Senior Project Engineer

Job description / Role

Senior Project Engineer - Qatar

The principal function of this position is to provide leadership in Site Management and supervision of our site staff across a number of projects throughout Qatar.

Key Areas of Responsibility:
- Acting as the main technical adviser on a construction site for subcontractors, craft people and operatives
- Setting out, leveling and surveying the site
- Checking plans, drawings and quantities for accuracy of calculations
- Ensuring that all materials used and work performed are as per specifications
- Overseeing the selection and requisition of materials and plant
- Agreeing a price for materials, and making cost-effective solutions and proposals for the intended project
- Managing, monitoring and interpreting the contract design documents supplied by the client or architect
- Liaising with consultants, subcontractors, supervisors, planners, quantity surveyors and the general workforce involved in the project
- Liaising with the local authority (where appropriate to the project) to ensure compliance with local construction regulations and by-laws
- Liaising with clients and their representatives (architects, engineers and surveyors), including attending regular meetings to keep them informed of progress
- Day-to-day management of the site, including supervising and monitoring the site labour force and the work of any subcontractors
- Planning the work and efficiently organising the plant and site facilities in order to meet agreed deadlines
- Overseeing quality control and health and safety matters on site
- Preparing reports as required
- Resolving any unexpected technical difficulties and other problems that may arise
- Undertake review of tender documents (e.g. pumping tests, site investigations, specifications) to assist in dewatering system design
- On contract award, prepare Method and Task Statements, Risk Assessments, Programmes, Schedules and Safe Systems of Work

As part of the Management team;
- Assist in the planning and implementation of sales objectives by close involvement in day to day planning of resources (people, plant, equipment etc)
- Supervise, mentor and support Site Engineers, Drilling Supervisors and
- General Foreman already based in Qatar
- Maintain and enhance WJs reputation for undertaking contracts based on knowledge and scientific principles

Take responsibility for broader corporate aims;
- Ensure consistency of presentation of documents such as RAMS, reports, graphs, drawings
- Ensure consistency of presentation of site plant, equipment and personnel

The above is not exhaustive and you will be expected to undertake any other duties which may reasonably fall within the level of responsibility and competence of the post as required.

Requirements

- Graduate in Engineering (Geotechnical / Geology, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical or similar)

- Having valid GCC driving licence.
- Systematic, well organised and can work independently with minimum supervision.
- Results-driven, resourceful, creative and with positive sense of humour
- With a very good English communication skills (written and verbal)
- Computer skills MS office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) essential
- Dewatering knowledge is preferred
- Minimum of 5 yrs experience in construction and Minimum of 2 yrs experience in GCC is preferred

About the Company

WJ Groundwater Limited (WJ) was established in the UK in 1981 as a specialist sub-contractor servicing the needs of the construction and water supply industry. Since its establishment, WJ has opened branch offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Qatar with further operations throughout the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. WJ has successfully introduced technical innovations for well and pumping systems including:

• Implementation of deep shaft, tunnel, and river-bed dewatering systems
• Use of perimeter well dewatering schemes where others specify internal wells
• Monitoring and alarm systems using data loggers with data accessible via the internet
• Tracer-testing and seawater supply pipelines
• First major ejector dewatering scheme in the UK