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Decima International

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Decima International is a professional services company, providing project management and controls services to clients in the United States and the Middle East. Our mission is to become the premier professional services provider across all industry sectors we are engaged in.

11 - 50 employees

📋 Description

• Act as the owner’s trusted MEP engineering authority, ensuring all designs meet program requirements, operational goals, and long-term reliability • Review and approve consultant design packages (concept, SD, DD, IFP, IFC) • Provide critical evaluation of proposed solutions, identifying gaps, risks, interdisciplinary inconsistencies, or value-engineering opportunities that protect the owner’s interests • Lead technical negotiations with designers, contractors, and equipment vendors • Evaluate mechanical and electrical system architectures for resiliency, efficiency, scalability, and maintainability • Oversee key mechanical systems, including: Data center cooling (CRAH/CRAC, chilled water, DX, evaporative cooling), Hydronics and fluid distribution, Heat rejection systems, Airflow and pressurization, Smoke exhaust and other life-safety systems • Evaluate and guide the development of electrical power systems, including: Medium-voltage and low-voltage distribution, UPS systems and battery/energy-storage technologies, Generators, switchgear, and paralleling gear, Protective relaying, grounding, and bonding, Emergency power, lighting, and controls • Drive the design review process, ensuring alignment with codes, standards, and the owner’s design basis • Coordinate interdisciplinary design integration across MEP, CSA, controls, and other engineering disciplines • Ensure all MEP design deliverables are complete, coordinated, and construction-ready • Maintain design logs, review matrices, risk registers, and decision documentation • Provide design-intent interpretation during construction and ensure contractors’ work aligns with approved MEP drawings and specifications • Support submittal reviews, RFIs, and field issue resolution to ensure alignment with design intent • Participate in commissioning planning, witness mechanical and electrical system testing, and validate that installed systems meet performance and reliability requirements • Work closely with program management, operations, construction, and finance teams to ensure that MEP solutions meet functional and business objectives • Communicate engineering decisions and recommendations to leadership clearly and effectively

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of MEP design experience, including significant experience in hyperscale data centers or mission-critical environments • 5+ years as an owner’s representative, design manager, or consulting lead (mechanical, electrical, or combined MEP) • Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related MEP discipline • Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical codes and standards, including: ASHRAE, NFPA, Uptime Institute, NEC, NFPA 70/70E, IEEE standards • Proven ability to manage external design firms and hold partners accountable for performance • Professional Engineer (PE) license.

🏖️ Benefits

• paid time off • performance-based bonuses • excellent medical, vision and dental insurance