Assistant Resident Engineer Geotechnical

Parsons Corporation; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons in Abu Dhabi, UAE seeks an Assistant Resident Engineer – Geotechnical to provide day-to-day site-based support for earthworks and infrastructure projects. You will ensure compliance with design, specifications, and testing requirements while coordinating with QA/QC and laboratories.

Responsibilities include deputizing for the Resident Engineer, reviewing geotechnical data, monitoring excavation and compaction, and maintaining accurate site records.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Geotechnical or Civil Engineering.
• 10+ years of site-based geotechnical supervision on major infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of soil mechanics, compaction, and ground improvement.

Responsibilities

• Assist and deputize for the Resident Engineer to support site delivery.
• Review geotechnical reports, drawings, specifications, and soil data; ensure requirements are implemented on site.
• Monitor earthworks, excavation, grading, embankments, backfilling, compaction and soil improvement on site.
• Assess ground conditions and identify unsuitable materials or groundwater issues; suggest corrective actions.
• Coordinate QA/QC and approved laboratories; witness and verify testing.
• Maintain accurate site records and participate in progress meetings and inspections.

Skills

Geotechnical engineering

Site supervision

Earthworks

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

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Job Description:

Assistant Resident Engineer – Geotechnical

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talentedAssistant Resident Engineer – Geotechnicalto join our team! In this role you will provide day-to-day site-based geotechnical engineering support and supervision for enabling/earthworks and related infrastructure activities, ensuring compliance with approved design, specifications, and testing requirements.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Assist and deputize for the Resident Engineer as required and support overall site delivery.

• Review geotechnical reports, drawings, specifications, and soil investigation data; verify requirements are implemented on site.

• Monitor and verify geotechnical works including excavation, earthworks, grading, embankments, backfilling, compaction, and soil improvement.

• Assess ground conditions and suitability of in-situ soils and fill materials; identify unsuitable materials, groundwater issues, weak strata, or obstructions and recommend corrective measures.

• Review and provide input to method statements, ITPs, WIRs, RFIs/TQs and investigate geotechnical NCRs to closure.

• Coordinate with QA/QC and approved laboratories; witness and verify testing (e.g., FDT, CBR, Proctor, plate load, soil classification/compaction).

• Coordinate with survey teams to verify excavation/formation levels, slopes, embankments, and final grades.

• Support foundation and utilities trenching works by verifying bearing strata, bedding/backfilling, reinstatement and acceptance prior to next activities.

• Monitor testing frequency/locations and geotechnical performance indicators.

• Maintain accurate site records and prepare reports/updates; participate in inspections and technical/progress meetings and respond to technical comments.

What Required Skills You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s Degree inGeotechnical Engineering, or Civil Engineering.

• Minimum10yearsrelevant experience with significant site-based geotechnical supervision on major infrastructure projects.

• Strong knowledge of soil mechanics, compaction, excavation, foundations, ground improvement and dewatering interfaces.

• Proven experience coordinating geotechnical laboratories and interpreting field/lab results.

• Strong documentation, computer literacy, and communication skills.

What Desired Skills You’ll Bring:

• Experience in enabling works and large-scale earthworks programs (bulk earthworks/asphalt interface exposure is an advantage).

• Strong stakeholder coordination capability within a PMC/CS environment.

Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.