Civil Engineer - Sewage Water Treatment

Job description / Role

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
1. Participate in project bidding, feasibility studies, cost analysis, basic design, detailed design, and engineering management for municipal sewage treatment plants and industrial wastewater treatment facilities.
2. Oversee structural and geotechnical engineering parameters, manage tender processes and bid evaluations, and conduct detailed design reviews to ensure compliance with project specifications and schedules.
3. Prepare and review structural technical proposals, civil drawings, bills of quantities (BOQs), and related reports for bid submissions.
4. Develop geological investigation programs, review geological investigation reports, and provide formal comments and recommendations.
5. Evaluate bidding design proposals, exercise control over design costs, optimise designs for deep excavation pits and large water retaining structures, and regulate steel reinforcement quantities.
6. Manage design teams and external consultants, provide technical guidance, and review construction plans and engineering drawings.
7. Coordinate interdisciplinary design activities and optimise design solutions throughout all project phases.
8. Address on-site technical issues and provide structural engineering support during construction.
9. Act as the primary point of contact for design consultants, clients, government authorities, suppliers, and contractors.
10. Conduct on-site surveys for proposed bidding projects and prepare comprehensive survey reports.
11. Assume responsibility for guiding and cultivating young engineering professionals
12. Responsible for the development and preparation of specialised, standardised documentation and calculation sheets across bidding, basic design, and detailed design phases, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and compliance with applicable standards.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Civil/Structural Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of structural and civil engineering design and project management experience in the MENA region, with specialized expertise in sewage treatment, chemical, or petrochemical sectors.
• Proficient in American and Saudi (KSA) structural, foundation, and geotechnical design codes, with a solid understanding of local government approval processes related to structural works.
• Familiar with sewage treatment process flows, and capable of coordinating multiple disciplines, including process, electrical, instrumentation and control, HVAC, fire protection, and overall layout.
• Demonstrated experience in independently completing bidding, basic design, and detailed design for industrial projects, including:
o Proficiency in complex water tank structure and mass concrete design (addressing thermal stress, shrinkage and creep, buoyancy calculations, etc.).
o Proficiency in anti-seepage and corrosion-resistant design for underground water tank structures in sewage environments, with the ability to select appropriate anti-seepage and anti-corrosion solutions.
o Proficiency in support system design for deep or large-scale excavation pits and slope stabilization.
o Proficiency in developing soil treatment strategies based on geological survey reports (covering various methods such as dynamic compaction, cast-in-place piles, precast piles, CFG piles, and cement-soil mixing piles), and, in soft soil conditions, effectively addressing the impact of post-construction settlement on inlet and outlet pipeline interfaces.
o Skilled in pipeline route & planning selection considering topography, geological conditions, land use constraints, and alignment with existing infrastructure; proficient in developing pipeline profiles and longitudinal sections.
o Experienced in design of trench excavation, bedding, backfill, and soil treatment for buried pipelines, including special considerations for soft soil, rock, and variable ground conditions.
• Proficient in the design and coordination of pipeline crossings, including open-cut crossings of roads and railways. Trenchless technologies such as pipe jacking, horizontal directional drilling (HDD), and microtunneling. River/canal crossings with consideration of scour protection, subaqueous trenching, and buoyancy control.
• Strong communication, coordination, and teamwork abilities, with the capability to perform effectively in multicultural and high-pressure environments.
• Passionate about the water treatment industry and committed to professional excellence.
• Proficient in AutoCAD, along with MS Office applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Proficient in using structural analysis software, such as Staad Pro., SAP200, Etabs, etc.
• Demonstrated awareness of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), and their relevance to the field.

About the Company

POWERCHINA HUADONG ENGINEERING CORPORATION LIMITED (hereinafter referred to as “POWERCHINA HUADONG”), founded in 1954, is a state-owned key enterprise affiliated to the world’s Top 500 enterprises, Power Construction Corporation of China (POWERCHINA). Headquartered in Hangzhou, POWERCHINA HUADONG has its branches in China, and overseas offices in UAE, Indonesia, Mexico, Vietnam, Ukraine, Philippines, Turkey, Nigeria, Kenya, Pakistan, and Ethiopia.

As a national high-tech enterprise, POWERCHINA HUADONG has been ranked among the Top 100 Chinese investigation and design enterprises regarding comprehensive strength since the 1990s, and has been listed in the Top 60 Design Firms jointly compiled and published by Engineering News-Record (ENR) of USA McGraw Hill Construction and Construction Times for consecutive years since 2006.

Since its establishment, POWERCHINA HUADONG has undertaken the planning, survey, design, consulting and other work for more than 100 large and medium-sized hydropower and water conservancy projects at home and abroad.