MEP Coordinator % (M/F)

About ARX | Smart Minds

ARX | Smart Minds is a global network specializing in engineering, design, and architecture. The company provides 360° consulting, project management, and technical services across various sectors, including airports, bridges, buildings, and digital innovation. With offices across multiple continents, ARX combines global expertise with local knowledge to address community needs and integrate international best practices. ARX has recently expanded its presence in the Middle East with offices in the UAE and KSA, reinforcing its commitment to engineering excellence in the GCC market.

The Role: MEP Coordinator

ARX is seeking an MEP Coordinator for its site office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time position requires an experienced MEP professional capable of coordinating multidisciplinary building-services teams on large, technically complex assignments. The role emphasizes strong systems integration, interface management, vendor coordination, and commissioning awareness.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate multidisciplinary MEP engineering across HVAC, mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, electrical, ELV, ICT, and building-management systems.
• Implement the MEP review process, track discipline inputs, and ensure coordinated technical outputs meet quality and program requirements.
• Coordinate design reviews, shop drawings, technical submittals, requests for information, method statements, and construction-stage engineering support.
• Coordinate the integration of specialist, process, and vendor-supplied systems, tracking technical information and resolving interface issues.
• Coordinate hazardous-area classification and ATEX compliance requirements where applicable, escalating safety-critical engineering decisions to responsible disciplines.
• Coordinate MEP interfaces with architecture, structures, civil works, BIM, procurement, construction, and document-control teams.
• Support constructability, testing, commissioning-readiness, and systems-integration planning, including factory and site acceptance interfaces where relevant.
• Track technical risks, authority interfaces, and stakeholder actions, and promote quality, safety, and sustainability across the MEP team.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, with CEng, PE, or equivalent recognized professional registration.
• Minimum 15 years of MEP engineering experience, including at least 7 years as an MEP Manager or Lead on large, complex multidisciplinary assignments.
• Strong technical breadth across mechanical, electrical, public-health, fire-protection, ELV, ICT, and building-management systems.
• Demonstrated experience integrating specialist process, material-handling, or other vendor-supplied systems into coordinated building services.
• Practical experience with hazardous-area classification and IEC 60079/ATEX requirements is essential for assignments involving hazardous environments.
• Sound knowledge of ASHRAE, NFPA, IEC, BS 7671 or NEC standards, the Saudi Building Code (SBC), and Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), Saudi Civil Defense, and other relevant KSA authority requirements.
• Experience with BIM coordination, common data environments, technical submittals, commissioning interfaces, and multidisciplinary design management.
• Substantial GCC experience is essential; KSA authority experience is strongly preferred, along with excellent English coordination and communication skills.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to collaborate with a forward-thinking, synergistic, and innovative team.
• Exposure to projects driving Middle East / North African regions development.
• Personalized professional growth and developmental avenues tailored to career aspirations.