HVAC Engineer - Milan, Italy

IOTA Group has been supporting its clients for more than 40 years by providing specialized technical expertise for complex international projects, particularly in the energy and infrastructure sectors.

We are seeking an experiencedHVAC Engineer to join the Engineering team supporting a majoronshore LNG development in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique.

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and coordinatingHVAC engineering activities, ensuring technical integrity, HSE compliance, quality, schedule, and effective coordination with engineering contractors, package vendors, and other disciplines.

• Lead and coordinate HVAC engineering activities across the full scope of project buildings.
• Manage the issuance, review, approval, and close-out of HVAC engineering documentation.
• Ensure all HVAC designs comply with project HSE requirements and applicable safety standards.
• Supervise HVAC engineering contractors and package vendors delivering detailed engineering.
• Monitor HVAC engineering progress againstschedule, cost, quality, and technical requirements.
• Review and comment on contractor and vendor documentation for compliance with project specifications, SOR, design requirements, HSE regulations, and applicable international codes.
• Develop and review HVAC technical deliverables, includingdatasheets, calculations, specifications, P&IDs, layouts, schedules, and technical requisitions.
• Ensure consistency and technical alignment of HVAC documentation and ITT packages.
• Provide technical support for HVAC systems servinghazardous and classified areas.
• Coordinate HVAC engineering activities with Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Process, Civil/Structural, Piping, and other disciplines.
• Participate in3D model reviews, constructability reviews, and multidisciplinary design coordination.
• Participate inHAZOP and other project safety/design review activities.
• SupportFATs, vendor inspections, equipment testing, and technical evaluations as required.
• Identify opportunities forcost optimization, standardization, simplification, and design improvement.
• Follow up on contractor/vendor comments and ensure timely incorporation and close-out.
• Ensure HVAC engineering deliverables are complete, technically compliant, and suitable forcommissioning, handover, and operational takeover.
• Support the project through the transition from Engineering into Construction and, as required, commissioning and handover activities.

• Master’s degree / Bac+5 or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, HVAC Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum10 years of HVAC engineering experience within Oil & Gas, LNG, EPC, petrochemical, or comparable large-scale industrial projects.
• Proven experience in the engineering and design ofHVAC systems for hazardous/classified areas, includingZone classification, ATEX, or equivalent requirements.
• Strong knowledge of international HVAC and Oil & Gas standards, includingASHRAE, NFPA, API, ISO, and other applicable industry standards and regulations.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing and approving HVAC engineering documentation acrosslarge, multi-building industrial projects.
• Strong technical experience with HVACcalculations, datasheets, specifications, P&IDs, layouts, technical requisitions, and vendor documentation.
• Proven experience supervising and coordinatingengineering contractors and HVAC package vendors.
• Experience managing contractor/vendor document review cycles, including technical comments, revisions, compliance verification, and close-out.
• Familiarity withFAT procedures, vendor inspections, equipment testing, and technical acceptance activities.
• Experience participating inHAZOP studies, multidisciplinary design reviews, 3D model reviews, and constructability assessments.
• Demonstrated ability to take HVAC engineering deliverables through tofinal documentation and project handover.
• Previous experience in adiscipline lead, senior engineer, or supervisory role, with increasing scope and responsibility.
• Chartered Engineer, PE, or equivalent professional certification is preferred.
• FluentEnglish, both written and spoken.
• Strong communication, coordination, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Proactivesafety-first mindset with the ability to work effectively in a multicultural, international project environment.
• Willingness and availability to workinitially in Milan and subsequently at the Afungi project site in Mozambique.

• Place of work (City & country ) : Milan ITALY
• Working Schedule : Resident