MEP Coordination Manager - Cairo

Role Purpose

The MEP Coordination Manager leads the technical coordination of all mechanical, electrical, and plumbing works on the contractor’s side, from design review and shop drawings through installation and handover. The role ensures that MEP systems such as HVAC, plumbing, drainage, fire protection, power, lighting, and low-current are fully coordinated with structural and architectural works, clash-free, buildable, and approved by the consultant on time, minimizing rework, site delays, and cost overruns.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead the MEP coordination team, including coordination engineers, BIM modelers, and draftsmen, and allocate work across projects.
• Review IFC drawings and specifications to identify design gaps, discrepancies, and constructability issues, and raise RFIs to the consultant.
• Manage the preparation, review, and timely submission of MEP shop drawings, combined services drawings, builder’s work drawings, and sleeve and opening layouts.
• Run clash detection and coordination meetings across MEP, structural, and architectural disciplines using BIM, and resolve conflicts before installation.
• Prepare and track material submittals, technical data sheets, and method statements, ensuring compliance with specifications, local codes, and international standards (ASHRAE, NFPA, IPC, NEC, IEC, SMACNA, etc.).
• Coordinate technical submissions and interfaces of MEP subcontractors and suppliers to avoid scope gaps and overlaps, and provide approved technical data to the procurement team.
• Maintain drawing and submittal logs, follow up on consultant approvals, and escalate any delays affecting the site schedule.
• Support the site execution team with approved drawings, technical clarifications, and practical solutions to site coordination issues.
• Identify design changes and their time and cost impact, and provide technical input to the commercial team for variations and claims.
• Oversee the preparation of as-built drawings, O&M manuals, and testing and commissioning documentation for project handover.

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in MEP works with a contracting company, with at least 5 years in a managerial role leading MEP coordination on large-scale projects.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical systems (HVAC, plumbing, fire protection, etc.) and electrical systems (power distribution, lighting, low-current, etc.) and how they interface with civil and architectural works.
• Solid understanding of shop drawing, submittal, and RFI processes and consultant approval cycles.
• Familiarity with Egyptian codes and international standards (ASHRAE, NFPA, SMACNA, IPC, NEC, IEC).
• Advanced proficiency in AutoCAD, Revit MEP, and Navisworks, with hands-on BIM coordination experience.
• Proven leadership with excellent communication, coordination, and problem-solving skills.
• Working knowledge of Primavera or MS Project; PMP or BIM certification is an advantage.