Assistant Resident Engineer

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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:

Supervise all activities relating to one, or several concurrent contracts, as assigned by management. The specific responsibilities of the Assistant Resident Engineer include, but are not limited to, the following: 

• Review drawing and specification packages for new contracts as required by Engineering and other Departments.
• Participate in pre-bid meetings, site visits and bid evaluations as assigned.
• Participate in kick-off meetings for the assigned contracts.
• Participate in the preparation of annual Work Plan (projected annual construction expenditure). Monitor the contractor’s monthly expenditures.
• Coordinate with the local Utilities Companies and other Departments to assist contractors to obtain work permits.   

Major Responsibilities:

• As a deputy of the Resident Engineer, serving as primary field contact between the client (Royal Commission) and the Contractor, proactively engaging and leading the Contractor to successfully perform, complete and close out contracts.
• Monitor construction-progress to ensure actual progress meets planned progress and critical milestones. Guide Contractor to adjust its production rates, activity-logics and –durations on an as-needed basis so as to meet schedule.
• Resolve design clarifications and site conditions to facilitate construction progress. This task requires interactions with Engineering & other departments.
• Chair weekly / bi-weekly progress meetings and other meetings as-needed. Generate meeting minutes. Follow up on action-pending items.
• Evaluate Contractor’s schedules (contract baseline, updates and revisions, 4-week rolling-schedules, etc.) and contract-time-extension requests, including obtaining & considering input by Construction Department scheduling engineers.
• Enforce compliance of the contractor’s safety program to achieve zero accidents.
• Supervise field engineers to ensure the Contractor’s quality of works complies with contract design and specifications, applicable codes and Royal Commission standards. Ensure the Contractor adheres to the processes and procedures stated in the approved Quality Control Program.
• Supervise field engineers to properly review technical submittals and shop drawings in a timely manner for compliance with contract requirements. This requires interactions with Engineering and other departments. If necessary, participate in the actual review.
• Coordinate and resolve interfaces between different disciplines within a contract (e.g. between structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, telecom, etc.)
• Supervise field engineers assigned to the contract, ensure compliance with reporting requirements, and prepare their annual performance review.
• Coordinate and resolve interfaces with other Royal Commission departments.
• Review DCN’s, issue DCN’s to Contractor, obtain price quotes, assist the Facility Contracts Supervisor in negotiation of prices and contract time extensions.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• University Degree preferably in Civil Engineering or Construction Management with minimum 8 to 10 years of field construction experience.
• Experience in the supervision of construction of civil infrastructure, underground utilities and roads.
• Experience in corrosion/concrete repair.
• Working experience and general knowledge of multi-craft and multi-discipline construction practices – such as civil, structural, architectural mechanical and electrical disciplines.
• Hands on construction management experience covering 5 key aspects: Contracts, Quality, Scheduling, Cost, and Safety.
• Ability to work within a culturally diverse organization.
• Ability to explain work processes and procedures to all levels.
• Must Possess excellent oral and written English communication skills.
• Must be results and solutions orientated and be able to solve problems.
• Be able to prepare correspondence, reports, analysis, etc., in English language, associated with construction related issues.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of the Project ES&H Handbook, the Supervisors ES&H Manual, the Project Safety Management Plan.
• Knowledge of Bechtel and client Standard Work Process Procedures (SWPPs).
• Computer literate in word processing, spreadsheet and database applications in accordance with current Bechtel Standard Application Program (BSAP) standards.
• Previous Middle East work on mega civil projects and previous work on simultaneous projects.
• 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 applications. 
• Experience reviewing and monitoring the Contractors’ project schedules.  
• Experience writing correspondences to contractors.
• Experience in dealing with the claims.  
• Self-motivated individual with good leadership skills and experience and the ability to influence without authority.
• Ability to manage priorities and take on additional evolving responsibilities with demonstrated experience providing direction/ supervising a team.
• Demonstrated ability to influence key stakeholders to make critical decisions where required.
• Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure.

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