Project Engineer - Wet Utilities, Ras Al-Khair

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Project Overview:

Jubail is one of Bechtel’s most remarkable achievements—a city built from the sand up, requiring vast resources and logistical planning on an unprecedented scale. It the biggest civil engineering project in modern times—and it's getting bigger. Bechtel has managed the Jubail project, located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, since it began in the mid-1970s. Saudi Arabian Bechtel Company (SABCO) serves as the Management Services Contractor (MSC), or “owner’s representative” for our client, the Royal Commission (RC). We are the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) managers, managing design submissions from local AE firms, and overseeing the actual construction work being performed by local contractors and sub-contractors in Jubail and Ras Al-Khair Industrial Cities. In June 2021, Bechtel’s contract with the Royal Commission was renewed for another 5 years with work focusing on building new residential communities, iconic buildings/ bridges, major site preparation, commercial buildings, mosques, schools, hospitals, sports facilities, clinics, universities, utility services and infrastructure (electrical sub-stations, lift stations), roads and highways, port & pipeline expansions, and more. 

Job Summary:

Work Location: Ras Al-Khair. The position is based in Ras Al-Khair, located approximately 100 kilometers north of Jubail Industrial City. Daily commuting between Jubail and Ras Al-Khair is required, using either the available transportation facility or the shuttle bus service. Accommodation for this role is provided in Jubail Industrial City. Complimentary breakfast and lunch are provided for Ras Al-Khair assignees on workdays.

This position is designated as Single Status only.

The Project Engineer is responsible for supporting the Area Engineering Manager to monitor and coordinate the design process for all Procure & Construct (PC) as well as Engineer-Procure-Construct (EPC) Contracts. The work will require close coordination and direct interfacing with Construction staff, Design Consultant staff and Contractor’s design team.

Major Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of all allocated design contracts to develop Task Releases to local engineering firms (A/E’s).
• Prepare scope, design cost estimate, scheduling, coordinating, and monitoring of assigned engineering projects (Task Releases).
• Formulating project parameters, assigning responsibilities to the most capable employees, and monitoring the project team.
• Interacting with clients, interpreting their needs and requirements, and representing them in the field.
• Performing quality control tasks on budgets, schedules, plans, and personnel performance and reporting on the project's status.
• Cooperating and communicating with the Area Engineering Manager and other project participants and collaborating with senior engineers to create more efficient project methods and to maintain the project's profitability.
• Reviewing the engineering tasks and initiating the necessary corrective actions.
• Identifies and recommends solutions concerning operational and personnel problems; participates in establishment and implementation of work and safety standards.
• Development engineering scope of work for a project and preparing engineering change orders.
• Creating frameworks to measure the project's metrics and data collection.
• Establishing field test methods and methods for monitoring the quality of those tests.
• Ensuring the project's compliance with the applicable codes, practices, policies, performance standards, and specifications.
• Directs and coordinates engineering activities for the project or assigned portion including supervision of engineers of all disciplines.
• Liaise with Construction counterparts to ensure resolution of design and construction issues including site visits to construction sites.
• Communicate complex technical issues when required through the Line Management hierarchy, as well as, provide/ recommend/offer solutions to Client, project and functional management. 
• Participate in monthly Area Review Meetings to report on project performance and resolution of engineering issues.
• Monitor the timely completion and response of Technical Queries (RFI, FCD)
• Raise trends, submit to project controls, and prepare Design Change Notices.  
• Review and ensure quality of A/E submittals.

Education and Experience Requirements:

•    University degree in Chemical, Mechanical OR any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved. 
•    10 to 13 years of experience in designing above ground and underground utilities networks (i.e., potable water, irrigation water, process water, sea water cooling, sanitary wastewater, industrial wastewater, gas, cooling water (e.g. district cooling) etc.);
•    Reading and interpreting construction/engineering design drawings, equipment specifications, and ability to carry design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment/scalable implementation. 
•    Lateral, creative solution oriented technical thinker able to work within and fully utilize Technical Codes, Standards and Procedures. 
•    Competent computer literacy and knowledge of design and visualization software.
•    Skill in oral and written communication.
•    Able to work in a culturally diverse environment.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

•    Registered Chartered Professional Engineer of country of acquired education and country of current professional practice.
•    Experience working with mechanical/plumbing systems related to data centers or similar buildings that use water infrastructure such as pumps, cooling towers, evaporative media, heat exchangers, air handling units, or air economizers.
•    Project-related experience working with government agencies, utilities, site development due diligence and/or permitting entities.
•    Experience in the design of mechanical systems for industrial/process projects/ infrastructures.
•    Experience in the design of chemical processes, specifically potable and industrial water treatment plants, and industrial water treatment processes. 
•    Having been a responsible Engineer of Record and/or Final Certification of Deliverables fit for acceptance to Authorities would be highly regarded. 
•    Able to read and interpret plans, schematics, process control flow diagrams, and system/network drawings; Read and interpret water quality laboratory results; Read and interpret detailed drawings and wiring diagrams, plans, specifications, and maps.
•    Self-motivated individual with good leadership and interpersonal skills and experience, with the ability to influence.
•    Takes full accountability for effectively prioritizing and managing their own workload

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