Description:
Jubail is one of Bechtel’s most remarkable achievements—a city built from the sand up, requiring vast resources and logistical planning on an unprecedented scale. It the biggest civil engineering project in modern times—and it's getting bigger. Bechtel has managed the Jubail project, located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, since it began in the mid-1970s. Saudi Arabian Bechtel Company (SABCO) serves as the Management Services Contractor (MSC), or “owner’s representative” for our client, the Royal Commission (RC). We are the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) managers, managing design submissions from local AE firms, and overseeing the actual construction work being performed by local contractors and sub-contractors in Jubail and Ras-Al-Khair Industrial Cities. In June 2021, Bechtel’s contract with the Royal Commission was renewed for another 5 years with work focusing on building new residential communities, iconic buildings/ bridges, major site preparation, commercial buildings, mosques, schools, hospitals, sports facilities, clinics, universities, utility services and infrastructure (electrical sub-stations, lift stations), roads and highways, port & pipeline expansions, and more.
Responsibilities
This position is seconded to the Royal Commission Investment Development Department, Jubail.
- Responsible for Industry Coordination to all existing Primary & Secondary Industries in operation and under construction including all new Industries that have executed the Industrial Land Lease Contract in Ras Al Khair Industrial City to ensure successful operation and construction of their facilities up to commissioning and full sustained commercial operation.
- Assist in the Review of optimal product and service portfolio for the city to maximize synergies and promote clustering. Prepares and assesses opportunities in the city for petrochemical / energy intensive industries to promote and build out the cluster programs. Conducts economic and technical analysis of potential cluster opportunities, reports on findings, and meets with the department in order to obtain the needed feedback.
- Process and issue approvals for Encroachment Permits for various scope of Works submitted by Primary Industries, Secondary Industries, and other stakeholders in Jubail/Ras Al Khair Industrial Cities including Saudi Aramco, SABIC, Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), Saudi Railway Co. (SAR), Saudi Telecom Company (STC), Saline Water Conversion Corp. (SWCC) and Marafiq.
- Meet with the operational industries in a regular basis to determine their needs and requirements from the Royal Commission and coordinate with them about new procedure and update. Coordinate with the utility provider and other organization in the city such as: SEC, Marafiq, STC, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabian Railway, Ma’aden, the Saudi Seaport Authority (SEAPA), etc.
- Performs day-to-day coordination with the aforesaid industries and stakeholders in relation to their project expansion requirements, safety and environmental issues, permits requirements.
- Review Industrial Land Lease Contracts between RC and Primary/Secondary Industries for RC Management approval.
- Evaluate and review availability of temporary industrial land for assigning to the industries for their construction projects.
- Collect information from the operational and under construction industries and build database that includes, capital investments, nature of the projects, products, feedstocks and number of employees, etc.