Mechanical - Head (Mixed Use)

About the Role:

• Lead the planning, design review, coordination, and execution of all mechanical systems including HVAC, ventilation, plumbing, fire protection, water management, and utility services for commercial and hospitality developments.
• Review and approve mechanical designs, drawings, technical specifications, value engineering proposals, and consultant deliverables to ensure compliance with project requirements, industry standards, and regulatory guidelines.
• Manage mechanical contractors, consultants, vendors, and project teams to ensure timely delivery of engineering milestones, installation activities, testing, and commissioning works.
• Drive project execution by monitoring quality, safety, budget, schedules, and resource utilization while ensuring adherence to project objectives and operational requirements.
• Coordinate closely with Civil, Structural, Architectural, Electrical, Plumbing, and Interior teams to ensure seamless integration of all building services.
• Evaluate and implement energy-efficient, sustainable, and innovative mechanical solutions that enhance building performance and operational efficiency.
• Lead troubleshooting and resolution of technical issues during design, construction, testing, commissioning, and handover phases.
• Monitor compliance with local authority regulations, statutory approvals, hotel brand standards, fire and life safety requirements, and environmental regulations.
• Develop project standards, SOPs, technical specifications, and preventive maintenance strategies for mechanical systems.
• Prepare and present project performance reports, risk assessments, progress updates, and key engineering metrics to senior management and stakeholders.
• Support procurement teams in technical bid evaluations, vendor selection, contract reviews, and negotiations related to mechanical packages.
• Ensure successful testing, commissioning, handover, and defect liability management of all mechanical services.

About You:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Master's Degree will be an added advantage.
• 15-20+ years of experience in Mechanical Engineering and MEP project delivery within large-scale mixed-use, commercial, hospitality, hotel, high-rise, or premium real estate developments.
• Strong expertise in HVAC systems, plumbing, fire fighting systems, building utilities, district cooling, and energy-efficient building services.
• Proven experience in managing consultants, contractors, and multidisciplinary project teams through the complete project lifecycle.
• Thorough understanding of international and local engineering codes, standards, statutory regulations, and hospitality design requirements.
• Experience in design management, value engineering, procurement support, testing, commissioning, and project handover.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, negotiation, and team-building capabilities.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, planning, and decision-making skills.
• Effective communication and presentation skills with the ability to engage senior leadership, consultants, operators, and clients.
• Working knowledge of sustainability standards, green building requirements, and smart building technologies is preferred.

Why join Cushman & Wakefield?

As one of the leading global real estate services firms transforming the way people work, shop and live working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from;

• Being part of a growing global company;
• Career development and a promote from within culture;
• An organisation committed to Diversity and Inclusion

We're committed to providing work-life balance for our people in an inclusive, rewarding environment.
We achieve this by providing a flexible and agile work environment by focusing on technology and autonomy to help our people achieve their career ambitions. We focus on career progression and foster a promotion from within culture, leveraging global opportunities to ensure we retain our top talent. We encourage continuous learning and development opportunities to develop personal, professional and technical capabilities, and we reward with a comprehensive employee benefits program.

We have a vision of the future, where people simply belong.

That's why we support and celebrate inclusive causes, not just on days of recognition throughout the year, but every day. We embrace diversity across race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or persons with disabilities or protected veteran status.

We ensure DEI is part of our DNA as a global community - it means we go way beyond than just talking about it - we live it. If you want to live it too, join us.