Mechanical Engineer | Engineering & Technologies | Elevator

Job Requisition ID: 180304 

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate. 

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

Overview Of The Role:

The Mechanical Engineer in the elevator division is responsible for managing project plans, directing activities, and coordinating with key stakeholders during the project lifecycle. The role requires ensuring project objectives are met in terms of scope, schedule, budget, and quality, using defined project management methodologies and tools. The engineer acts as a liaison in the supply line, coordinating equipment orders and managing design, sourcing, and logistics plans. Effective collaboration and communication are crucial. Shared responsibilities include cost control, resource planning, risk management, and team performance optimization.

What You Will Do:

Project Management

• Manage internal project plans and direct project activities.
• Coordinate with all key stakeholders during the entire project lifecycle.
• Ensure project objectives are accomplished within scope, schedule, budget, and quality using AFET project management methodologies.
• Act as a single point of contact in the supply line for projects during the execution phase.
• Receive equipment/component orders from the frontline and manage project design, quality planning, sourcing planning, and logistics planning.
• Handle supply project variation and scope management.
• Facilitate project-related change management activities.
• Collaborate effectively with stakeholders and distribute technical information to the frontline.
• Implement approved changes and corrective actions to meet project requirements.
• Develop project team and enhance team performance through leadership and mentoring.
• Participate in project steering group meetings providing project management input.
• Manage custom equipment vendor-related aspects of the project.

Resource and Financial Management

• Resource planning for supply projects and lead multifunctional supply project teams.
• Manage project reporting, audits, internal handovers, and supply project final closure.
• Share responsibility for supply project cost control with the Project Manager and hold accountability for the financial results of the supply line.
• Perform resource, financial, and quality planning for supply projects.
• Implement actions to minimize risk and capitalize on opportunities to decrease overall cost.
• Engage and gain input from all functional leaders for project management planning aspects, including scope, cost, schedule, and risk.
• Support team building through trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
• Composing and collecting necessary technical information and distributing it to the frontline.
• Coach project coordinators and specialists in project management best practices.

Required Skills To Be Successful:

• Strong project management skills.
• Customer relationship management abilities.
• Able to work under pressure in team environments for efficiency.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

What Qualifies You For The Role:

• Mechanical Engineering Degree or equivalent.
• Minimum 3+ years of experience in project management.
• Proven track record of project profitability improvements.
• Successful customer management experience.
• Elevator/Escalator technical competence is advantageous.

About Al-Futtaim Engineering & Technologies
Al-Futtaim Engineering & Technologies offers customers complete engineering and systems integration solutions. 
 
The Engineering arm operates in the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt providing a wide variety of products and services from air conditioning, scaffolding and access solutions, elevators and escalators, control and life safety, facilities management, building products, MEP, Energy Management, Technology Infrastructure and Digital Transformation. 
 
The Technologies division provides complete business solutions to large, medium and small customers that include, contact centre solutions, business applications, business intelligence, data management, advanced analytics amongst others. The IT infrastructure portfolio comprises IP telephony, ELV systems, networking solutions, professional audio-visual solutions and managed services. 
 
These solutions are further complemented by services that include project management, installation, testing, commissioning and after-sales maintenance contracts.