Engineering Interface Manager

Job Title

The role involves coordinating all design and engineering activities to ensure alignment with project scope and schedules. It includes working closely with technical design teams to integrate their delivery timelines with the overall master schedule, while monitoring design consultants to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with requirements. The position also oversees senior discipline engineers on design-related matters and evaluates variation orders for client approval.

Additionally, the role requires active participation in meetings with consultants and stakeholders, reviewing design strategies, and advising the client on improvements. It ensures timely submission of design documents and approvals from government authorities, supports tender documentation, and provides essential project data to consultants. The role also contributes to improving departmental structure, processes, and tools in line with international best practices, while maintaining compliance with company policies and performing other assigned duties.

Responsibilities

• The responsibility covers all the necessary interfaces and coordination of the design and engineering works managed to ensure the alignment of the scope and schedule of all projects.
• Coordinate with the Technical Design teams to ensure the alignment of their design delivery schedule is aligned with a master schedule of project delivery.
• Monitor the performance of the Design Consultant(s) to ensure the Design's correctness and completeness as well as compliance with the scope of work requirements.
• Control and manage Senior Discipline Engineers of the Project Management Team with respect to Design aspects.
• Evaluate and endorse variation orders/concession requests submitted by the Design Consultant(s) for the Client's approval.
• Attend all meetings with the Design Consultant(s), his sub-consultants and Client's Meetings.
• Review project design strategy and make recommendations to the client.
• Assist, monitor, and ensure timely submissions of all documents from the Design Consultant(s) to all government departments until obtaining the final permits necessary to proceed with the works until completion.
• Ensure that the consultant delivers tender documents as per the tendering plan.
• Provide necessary project input data to the technical design consultants.
• Regularly update the technical department on future project requirements.
• Development and rectification of department operating structure [Org. Chart, Roles, Responsibilities] as well tools to be deployed [software, apply Int'l best practice].
• Informs themselves of the relevant quality, environmental, safety, and occupational health policies, as well as manuals and procedures within Hill International, and ensures continued compliance with these requirements while employed by Hill.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager/supervisor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor / Master of Engineering or from an accredited university.
• Minimum 20 years experience in water and wastewater projects design and engineering works and project management.
• Knowledge of water and wastewater master plan.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Experience in working with or management engineering consultants works.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Job Identification 15117

Category Projects Management

Location Abha, Aseer Province, Saudi Arabia