Dry/Wet Utility Engineer

Job description / Role

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration through conceptualization to realization of planning, design, or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we've led with vision, contributing to many of the world's most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences, and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 57th largest global architecture firm and the #1 firm in the Middle East region in their 2023 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you'll discover more than just a job - you'll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun runs, in-house sports teams, and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits, you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards, mentoring and coaching programs, and extensive in-house on-demand learning courses.

Responsibilities

Our newest opportunity is for a Dry/Wet Utility Engineer to join our PMI division in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

We envisage success in this role to include:

• Managing and coordinating dry utilities (electricity, telecoms, fibre optics, street lighting) and wet utilities (water, wastewater, stormwater, irrigation).
• Extensive experience in the execution stage, particularly in reviewing shop drawings, submittals, and related documentation is a requirement.
• Developing and implementing measures to mitigate project-related financial and business risks, in partnership with Project Managers/Project Directors.
• Building technical capability of others and actively transferring technical expertise within the organization. Preparing proposals and conducting presentations to clients where required.
• Leading a team of professional employees, driving increased organizational performance and achievement of team goals.
• Analysing existing work processes, procedures, and systems, identifying opportunities for increased efficiencies, cost-effectiveness, and service improvements.
• Anticipating, objectively and systematically analysing, and resolving complex problems.
• Effective preparation, planning, and control of financial budgets and team resources in order to deliver required commercial outcomes.
• Liaising with utility providers, authorities, consultants, and contractors to secure approvals, connections, and diversions.
• Reviewing and approving utility designs, drawings, and method statements.
• Coordinating utility works with overall project schedules to avoid clashes and delays.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant standards, specifications, and local authority regulations.
• Monitoring installation works on site to ensure quality, safety, and technical compliance.
• Identifying and resolving utility conflicts and constraints during design and construction phases.
• Supporting permit applications, NOCs, and utility agreements as required.

Qualifications

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 10 years work experience partnered with a diploma or bachelor degree in an engineering/architectural discipline and a strong background with agriculture and horticulture experience.

KEO's performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety, and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.

About the Company

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 57 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is ranked by ENR in the Top 225 International Design Firms; in the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms; and by World Architecture as 50th largest global architecture firm and #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2021 WAS 100 Survey.

We invite you to join us.