Road Inspector

Job description / Role

Atkins has been established in the Gulf for over 40 years, having first carried out design and supervision commissions in the Gulf area in 1967. The regional head office (Dubai) was established in 1979.

We provide a full range of design, engineering and project management services for buildings, transportation and other infrastructure programmes

Atkins in the Middle East now employs around 2,000 staff serving Gulf clients across all market sectors from offices in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Kuwait City, Manama, Muscat, Riyadh, Sharjah.

Atkins is looking for Road Inspector for their Al Ain office to check & inspect all ongoing site activities for roads such as earthwork, concrete, asphalt, and ancillary work and ensure their compliance with contract specifications and requirements.

The inspectors duties to be fully aware of issues on sites, the inspectors are to have trained eyes for all trades to be able to advise their colleagues inspectors on the same site areas of non acceptable work to be verified by the relevant trade inspectors.

Responsibilities:
- Carry out inspection on all road works in progress and ensure contractors compliance with contract specifications and approved shop drawings.
- Monitor and daily report to his line management contractors progress in all road activities.
- Inspect, check, and record that work is being executed in accordance with approved methodologies.
- Check that site instructions are being followed and report findings to R.E.
- Check services locations and ensure their protection.

Scope includes:
- Inspection of site works in progress when offered for inspection by the contractors for compliance with drawings and specifications
- Issuing of pre-inspection reports to assist the contractors in executing their works to the standard required by the specification.
- Undertaking regular unscheduled walk around inspections of the site
- Keeping a record of all inspections and a site diary to the approved format.

Requirements

Requirements - Technical Competencies
- Three years Diploma in civil engineering
- Minimum of 5 years experience in the field of work
- Good communication skills in written and spoken - English essential

Behavioural Competencies
- Must have integrity, be flexible and proactive
- Must demonstrate ability to act independently as part of a team

Salary & Benefits :
- A competitive tax free salary for the right candidate
- Accommodation allowance
- Transportation allowance
- 26 calendar days annual leave
- Medical and life insurance cover
- Company gratuity scheme
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Annual flight allowance to point of origin

About the Company

Atkins is one of the leading providers of professional, technology based consultancy and support services to the industry, commerce and governments in all of the worlds major economies. With over 17,000 staff operating in Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and the Americas, Atkins has a broad range of skills and resources and provides Clients with a comprehensive service throughout the entire life cycle of the projects in the built environment.

We aim to be the international first choice supplier of technical and integrated services. Shaped by our customers' needs, our vision is to:

• focus on quality
• seek world class design and excellence
• strive to add value
• be flexible to the evolving needs of a changing society

Atkins first carried out design and supervision commissions in the Gulf area in 1967. From its regional head office in Dubai, U.A.E. Atkins Middle East now employs over 2000 staff located in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Oman (Muscat ), Qatar (Doha) Bahrain (Manama), Kuwait (Kuwait City) and India (Bangalore).