Senior Site Engineer - Mechanical

Job description / Role

The Senior Site Engineer Mechanical is a key member of the supervision services team. He 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. The jobholder shall stay abreast of the latest trends and developments in the construction supervision space and adopt best practices, where applicable.

- Ensure responsibilities are fulfilled with a high quality and in a cost-effective manner
- Support Project Managers with managing client relations and expectations, as needed
- Support Project Managers with responding to client clarifications on technical and contractual issues, as needed
- Support Project Managers with organizing inspections by third parties, as needed
- Ensure client satisfaction with construction supervision services
- 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 Associate Project Manager.
- Attend internal and external project kick-off meetings as requested by the Associate 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 Associate Project Manager.
- Supervise the filing and archiving of supervision files
- Support the Associate Project Manager in attending to correspondence letters
- Assist the Associate Project Manager in reviewing monthly contractors’ payments and forward to Senior Project Site Engineer for approval.
- Implement corporate policies and procedures
- Attend periodic training to further develop relevant skills
- Upload relevant deliverable, such as drawings, specifications, price lists, etc., into the K&A knowledge repository as per corporate policies and procedures

Requirements

- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
- Chartered Professional Engineering certification or equivalent is preferred
- MME Registered Engineer – Grade A
- 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

Experience Required to Execute this Role
- 15+ years of experience in a construction / construction supervision function Demonstrated experience with developing and maintaining relationships with clients
- At least 5+ years of experience in an engineering function in a consulting company or a construction supervision function
- Experience within the Middle East

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).