Project Engineer

Job description / Role

Objectives:
- Design and project-manage the construction of buildings, equipment and facilities
- Procure equipment to meet the Business needs

Main responsibilities:

Consult to the Business on small
- Scale construction projects or equipment purchases to deliver tactical improvements or business solutions

Consult to the Business on moderately-complex construction projects or equipment purchases to deliver an improvement in Departmental productivity.

Manage the Business (Client) relationship:
- Engage the Client; understand the business, the business need and the business case.
- Articulate the project brief and scope of work.
- Manage the Client's expectations in relation to cost, timetable, constraints (resource, engineering, regulatory).

Plan and administer the project.
- Consult to Business on long term strategic business plans (eg 3 to 5 year capex plans).
- Manage yearly planned and unplanned capex projects assigned to him.
- Set objectives; plan the tasks and activities; determine the resource requirements; determine the timeline and the sequencing.
- Implement the design process.
- Analyse EHS risks inherent in the project and structure the design to mitigate the risks.
- Establish control mechanisms.
- Apply the SAP project module and other tools f or enhancing engineering design and delivery.

Commission Consultants and Contractors ; manage routine briefs involving one or two consultants or contractors / complex briefs involving several consultants or contractors.
- Know the Consultants and Contractors and their capabilities. Understand the Client needs; match the appropriate consulting skills and experience to the task.
- Brief Consultants and / or Contractors.
- With support / Independently apply Methods of Procurement, including Bid and Evaluation processes to hire Contractors or Consultants.
- With support / Independently accept and evaluate proposals and quotations. Award the work. Notify Supply Chain who commits the work.
- Manage the Consultants, deliver the appropriate information and support to enable the Consultants to perform to the highest possible standards.

Action engineering tasks:
- Review, prepare or evaluate p lans, specifications or prepare engineering documents.
- Perform calculations and review others' calculations.
- Analyse projects and tasks.
- Know and apply standards, procedures, statutes, codes, regulations. Resolve conflicting design constraints.

Manage the budget:
- Manage the schedule and costs.
- Prepare budget reports. Justify cost variations.
- Ensure process/procedures are followed on all capex projects.

Requirements

- Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering
- 5 years of engineering and projects-related experience

Specialist knowledge:
- SAP
- Project management
- CAD
- AutoCAD

Nationality Preference: Omani
Language Fluency: English
Current Location: Oman

About the Company

A leading metal manufacturing company in Oman.