Resident Civil Engineer

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About the Role:

Mott MacDonald is looking for a Resident Engineer for the construction supervision works for a Large residential/housing project's infrastructure (wet & dry utilities, internal roads & parks) in Abu Dhabi.

Key responsibilities and duties are listed, but not limited to, the below:

• Assist the Project Director with project management whilst leading and covering all engineering disciplines across the project’s requirements, during design and supervision
• Direct the supervision, coordination, compliance of all works including land development, site improvements and Highrise Buildings construction
• Monitor progress of the project against the agreed schedule 
• Check the Contractor’s submission and respond to their request for information
• Observe site safety procedures and actively monitor and report on contractor’s safety performance, raising non-conformance reports when required
• Actively monitor the implementation of contractor’s quality procedures and raise non-conformance reports, as and when required
• Responding for maintaining and enhancing Mott MacDonald’s reputation with the client and developing long term relationships
• Prepare technical reports and presentations to update the client on progress

Candidate Specification:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (or any relevant engineering discipline) from an accredited university
• Demonstrable experience of working on the Large residential/housing project's infrastructure (wet & dry utilities, internal roads & parks) including site improvements on large construction projects with experience in the UAE and in a similar capacity.
• Experience must include all Health and Safety and Environmental Protection aspects of the construction and operations.

Flexible working
At Mott MacDonald, we support our staff to create work-life balance which works for them and welcome candidates looking for career flexibility. We are open to discussing flexible working at interview stage.

Our benefits package is designed to enhance your experience:

• 90 calendar days paid maternity leave
• Competitive annual leave
• An annual professional institution subscription
• Annual company performance bonus scheme – Subject to company performance