Resident Engineer - Dubai

Resident Engineer

Think bigger scale. Think higher profile. Think ground-breaking. Join WSP, and you'll be at the heart of a team of international experts all dedicated to growing and sharing their expertise and working on projects that transform society for all of us. We are looking for a Resident Engineer to join our structures supervision team for UAE Projects.

Responsibilities

The key objectives of the role are to:

• Lead the construction supervision activities for the specific project.
• Establish a construction management plan to ensure all contracts are administered to a common standard and practice.
• Initiate and respond to contract correspondence to and from Client, and contractual correspondence with the Contractor.
• Arrange, chair and record meetings, commencing with the kick-off meeting and thereafter progress and management meetings that are deemed necessary.
• Establish procedures for inspection approvals, testing, commissioning in accordance with the requirements of the contract.
• Review the contractor's HSE plan and ensures that the safety procedures are followed at site.
• Review and comment on the contractor's programs ensuring that they are sufficiently detailed to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of the contract, allocated resources and cash flow.
• Monitor the Contractors progress during construction and regularly assesses output.
• Implement QMS requirements and conduct regular Audits.
• Ensure the contractor liaises with service and other authorities in a timely manner so as not to affect the progress of the works by attending meetings, monitoring agreed programmes and regular follow-up.
• Certify interim and finalize payments after full review and consultation with the responsible team members.
• Prepare substantial completion reports including any outstanding requirements.
• Issue taking-over and defects liability certificates as required under the contract.

Qualifications

1. A BEng or BSc (Hons) in Civil/Structural Engineering, or an equivalent qualification, with a minimum of 20 years' experience in managing major building projects, including high-rise developments, luxury hotels, large-scale residential complexes, and commercial buildings.
2. Candidate must have prior UAE experience with a consulting background and possess comprehensive proficiency in discipline-specific software.