Resident Engineer

Job description / Role

Hyder Consulting is a multinational design and engineering consultancy. Hyder has been in operation for over 150 years, working on some of the world's most iconic landmarks and infrastructure including the Burj Khalifa, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Tower Bridge in London and the Taiwan High Speed Railway. With around 4,000 people across our regions - Asia, UK, Europe, Middle East, India and Australia - we offer clients the benefits of global expertise coupled with local knowledge. We are totally committed to providing excellent client service through the quality of our people.

We are now recruiting talented individuals to fill our current vacancy for a Resident Engineer to work on our projects in Dubai, UAE.

Role Objectives:
* Fulfilling a senior role within team, providing leadership and mentoring to the team members.
* Managing the co-ordination and delivery of the project to meet time quality and budgetary targets, whilst meeting or exceeding Clients' expectations.

Duties and Responsibilities:
* Manage project to meet time constraints and control team costs and invoicing.
* Manage sub-consultant costs and invoicing.
* Assist in contract administration
* Maintain risk register and relevant supporting files
* A proactive team leader.
* Liaising with and advising the client on construction, quality and progress
* Lead point of contact, co-ordination of consultants in all disciplines both within the project and of the interface with adjoining projects.
* Champion of quality and progress
* Issue construction information as required
* Co-ordinate disciplines & resolve issues in a timely manner.
* Liaison with relevant Project Leaders/Team Leaders/Site Staff ensuring all parties are kept informed of all relevant matters in relation to the project.
* Providing technical advice to the Project Leader/ Senior Resident Engineer with respect to the assigned work on the project Checking project deliverables for which the Assistant Resident Engineers are responsible, including drawings, reports, co-ordination,
* Quality Assurance documentation and registers in relation to the assigned work on the project
* Ensure thorough review & prompt exchange of correspondence, RFI's and approvals.
* Plan, co-ordinate and monitor activities of your team, including sub-consultants, ensure quality assurance system implemented and maintained.
* Liaise with authorities, and ensure NOC's are updated
* Champion site safety, and follow up identified risks.
* Convene and chair regular site meetings.
* Generally review, monitor, and report construction progress
* Ensure accuracy and completeness of records.
* Provide final approval of the completed works and arrange Handover.
* Improve contract commercial knowledge and performance management skills to the level of Senior Resident Engineer.
* Improve education and motivation skills.

Requirements

Qualifications and Experience:
* The candidate needs to have a recognized undergraduate degree in a relevant engineering discipline - civil engineering / structural engineer or building services (MEP).
* A post graduate masters degree is preferable.
* A chartered engineer is not essential but is certainly an advantage.
* The candidate needs to have experience with contract administrationand must have around 10 - 15 years experience.
* Candidates with Healthcare experience is preferable.
* Candidates with a proven track record acting in the capacity as a Resident Engineer running a project, would be ideal.
* Familiarity of FIDIC and contract administration.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* An ability to identify potential problems and propose solutions.
* Organised and innovative.
* Ability to lead a site based team of mixed nationalities.
* Ability to build rapport with work colleagues.
* Experienced in Microsoft applications.

Key competencies and values:
* Client focus - differentiating through tailored skills and depth of client understanding.
* Excellence - striving for excellence, recognising that excellence is defined by our clients.
* Trust - building and retaining relationships of trust with our clients, colleagues and business partners.
* Teamwork - working together as a team for the Group, not just the individual.
* Responsibility - taking responsibility for our performance and our safety.
* People - we create an environment for people to realise their full potential.

At Hyder we believe in rewarding our employees for their commitment and endeavors and have designed a flexible benefits package that we feel will suit all of our team. Commence your future and experience the most fulfilling chapter in your career with us.

About the Company

Hyder Consulting is a multi-national advisory and design consultancy. We have been in operation for over 150 years, working on some of the world's most iconic landmarks and infrastructure including the worlds tallest building in Dubai - Burj Khalifa, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Tower Bridge in London, the new Berlin airport and the Taiwan High Speed Railway.

Our international pedigree is further highlighted by our long-standing presence in our regions: we have been in business for over 150 years in Europe, 100 years in East Asia, 70 years in Australia and 45 years in the Middle East. We have built on this diversity and today 72% of our revenue comes from outside UK.

We employ around 4000 people and apply our global expertise coupled with local knowledge to create award winning solutions for the property, transport, utilities and environmental sectors.