Site Engineer (Construction)

Job description / Role

Site Engineer (Construction) - Doha, Qatar
Diversified Holding Group
Competitive Expatriate Salary Package + Benefits

Our client is a Qatari holding group with world standard operations across diversified business interests including oil and gas and property and real estate. The firm’s property and real estate arm has national and international projects comprising hotels, resorts, shopping centers and residential sub divisions valued up to QR10M. They now wish to appoint a Site Engineer – Construction to their development team to act as the client’s representative to manage the client’s risk and financial returns. This role will manage various construction projects, provide technical advice and manage various local contractors, consultants and suppliers. This role will act as the Client’s Representative on various construction packages and small works projects and takes partial responsibility for security, health and safety, organising and supervising materials and people. This role is also responsible for making sure designs are applied correctly and are properly executed by related contractors and consultants.

Reporting to the Project Architect / Project Manager, the performer we seek for this role will be responsible for the following:
- Acting as the day-to-day Site Engineer and ‘Client’s Representative’ on a range of the projects.
- Acting as the key source of technical advice and quality control for project related activities.
- Resolving technical issues with Contractors, Consultants and Statutory Authorities.
- Ensuring projects meet agreed specifications, budgets and timescales.
- Checking drawings and quantities and ensuring the accuracy of calculations.
- Providing regular progress reports (weekly and monthly) to the Project Architect/Project Manager.
- Overseeing the setting out of the works in accordance with the design drawings and specifications
- Managing and reporting on construction programmes and material procurement.
- Checking materials and work in progress for compliance with the design and construction programmes.
- Overseeing and co-ordinating all related safety requirements.
- Implementing Quality Control in accordance with method statements, quality plans and inspection and test plans, provided by Contractors or Suppliers.
- Liaising with the firm’s financial team regarding invoices, purchase orders and interim and final construction payments.
- Providing data in respect of variation orders, claims and site instructions.
- Preparing record drawings, technical reports, site diary entries.
- Coordinating with Facilities Management teams and other related Managers on site.
- As this role forms part of the extended Client team, there will be partial responsibility for security, health and safety, organising and supervising people, materials and logistics.
- Ensuring all design information pertaining to the projects is accurately executed in the field, in accordance with all related standards and specifications.

Requirements

- Degree in Construction, Engineering or comparable with a minimum of 5 years’ experience with a Tier 1 contracting firm or property developer. Experience in Qatar is essential.
- Able to work autonomously with demonstrated leadership and coordination experience.
- The communicator we see will have the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and deal with multiple entities in an organized manner
- Candidates must be bilingual in English and Arabic.
- Former expatriate experience is essential.

An outstanding salary package will be offered to attract exceptional candidates to this growth organization.

About the Company

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