Senior Resident Engineer

Oman

Ref: LP127-1449

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Our Client is a leading multinational engineering firm, currently looking to hire a Senior Resident Engineer from a structural background for a major retail development project. The main purpose of this role will be to ensure the Contractor’s compliance with the Contract Documents with regards to the Building works and associated elements of the Contract.

Responsibilities:
• Perform the duties of the Senior Resident Engineer on site.
• Overall coordination of the entire project management, contractual and technical team.
• Representing the Firm and the main point of contact towards the client and 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.
• Managing the planning and resource allocation for the project, identifies the resource requirements for the effective supervision of the construction works, and works with the project controls team to gain client approval for staffing if and when required.
• 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 implementation of the HSE monitoring and reporting processes and procedures on maintaining a high quality of safe 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.
• Attending meetings with the Client, Contractor and other Consultants
• Supervising the Contractor’s work to achieve construction in accordance with the contract documents
• Reviewing Contractor’s technical submissions and Ensuring all materials and equipment meet the required specifications
• Providing all necessary on-site directions and instructions
• Ability to coordinate and monitor all disciplines of work related to the project, this includes both management of the supervision team as well as the contractors, subcontractors and other specialists.
• Skilled in the management and control of contractors and sub-contractors in conformance with contract documents, drawings and specifications this includes a working knowledge with local and international specifications that may relate to the project.
• Monitoring the progress of works and updating, planning and preparing progress reports as required until handing over the project.
• Establishes and enforces effective project quality control procedures and ensures that they are audited in accordance with the contract requirements and the firm’s internal systems.
• Manage software and systems required under the contract for the administration of the project construction supervision.
• Evaluates, selects, and adapts construction management and control techniques, procedures, and criteria to suit job tasks, and devises and implements solutions to problems encountered.
• Ensures that the Resident Engineer team members effectively identify, manage and report project risks.
• Performs staff evaluations of the project team and acts as the senior manager for all matters related to direct reports evaluations

Requirements

• Candidates must have previous experience (within last 5 years) as the Senior Resident Engineer
• 5 years experience within the GCC
• A minimum 20 year's post graduate experience in the design, site supervision and construction management of major projects, Mixed use Buildings / Malls/ Large projects (set-up/ delivery/ completion/ handover) has run projects start to finish
• Relevant Bachelors Degree as a minimum, Masters preferred

About the Company

Propel Consult delivers a service in step with the needs of both our client companies and candidates. Our ability to add value to all levels of recruitment stems from our wholehearted belief in providing a professional service to both parties. We have built relationships with many leading indigenous and mulitnational organisations throughout the Middle East and internationally in countries such as UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt and many more. Concentrating our resources has created 5 distinct specialist divisions: