Landscape Engineer

Job description / Role

Opportunity

The project is a development of an area of land of 10,835,456 square meters targeted as a high-quality residential community. The project will be divided into districts offering golf course, villas, townhouses, apartments, parks, retail, different sports, activities fields, schools and mosques. Parsons scope will compromise consultancy services for the landscape design adoption and construction supervision to the public areas and the rights of way areas within the residential villas.

Position Overview

The Landscape Engineer is part of the shared services team and will be providing all necessary assistance to the construction supervision team concerning all landscape issues and progress of the works. The incumbent will be responsible for the scheduling of work activities for landscape inspectors and review of items submitted by the contractor, and he will monitor the work progress during the construction reporting to the Resident Engineer. He/she will participate and coordinate with the contractor to ensure timely response to all submissions/inspections and monitor all aspects of the landscape works in progress.

Specific Responsibilities

• Provide support to senior staff concerning all landscape related issues.
• Supervise and coordinate with inspectors to ensure contractors works are appropriately monitored
• Attend weekly / monthly meetings as necessary with specific regard to landscape and HSSE issues
• Liaise with Key Stakeholders to ensure a smooth handover of landscape assets on completion of works
• Provide landscape input to weekly / monthly reports
• Ensure the timely review of all documents submitted by the contractor
• Inform the Senior Landscape Architect / Resident Engineer of any potential delays in the project completion or milestones.
• Participate in all site safety training and comply with all site safety protocols.
• Provide all necessary on-site direction and assist the RE to issue site instructions for landscaping, irrigation and associated items.
• Check and measure the performed work in his/her line of work, record and help the Resident Engineer to display progress vs programmed work.
• Ensure correctness and completeness of ‘as-built’ drawings within his/her line of work.
• Direct, assist and monitor the performance of the inspectors and surveyors as applicable.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in landscape/agricultural engineering, or related field and ten years’ experience in all aspects of landscape supervision on major infrastructure projects.
• Minimum of 5 years UAE-Dubai experience is preferred.
• Must be knowledgeable of current landscape practices and how to best implement it on the project.
• Proven ability to perform in a site supervision role.
• Must have a sound knowledge of horticultural practice with specific regard to the implementation of large-scale hard and soft landscape works common to the Gulf region.
• Must be computer literate and able to utilize computer technology to access data, maintain records, generate reports, etc.
• Must be fluent in English both written and spoken with a good capability in written technical skills to produce daily/weekly reports.

About the Company

Parsons is a leader in many diverse markets such as infrastructure, transportation, water, telecommunications, aviation, commercial, environmental, planning, industrial manufacturing, education, healthcare, life sciences and homeland security.

Parsons provides technical and management solutions to federal, regional and local government agencies as well as private industries worldwide.