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Job description / Role
Senior Resident Engineer (Highways) - Doha, Qatar
The Senior Resident Engineer reports to the Project Director, and supervises the project controls services and the discipline Resident Engineers.
- Perform the duties of the Senior Resident Engineer on site.
- Management and direction of a team of Resident Engineers for the overseeing the construction of the Expressways designs.
- Identifies the resource requirements for the effective supervision of the construction works, and works with the project controls team to gain client approval for the positions and equipment.
- Acts as the Clients prime point of contact for the construction supervision aspects of the project, including progress reporting, safety, financial recommendations, quality control and design modifications.
- Builds a trusted relationship with the management team and with the client’s counterpart staff.
- Establishes an appropriate working relationship with the contractors.
- Places an emphasis on safe construction practices (Target Zero) and on maintaining a high quality of construction. Leads by example in driving safe practices on site.
- Uses effective project management and controls systems to regularly report on progress to the client.
- Monitors progress of construction against the programme, and takes steps to ensure the programme is achieved.
- Establishes and enforces an effective project quality control procedures and ensures that they are audited in accordance with the contract requirements and Halcrow’s internal systems.
- Defines the scope of work of any sub-consultants and ensures that their employment is effectively administered.
- Plans, budgets, organizes and coordinates activities for the effective management, control and reporting of the construction supervision of the projects.
- Manage software and systems required for the administration of the project construction supervision.
- Provides resources for the build-ability reviews of the proposed designs.
- Evaluates, selects, and adapts construction management and control techniques, procedures, and criteria to suit job tasks, and devises and implements solutions to problems encountered.
Requirements
- Recent previous experience (within last 5 years) as the Senior Resident Engineer for major highway projects that are complex in nature, and are ideally located in the Middle East region.
- Minimum 20 year’s post graduate experience in the design, site supervision and construction management of major highways projects.
- Have a BSc in a relevant degree from an internationally recognized and accredited university.
- Minimum of 10 years post chartered (or PE registration) experience.
- Fully understand the aspects of site supervision and construction management of complex highways projects.
- Be enthusiastic about improving the safety performance of site operations in Qatar.
- Be commercially astute and expert at administering construction contracts.
- Have experience of managing projects with KPI as measures against performance and payment.
- Be able to communicate effectively with site teams and motivate them to meet the project objectives.
- Good leadership skills, and be able to work in a multi-cultural and multi-discipline team.
- Excellent communication and report writing skills, and good presentation skills in English.
The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and experience:
- Written and spoken Arabic skills are beneficial but not essential
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