Assistant Resident Engineer - Electrical

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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:

The Assistant Resident Engineer is assigned to a field construction organization supporting one of more Resident Engineers. Supervises and provides guidance associated with Contractor’s activities, as assigned. Ensures that scheduled construction activities and contractors’ performance are in compliance with specifications and within schedules. 

Major Responsibilities:

• Coordinate between service provider, contractor & Royal Commission
• Responsible for coordination and oversight of field construction operations within assigned projects.
• Determines contractor’s workforce requirements. Coordinates established area operational plans.
• Monitors work activities and ensures the quality of work performed.
• Ensures the most current design document is used to complete the work and that all design changes are approved prior to implementation.
• Reviews daily reports and forecasts, including summary of construction progress, contractor personnel forecasts, and expenditures forecast.
• Ensures the activities of the assigned contracts are in compliance with specifications and schedules.
• Responsible for the implementation of client/project policies, procedures and instructions within assigned projects.
• Coordinates activities with other disciplines or areas and clients’ resident representatives, as instructed by the Resident Engineer. 
• Ensures that client, Bechtel and local/national safety codes, requirements and standards are being complied with within assigned area of responsibility. Ensures the Zero Accident Philosophy is
• incorporated into every aspect of construction operations. Actively participates in scheduled safety meetings.
• Implements Six Sigma tools, analysis, and decision making in the execution of duties.
• Interact with all RC Department to coordinate all related to Permits and inspections
• Closing contracts (Commercial/Technical) handover to custodian Department

Education and Experience Requirements:

• University Degree in Electrical discipline with minimum 8 years of relevant construction experience.
• Knowledge of contract documents, and the contractor’s responsibilities.
• Experience providing daily safety and quality inspections of Contractors’ physical works related different electrical power project as transmission lines and high voltage substations.
• Experience working with construction contractors, administering and verifying compliance with contract documents, specifications, materials, equipment and scope of work. Experience in High
• Voltage, Medium Voltage, Substations, instrumentation and low voltage systems.
• Knowledge of the Project ES&H Handbook, including solid knowledge of risk and hazardous conditions.
• Knowledge of Bechtel and client work procedures.
• Experience reviewing Contractors’ submittals, work method statements, safety plans, quality plans and traffic control plans for compliance with contract documents. 
• Experience reviewing and processing the contractor’s monthly pay invoices. 
• Experience reviewing and monitoring the Contractors’ project schedules.  
• Experience writing correspondences to contractors.
• Experience in providing supporting information and documentation related to submitted claims. 
• Closing contracts (Commercial/Technical) handover to end-user
• Control documents (Contractual) Technical reports

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Proactive in coordinating and communicating with the contractor on different types of common contractual issues, lesson learned and 3rd party service provider.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others.
• Provides clear and timely communication and information to assigned Resident Engineer(s) on senior management as requested. 
• Serve as a resource for training/mentoring colleagues with less experience.
• Ability to work within a culturally diverse organization, recognizing and respecting differencesSelf-motivated individual with good leadership skills and experience and the ability to influence without authority.
• Ability to work within an integrated RC/Bechtel/Contractors team at multiple levels in order to achieve safety standards and high-quality work.  

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