Senior Site Mechanical Engineer – Water Treatment (Supervision)

Job description / Role

Job Summary:
The Senior Mechanical Site Engineer – Water Treatment acts as the main technical adviser on a construction site for subcontractors, contractors and site team. The jobholder monitors site progress and makes sure that the work carried is as per K&A specification and QC procedures. He processes daily site information, such as Submittals, RFI's and Shop drawings.

Responsibilities:
• Follow up with the Contractor to receive all contract documents prior to construction commencement.
• Review the documents with the Contractor and forward any RFI (Request for Information) to the Project Manager.
• Attend internal and external project kick-off meetings as requested by the Project Manager with clients and contractors to plan commencement of works
• Prepare the breakdown of all items on the BOQ, taking into consideration materials cost, labor cost, testing commissioning, overhead and profit
• Follow up with the Contractor for copies of all documents that have been approved by the authorities
• Review material submittals and verify that they are abiding by K&A standards, specifications and local rules, codes and regulations
• Review all shop drawings submitted by the contractor and ensure that all details are included. Forward approval to Contractor
• Conduct a site inspection to ensure that the works are carried out as per the approved shop drawings and K&A standards
• Prepare regular progress reports for review by the Project Manager.
• Supervise the filing and archiving of supervision files
• Support the Project Manager in attending to correspondence letters
• Assist the Project Manager in reviewing monthly contractors’ payments and forward to Senior Project Site Engineer for approval.
• Implement corporate policies and procedures

Required Qualifications, Experience, and Skills:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum 10+ years of experience focused on water treatment or related projects in an engineering function in a contracting company or a construction supervision function
• Experience in at least one major water treatment plant project
• Experience within the Middle East
• Knowledge of construction supervision services
• Understanding of international engineering standards and codes
• Good interpersonal and leadership skills
• Strong communication skills
• Good planning and organization skills
• Strong attention to details
• Strong time management skills
• Proficiency in spoken and written Arabic and English

About the Company

Khatib & Alami, a multidisciplinary urban regional planning, architectural and engineering consulting company, offers clients an integrated approach toward the ever-increasing need for reliable project delivery systems. In-house expertise and the continuous recruitment of bright and innovative professionals enable us to meet the challenges of development with due consideration to environmental protection, social and economic characteristics of society. In close concert with clients, we have been able to consolidate factors that make the resultant project coincide with the client's vision within the time frame and budget set out for implementation.

K&A started its consulting services in Lebanon and extended the areas of its professional activities in accordance with the growth of its experience, and its human and financial resources. The company operates in various countries including Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Sultanate of Oman, State of Qatar, State of Kuwait, Kingdom of Bahrain, Yemen, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Libya, Sudan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Belgium, Gabon and USA. K&A employs around 4,000 professionals and technicians. Since 1984, K&A has continuously ranked among the top 100 International Design firms as published by Engineering News Record (ENR). K&A has also obtained the ISO 9001:2000 certification for its Quality Management System (QMS).