Resident Engineer (Roads & Infrastructure Utilities)

Job Description:

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• Act as the primary on-site representative.
• Lead and manage the site supervision team including discipline engineers, inspectors, and support staff. Act as the primary onsite representative
• Enforce implementation of the Project Execution Plan.
• Oversee day-to-day construction activities for roads, utilities, and associated civil works.
• Ensure proper coordination between wet utilities, dry utilities, roads, structures, and traffic diversions.
• Monitor contractor’s resources, construction sequence, and methodology to ensure alignment with approved programme.
• Identify risks to progress and implement proactive mitigation measures. Act as the primary onsite representative

• Review and monitor baseline and updated programs.
• Ensure logical sequencing of roads and utility works.
• Assess, in coordination with the Planning Manager/Engineer, delays, concurrency, and mitigation measures.
• Provide technical input for delay analysis assessments.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports highlighting:

- Risks.

- Delays.

- Mitigation strategies.

- Contractor performance issues.

• Enforce strict adherence to the approved HSE Plan.
• Monitor high-risk activities including:

- Deep excavations.

- Utility crossings.

- Confined spaces.

- Traffic diversions.

• Participate in HSE audits and incident investigations.
• Ensure contractor maintains safe working environment in compliance with local regulations.

• Liaise with Client, PMC, authorities, and service providers.
• Coordinate inspections, tie-ins, and final authority approvals.
• Chair or participate in progress and technical meetings.
• Ensure timely submission of documentation to authorities for NOCs and permits.

• Oversee completion, testing, commissioning, and taking-over procedures.
• Ensure Defects Notification obligations are tracked and enforced.
• Manage snagging, de-snagging, and final acceptance processes.
• Ensure complete documentation package prior to project close-out.

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil engineering (master’s preferred).
• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in roads and infrastructure projects, with minimum 7 years in Resident Engineer role or senior site supervision role on major infrastructure projects.
• RTA previous approval is a must.
• Working knowledge of FIDIC (Red Book preferred) or applicable conditions of Contract followed of Dubai Emirates.
• Proven experience in UAE infrastructure projects and authority coordination.
• Demonstrated experience in contract administration, EOT evaluation, and variation assessment.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent report writing and contractual correspondence drafting ability.
• Fluent in English and Arabic.

• Contractual awareness and commercial acumen.
• Technical authority in roads and utilities
• Strong negotiation and dispute avoidance capability.
• Decision-making under pressure.
• Stakeholder management.
• Analytical and risk management skills.

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