait and Qatar to lead and/or support detailed development of HVAC projects.

You’ll design and develop complete HVAC solutions, validating assumptions made during solution design. Build detailed cost estimates and scope of work for assigned projects in conjunction with Field Sales.

How You Will Do It

• Conduct detailed review of specifications, understands the specified requirements as well as system concepts.
• Select HVAC equipment (such as AHUs, FCUs, CRAC, Ecology, Fans and Chillers) and applies it correctly and effectively as per customer RFQ.
• Understand competitive products and the advantages of JCI portfolio offers. Develop alternatives and optional offers that best serves the intent and position JCI advantageously.
• Assist in preparing customer communication documents such as quotations, technical submittals, presentations, and details product compliance statements. Utilise specialized functional expertise as a technical support team member.
• Perform detailed engineering or commercial analysis to quantify cost savings or other customer benefits. Assists in technical or financial benchmarking as needed.
• Play an active role in cross-functional teams with the development of specific components of the bundled sale. When needed, occasionally travels overseas to provide on location support to the local teams in discussions and reviews internally or with customers.
• Perform data collection at customer facilities required to perform solution design or detailed development tasks and may provide post-contract design review support.
• Assist with presentations to technical buyer as required.
• Remain up to date with relevant engineering or design standards and practices.
• Participate in relevant professional organizations and works to secure relevant professional certifications and licenses (e.g., Professional Engineering license).

Required

What We Look For:

• Bachelor’s degree Mechanical Engineering, HVAC, or related field
• Experience (suggested 8+ years) in application/estimation of HVAC Systems, including equipment selection, costing & technical submittal.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities, able to co-operate with people of different levels inside/ outside the company and to interact with team to reach team goals and business objective.
• Proactive and timely approach to problem-solving
• Ability to take actions, decision & to generate ideas, products, process in promised timely manner: involvement in designs or other work requiring creative imagination

Preferred

• Specialised education in Air Conditioning & Refrigeration
• Function-specific licenses or certifications (e.g., Professional engineer, Certifier energy carbon trader, Breem, LEED, etc.)