استشاري الحلول الفنية للسدود

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess the condition, reliability and operational performance of dams and associated assets.
• Develop technical studies, engineering reports and practical solutions to improve dam operating systems.
• Review existing operating philosophies, systems, procedures and technical standards.
• Identify deficiencies, recurring failures, performance gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Provide multidisciplinary engineering advice covering civil, hydraulic, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and control systems.
• Review technical submissions, designs, calculations, method statements, specifications and contractor proposals.
• Recommend rehabilitation, upgrade, replacement and optimization solutions for critical dam assets.
• Establish, maintain and improve technical databases, asset registers and engineering information systems.
• Verify the accuracy, completeness and quality of technical and asset information.
• Support the classification of critical assets and the assessment of their condition and operational risks.
• Assess productivity, asset reliability and operational performance against agreed KPIs and service levels.
• Conduct root-cause analysis of complex technical and operational problems.
• Develop corrective and preventive recommendations and monitor their implementation.
• Support the preparation and improvement of operations and maintenance manuals, procedures and technical guidelines.
• Review preventive, predictive, corrective and emergency maintenance strategies.
• Provide technical input to scopes of work, specifications, bills of quantities and dam O&M contracts.
• Review contractors’ technical performance and verify compliance with contractual and engineering requirements.
• Monitor the implementation of strategic plans, improvement initiatives and engineering recommendations.
• Promote the adoption of suitable technologies, monitoring systems and recognized international practices.
• Prepare clear daily, weekly, monthly, annual and technical reports as required by the assignment.
• Present technical findings, risks, recommendations and required decisions to senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate with government stakeholders, consultants, contractors and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Attend technical meetings, inspections and site visits anywhere in Saudi Arabia as required.
• Comply with Saudi laws, applicable codes, client procedures, quality requirements and occupational health and safety obligations.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or another dam-related discipline from a recognized university.
• Relevant master’s degree from a recognized university.
• Minimum 16 years of professional experience in dam operations and maintenance, water-system design or water-infrastructure project management.
• Demonstrated experience developing technical solutions for dams, water-retaining structures or associated infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of dam operating systems, maintenance requirements, asset condition assessment and risk reduction.
• Experience reviewing engineering designs, technical reports, calculations, specifications and contractor submissions.
• Proven ability to analyze complex multidisciplinary technical problems and recommend practical solutions.
• Strong technical-reporting, presentation and stakeholder-management capabilities.
• Relevant experience must be supported by verifiable employment records, project references, technical reports or studies when requested.

Preferred Experience:

• At least 8 years of experience leading multidisciplinary technical or engineering teams.
• Experience managing or advising on large dam portfolios or national water-infrastructure programs.
• Previous experience with government or public-sector clients in Saudi Arabia.
• Experience in dam rehabilitation, asset optimization, instrumentation, monitoring and emergency-response planning.
• Familiarity with international dam-safety standards and recognized engineering practices.
• Knowledge of asset-management systems, computerized maintenance management systems and technical databases.
• Professional engineering registration and membership of a recognized engineering institution.
• Registration with the Saudi Council of Engineers where applicable.