Assistant Resident Engineer (roads & bridges)

Parsons Corporation; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 340,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking an experienced Assistant Resident Engineer (Civil - Infrastructure) in the UAE to lead supervision of roads and infrastructure works and to act on behalf of the Resident Engineer during absences. The role requires coordinating with engineers, reviewing shop drawings, and ensuring safety and quality standards on site.

Ideal candidates hold a Civil Engineering degree with 10+ years of design, site supervision, and construction management experience on major projects, including

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering with 10+ years’ design, site supervision, and construction management experience.
• At least 2 years of proven supervision experience on large-scale infrastructure projects within Abu Dhabi.
• Ability to review material submissions, analyze laboratory/technical reports, and ensure compliance with project specifications.
• Knowledge of contractual relationships and project reporting.
• Proficient in computer literacy and project-specific engineering software.
• Fluent in English, written and spoken, with strong technical communication.
• Available to work in the UAE.
• Knowledge of QA/QC and Statistical Quality Control.

Responsibilities

• Report to the Resident Engineer and assist in supervising the construction of roads and infrastructure works.
• Act in place of the Resident Engineer during leave or absence.
• Coordinate activities with other engineers and the supervision team.
• Review shop drawings, design proposals, method statements, and correspondence for utilities.
• Coordinate with design engineers for issue resolution.
• Maintain daily diary and inspectors’ reports.
• Coordinate with contractor engineers on scheduling and resource use.
• Direct and monitor inspectors and surveyors as applicable.
• Convene meetings with service authorities, contractors, and subcontractors.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of records and drawings.
• Oversee safety implementation and achieve safety goals on site.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports.
• Provide on-site direction and issue site instructions to utilities works.

Skills

Civil Engineering

Site supervision

Construction management

Roads & bridges

English proficiency

UAE availability

QA/QC

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Assistant Resident Engineer (Civil - Infrastructure)to join our team!

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Report to the Resident Engineer and assist in supervising the construction of roads and infrastructure works and associated items.

• Act in place of the Resident Engineer when on leave or absent.

• Coordinate his direct activities with the other engineers and members of the construction supervision team.

• Assist the Resident Engineer in reviewing of shop drawings, design proposals, method statements and other activities including correspondence related to the utility section and prepare replies for the review of the Resident Engineer.

• Coordinate with Parsons' design engineers for resolution of related issues.

• Maintain the daily diary and the daily reports by the inspectors.

• Coordinate with the contractor engineers on scheduling and application of resources.

• Direct, assist and monitor the performance of the inspectors and surveyors as applicable.

• Convene and chair special meetings with the service authorities, the contractor, subcontractors and other parties related to his work.

• Ensure accuracy and completeness of records.

• Ensure safety goals are achieved on the project and oversee implementation of safety procedures on the project.

• Prepare / Assist in the preparation of Weekly and Monthly progress reports.

• Act positively and participate in all health and safety issues at site, as required by the Resident Engineer and the project safety representatives.

• Provide all necessary on-site direction and assist the Resident Engineer to issue site instructions with respect to utilities works and associated items.

• Check and measure the performed work in his line of work, record and assist the Resident Engineer to display progress vs. programmed work.

• Ensure correctness and completeness of ‘as-built’ drawings within his line of work.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering with minimum 10 years of experience in design, site supervision, and construction management of major road and infrastructure projects, including roads and bridges.

• A minimum of 2 years of proven experience managing supervision activities on large-scale infrastructure projects within Abu Dhabi is mandatory.

• Should be able to review and justify the material submissions, analyze laboratory and technical reports, carry out acceptance sampling plans, testing and quality measures, ensuring the compliance with the project’s Specifications.

• Must have a sound knowledge about contractual relationships.

• Must be fully computer literate and able to utilize computer technology to access data, maintain records, generate reports, etc. and any project specific engineering and construction relevant software.

• Must be fluent in English written and spoken with an excellent capability in written technical skills as well as oral and written communication skills.

• Keep necessary records and as-built records and take charge of the handing over of the utility works to the respective service authorities and assist the contractor to obtain necessary final clearance.

• Must be available in UAE.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Knowledge and Emphasis on Quality Assurance Specifications and Statistical Quality Control.

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

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars!