Lead Mechanical Engineer

Lead mechanical engineering at UCC in Jordan, supporting project design, investment delivery, budgets and risk management. At least eight years’ experience required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the mechanical engineering team, guide mechanical-system design and development and coordinate across disciplines.
• Support potential investments by defining scope, stages, budgets, quality and timing and contributing to procurement, investment control and commercial matters.
• Provide technical input to headquarters and site teams under contract terms and represent mechanical-engineering matters in client and third-party dealings within delegated authority.
• Provide technical, operational and managerial leadership to deliver investments against plans and forecasts and develop systems that track objectives, progress and obstacles.
• Plan, monitor and analyse performance metrics for efficient, timely delivery.
• Manage client, joint-venture and key stakeholder communication and requirements, maintaining compliance with company policies, legislation and professional standards.
• Own technical inputs to budgets and baselines and prepare consolidated reports covering decisions, challenges, risks and mitigations.
• Work with functional managers during development, implementation and operation and review and approve all mechanical design activities.
• Manage risks to avoid delays and reputational harm and support HSE initiatives, awareness, incident reporting and resolution.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.
• At least eight years of work experience, including five years in a relevant supervisory role. Two years of GCC experience is an advantage.
• Proficiency in CAD and relevant tools, with detailed knowledge of mechanical systems, materials and manufacturing processes.
• Problem-solving, analysis, communication and team leadership, with the ability to manage several projects simultaneously.
• ERP knowledge, preferably functional SAP skills.

Competencies and location

• Leadership, quality, resilience, agility, execution speed, team and process building, direction setting, cost optimisation and AI fluency.
• Level 4 contingency planning, reporting, process improvement, profit-and-loss budgets and risk management.
• Advertised work location: Jordan. Apply through the company’s official recruitment portal.