Assistant Resident Engineer – Wellfield
Halcrow
Jordan
Ref: GP614-42
Halcrow

The Role


The Role


This is an exciting opportunity to work in the thriving Middle East engineering sector. We have clients from the public and private sectors and work on projects throughout the Middle East region.

Halcrow’s Water & Power Business Group employs almost 300 people across four offices in the Middle East working on projects ranging from highway drainage schemes to multi-million dollar infrastructure projects, submersible pumping stations to complete waste water treatment plants and much more between.

We have recently been commissioned as Owner’s Engineer on the Disi, Mudawarra to Amman Water Conveyance Pipeline project. You will be based on the project site in Mudawarra, Jordan and be responsible for overseeing construction of 55 production wells and 9 piezometer wells, 400-500m deep. Construction work is expected to commence in December 2009 and continue for a period of 3 years.

The principal function of this position is to oversee the design and safe construction of the production wells and piezometer wells to ensure compliance with quality, time and cost constraints.

Key responsibilities will be:

• Acting as a key focal point of contact for the Resident Engineer, Project Manager and EPC Contractor.
• Supervising the drilling and civil contractor(s) to ensure performance against quality and programme.
• Preparing monthly progress reports to the Resident Engineer and reviewing recovery programmes.
• Maintaining site safety against an approved site safety plan.
• Design review of contractors shop drawings and review of method statements for construction.
• Ensuring contractors compliance against contract specifications.
• Undertaking day to day site management.

Requirements


Requirements


The successful candidate should possess a relevant degree and be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience:

• Delivery experience with wellfield projects.
• Background in Hydrogeology or Civil Engineering.
• Experience in deep drilling practice and water well production testing and development.
• Significant past experience as an Assistant Resident Engineer on major civil projects (prior experience on water well projects will be an advantage).
• Excellent inter-personal skills with the ability to motivate and lead teams to meet deadlines.
• Ability to manage systems and deliver to time in a structured manner with a quality result.
• Experience of working on large projects with private and public sector clients.
• Excellent written and oral English language skills.
• Arabic speaker would be an advantage.

About the Company


About the Company


Halcrow specialises in the provision of planning, design and management services for infrastructure development worldwide. With interests in transportation, water, maritime and property, the company is undertaking commissions in over 80 countries from a network of more than 90 offices.

We place considerable emphasis on developing our capabilities in line with the needs of our clients by placing them at the centre of our operations - by taking an extra step and trying to behave as if we are stakeholders in their business. To enhance the way we deliver our projects, we invest heavily in the systems to support our clients, and are committed to staff training, quality, and developing appropriate IT infrastructure.

Our internal infrastructure enables us to develop project teams to precisely match the needs of our clients. With an integrated approach, we are able to draw from the pool of skills and experience throughout the whole company and benefit from the flow of knowledge and people around the business.

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