Construction Supervision Specialist (Waste Management Infrastructure)

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Engineer’s primary on-site representative, coordinating among the client, contractor, design team, and stakeholders.
• Lead the consultant supervision team, including inspectors, HSE supervisors, and document controllers.
• Oversee daily construction activities and check compliance with design specifications, environmental regulations, local building codes, FIDIC-based contract conditions, and CQA standards.
• Monitor contractor performance and construction progress; coordinate with contractors and the client to resolve issues.
• Prepare reports on progress, specification compliance, and project performance.
• Review construction methodologies, shop drawings, QA/QC and material submittals, schedules, payment certificates, and variation requests.
• Inspect and approve construction work, maintain daily records, and witness and document commissioning and performance tests.

Experience and qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in waste infrastructure facility construction supervision or related fields.
• Bachelor’s degree or similar qualification in Civil, Mechanical, or Environmental Engineering.
• Strong knowledge of landfill construction and management, including liner systems, landfill gas systems, civil works, and earthworks; other solid waste infrastructure experience is also accepted.
• Willingness to travel and spend time at remote sites across the GCC region.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work with contractors and project teams.

Additional qualifications

• Excellent communication skills in both English and Arabic.
• Registration or certification in a relevant civil engineering, geosynthetic installation, or construction management field.
• Practical familiarity with FIDIC Red/Yellow Book conditions or equivalent standard conditions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

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