Description:
Essential Job Duties
- Construction oversight and compliance of contractors, ensuring works are carried out as per the drawings, specifications and standards, as per schedule and ensures compliance to ES&H plans, quality standards and local/national regulatory safety codes
- Coordinate performance of the installation contractors, project status, schedule, cost control, change management systems
- Coordinate with contractors, engineers, client, and other stakeholders involved in foundation works and superstructure installation
- Input to ensure continuous construction work fronts availability through review of look ahead schedules, commodity charts, resource charts, engineering deliverables, material delivery schedules and any other service requirements including contractor submittals
- Ensures required permits and licenses are in place prior to the start of the specific work at site. Verifies compliance with Permit and License requirements and stipulations
- Responsible for reviewing and approving the contractor's submittals, technical queries, Field change documents and other technical documents including Drawings and As-Builts
- Ensure all materials and equipment on the site fully comply with international standard and technical specification requirements
- Ensure the closure of project is systematic and complete in all respects
- Maintains an effective relationship with other functional departments and coordinates all jobsite contractual activities
- Provide guidance and technical advice to the Construction Engineers, contractors and monitor their performance
- Coordinates and monitors interfaces with other contractors, lead the review meetings
Qualifications, Experience, Job Knowledge And Skill Set Requirements
- A bachelors degree in Mechanical engineering
- Minimum 10 years of experience in construction projects, preferably in large scale water or Water & Wastewater treatment construction projects
- Has proven experience and thorough knowledge in construction of large-scale projects, preferably from a Project Management Consultant perspective, or in a technical role as a Contractor
- Experience with reinforced concrete water retention structures
- A thorough understanding and experience of water treatment, distribution, Water & Wastewater collection and treatment processes
- Experience in potable water industry installations such as the below is preferred:
- Pipeline installation, testing and commissioning including static and hydro testing
- Instrumentation and controls for pipelines and pumping stations including SCADA / telemetry
- Pump station installation works including pumps, motor controls, valves, surge vessels
- Water and Waste Water Treatment Plants and biosolids treatment processes
- Recycling of Water & Wastewater for beneficial re-use such as treated sewage effluent or irrigation water
- Testing and commissioning of water related assets such as pumping stations or treatment plants
- Experience in KSA / Middle east / GCC is preferred.
- Must be able to demonstrate good communication and interpersonal skills to maintain a positive work environment between all parties including the client, contractors, and other stakeholders throughout the project life cycle.
- Self-motivated individual with ability to work independently and exercise professional judgment, with a passion to take ownership of projects and provide sound technical leadership to contractor’s staff and construction engineers
- Experience of working and living in remote camp locations is preferred