Assistant Resident Engineer Facilities

AtkinsRéalis; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A world-class engineering organization in Dubai seeks an experienced Assistant Resident Engineer for a Roads and Infrastructure Project. The role involves overseeing site activities, ensuring compliance with specifications, and coordinating with inspectors. Candidates must have at least 10 years of experience, including 5 years in infrastructure supervision. Responsibilities include preparing reports, monitoring safety compliance, and participating in meetings. Attractive benefits include a tax-free salary and comprehensive insurance coverage.

Benefits

Tax-free salary

Comprehensive life insurance

Premium medical insurance

Annual leave

Flexible work solutions

Remote work opportunities

Company gratuity scheme

Discretionary bonus program

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years total experience with at least 5 in site supervision of roads and infrastructure projects.
• Chartered/Professional Engineer preferred.
• Excellent command of English (spoken and written).

Responsibilities

• Support the Resident Engineer in day-to-day site supervision activities.
• Coordinate with site inspectors to ensure compliance.
• Review shop drawings and material submittals.

Skills

Site supervision

Compliance monitoring

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

MS Office

AutoCAD

Document management systems

Job description

Job Description

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a qualified and dependable Assistant Resident Engineer (ARE) to support the Resident Engineer in managing the daily construction supervision of a Roads and Infrastructure Project. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing specific areas of site activity verifying contractor compliance with drawings and specifications coordinating with inspectors and assisting with documentation reporting and quality assurance. This role requires a minimum of 10 years of post-graduate experience with at least 5 years of supervision experience on large-scale infrastructure or roads projects.

Your role

• Support the Resident Engineer in day-to-day site supervision activities related to roadworks drainage utilities or structural components.
• Coordinate with site inspectors to monitor contractor activities and ensure compliance with approved drawings method statements and specifications.
• Review shop drawings RFIs ITPs and material submittals for assigned disciplines.
• Assist in preparing daily reports maintaining site records and tracking progress and quality observations.
• Monitor progress against the contractors programme and elevate issues related to slippages or non-conformances.
• Participate in technical and progress meetings with the contractor and report issues to the RE.
• Ensure that all inspection and testing activities are conducted as per the QA/QC plan.
• Liaise with stakeholders and other engineering disciplines on-site to resolve coordination issues.
• Monitor and report on safety compliance in coordination with HSE staff.

About you

• Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering or relevant discipline (from WHED-listed university).
• Minimum 10 years total experience with at least 5 in site supervision of roads and infrastructure projects.
• Chartered/Professional Engineer (preferred)- UPDA Grade A.
• Excellent command of English (spoken and written).
• Familiar with document management systems (Ashghal DCS) MS Office AutoCAD (viewing) and site-related software.

Key Competencies

• Solid knowledge of roads utilities drainage or civil works specifications.
• Ability to coordinate field activities and manage technical inspection teams.
• Strong reporting documentation and communication skills.
• Practical understanding of QA/QC and HSE procedures.
• Proactive problem-solving approach with attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively under the direction of the Resident Engineer.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive at every stage of your life and your career.

This includes:

• Tax-free salary.
• Comprehensive life insurance coverage.
• Premium medical insurance for you and your dependents.
• Generous annual leave balance.
• Flexible and hybrid work solutions.
• Remote work opportunities outside of country.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Annual flight contribution.
• Relocation assistance.
• Transportation & housing allowances (available for remote work locations).
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance legal matters family care personal health fitness and nutrition.

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills expand your expertise and be recognized for the impact you make.

About AtkinsRéalis

Were AtkinsRéalis a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people data and technology to transform the worlds infrastructure and energy systems. Together with our industry partners and clients and our global team of consultants designers engineers and project managers we can change the world. Were committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Worker Type Employee Job Type Regular

At AtkinsRéalis we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender ethnic or national origin sexual identity and orientation age religion or disability but enriches itself through these differences.

Required Experience:

Junior IC