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Resident Engineer - Museum - Consultancy

United Arab Emirates  |  Permanent

Our Multi National Design & Supervision Consultancy client has a new requirement for a well experienced Resident Engineer to join their team in Abu Dhabi to work on a high profile new Museum Project in the Emirate. Successful candidates will have a proven delivery background as a Resident Engineer coupled with consultancy or developer background experience on high profile new build projects, experience of working on Museum or large scale culture projects would be beneficial.


This role is available for immediate joining and is a direct hire, permanent opportunity, employed directly by our client.


Responsibilities:

  • Reviews project design(s) and schematics for quality, technical competence, and code and standards compliance, monitor the progress and quality of a project and resolves problems and project barriers by identifying strategies and approaches to overcome barriers
  • Contract Administration and well versed with various versions of FIDIC Conditions of Contracts.
  • Review tender documents and give advice on technical & documental flaws.
  • Review of shop drawings and mix design related to works.
  • Review all structural members including post tension and pre-cast engineering works prior to concreting.
  • Liaise with the relevant client(s) and make necessary coordination to solve issues pertaining to client’s requirements.
  • Knowledge and compliance with updated authority regulations, relevant standards codes.
  • Engineering advice to assist in solving problems in collaboration with other relevant team members.
  • Ensure the test and inspections are performed, witnessed and documented in accordance with approved procedure.
  • Ensure that personnel of the assigned group engaged in safe work practices in compliance with site-specific safety procedure and industry standards.
  • Identify, evaluate and estimate levels of risks involved in projects, their comparison against benchmarks or standards and determination of an acceptable level of risks.
  • Attends meetings, writes MOM, resolves design or construction problems, meets with contractors / sub-consultants / clients and relevant officials as of when required.
  • Establish a communication schedule to update all relevant parties (in-house/out-house) for progress.
  • Ensure that projects are built in accordance with agreed plans, standards and estimates.
  • Reviews and interpret specifications of design & construction contracts.
  • Inspects construction site to monitor progress and ensure conformance to engineering plans, specifications, and construction and safety standards.
  • Determine the resources (time, staff, equipment, etc.) required and its allocation to complete the project.
  • Develop a schedule for project completion that effectively allocates the resources to the activities in collaboration with Leads, Project Manager Office or Management.
  • Monitor team performance & strive to improve weak areas of team members by effective guidance.
  • Ensure team is working within scope and time constraints committed on the project has to perform other responsibilities.
  • Manages the overall change control processes and quality assurance aspects of the project to ensure project success.
  • Project Management in terms of resource planning & scheduling using software such as Primavera and MS Project.
  • Review and ensure the IFC package includes all project documents as required for the project documents.
  • Ensure coordination between all trades of the project design and execution.


Resident Engineer Requirements:

  • Candidates must have previous experience as Resident Engineer – at least 5 years in UAE with a recognised PMC or Consultancy
  • A minimum 20 years’ experience in the Site supervision and Construction management of major projects.
  • Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree in Civil engineering/ Structural design
  • Membership of Society of Engineers.
  • Professional Qualification would be an additional preference.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Significant stakeholder management skills are essential


Interested candidates are invited to share their up to date CV directly to jobs@j10consulting.ae for further review and shortlisting


Date Posted: 11 Apr 2022

Status: Filled