Resident Engineer (Roads & Infrastructure Utilities)

Position overview

Site leadership and contract administration

• Lead the site supervision team and act as primary on-site representative.
• Oversee construction activities, contractor resources, sequencing, coordination, progress risks, and mitigation.
• Administer contract requirements; handle notices, claims, submissions, variations, EOT, prolongation costs, and disruption claims.
• Review interim payment applications, certify payments, maintain records, and issue contractual instructions and notices.

Technical delivery, quality and progress

• Supervise roads, tunnels, MSE walls, drainage, sewerage, water, firefighting, irrigation, electrical, street lighting, ICT/telecom, and applicable gas and district cooling works.
• Verify drawings, method statements, ITPs, road profiles, pavement designs, and utility clearances; oversee testing and commissioning.
• Review submittals, conduct inspections and audits, close NCRs, and verify as-builts, O&M manuals, and test records.
• Monitor programmes and delays, coordinate mitigation and delay analysis, and prepare weekly and monthly progress reports.

Safety, stakeholders and close-out

• Enforce the HSE plan and monitor deep excavations, utility crossings, confined spaces, and traffic diversions; participate in audits and incident investigations.
• Coordinate with the client, PMC, authorities, and service providers; manage inspections, tie-ins, NOCs, permits, and approvals.
• Oversee completion, testing, commissioning, taking-over, defect obligations, snagging, final acceptance, and close-out documentation.

Required qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering; a master’s degree is preferred.
• At least 15 years of relevant roads and infrastructure experience, including at least 7 years as a Resident Engineer or senior site supervision professional on major infrastructure projects.
• Previous RTA approval is mandatory.
• Working knowledge of FIDIC or applicable Dubai Emirate contract conditions; FIDIC Red Book is preferred.
• UAE infrastructure and authority coordination experience, including contract administration, EOT evaluation, and variation assessment.

Skills and language

• Strong leadership, team management, negotiation, dispute avoidance, stakeholder management, analytical, and risk management capabilities.
• Excellent report writing and contractual correspondence drafting ability.
• Fluent in English and Arabic.

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