Summary
Parsons is hiring a Senior Resident Construction Engineer in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. The role oversees contractor performance, safety, quality, schedules, budgets, project interfaces, and construction handover, and supervises resident construction engineers and administrative staff. Applicants need a relevant bachelor’s degree from a Western university and at least 10 years of construction experience, including five years with project or construction management responsibility. Fluent English is mandatory; Arabic is desirable, and candidates must be able to obtain a Saudi driver license.
The posting
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Job Description:
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Resident Construction Engineer to join our team! In this role, you will ensure contractors and subcontractors perform in accordance with safety, quality, contractual, and technical requirements while maintaining project schedules, budgets, and risk controls and provide leadership to project teams, acts as a key client interface, and oversees project activities throughout the full project life cycle to achieve successful completion and operational handover.
What You’ll Be Doing:
Monitors and ensures Contractor meets and fulfills project and business goals such as Key Performance Indicators (KPI), safety, quality, time, budget or any other requirement to ensure goals are met.
Initiates and chairs regular meetings and workshops required to deliver the works to the agreed quality standards, safely within agreed budgets and timeframes
Team player, develops working relationships with subordinates and contractors
Provides project management guidance in interpretation of specifications, procedures, methods, schedule, and productivity. Reviews clashes and or conflicts to resolve problems with contractor performance to determine best options.
Supervises the Resident Construction Engineers (Arch, Civil, Elec, Mech) and administrative support staff.
Receives initiates and routes all correspondence and submittals between Contractor and Owner.
Reviews shop drawings / as-built drawings, material submittals and technical or contractual clarifications submitted by contractor, and coordinates and routes for various Departmental or End User approvals.
Reviews and recommends approval of Contractor's Monthly Invoices and Progress reports.
Proactively detect potential problems in contractor performance to agreed schedules or specifications.
Problem solver with contractors, other departments and stake holders to determine whether actions proposed are appropriate and meet the project goals for resolution.
Coordinates with design, engineering, procurement, operations, End Users, and other Client departments to resolve technical issues and manage construction interfaces.
Supports the Senior Resident Construction Manager in contract administration, including monitoring change orders, claims, delays, Extension of Time (EOT)T matters, and Contractor contractual compliance.
Any other duties that are deemed to be necessary to successfully fulfill the role and requirements of the client organization.
What Required Skills You’ll Bring:
Bachelor’s Degree in Civil / Structural Engineering or relevant field from a Western University.
Minimum 10 years of construction experience, of which at least 5 years must be direct Project Management or Construction Management responsibility on a variety of significant Construction/Infrastructure Projects - roads, bridges, utilities, residential, commercial, educational, health facilities, industrial etc. fully conversant with all forms of construction methods, techniques, codes and practices, quality control measures and management of change.
Professional membership or recognized professional/project management certification is desirable, such as Chartered Engineer (CEng), Professional Engineer (PE) license, or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Working experience and general knowledge of multi-craft and multi-discipline construction practices — and in a multi-cultural environment.
Fluent in English — oral and written, is mandatory.
Knowledgeable with MS Office software, MS Project, Primavera, MSWord, Excel, Power Point.
Must be able to obtain Saudi Driver License.
What Desired Skills You’ll Bring:
5 years' international industry exposure desirable.
Fluent in Arabic — oral and written, is desirable.
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