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Senior Resident Engineer (High Rise) - Consultancy

United Arab Emirates  |  Permanent

Our Global Design Consultancy client has a new requirement for a well experienced Senior Resident Engineer to join their team in Dubai to work on a high profile new High Rise Project in the Emirate. Successful candidates will have a proven delivery background as a Senior Resident Engineer coupled with consultancy or developer background experience on high profile new build projects.


This role is available for immediate joining (max 30 days) 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.


Senior Resident Engineer Requirements:

  • Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Civil engineering or related from a regarded institution..
  • A minimum 15-20 years’ experience in the Site supervision and Construction management of major high rise projects.
  • Candidates must have previous experience as Resident Engineer – at least 5 years in UAE with a recognised PMC or Consultancy
  • 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: 19 Aug 2024

Status: Filled