Junior Power Plant Site Engineer - M/E/C

TalentOne; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

TalentOne is seeking a Junior Site Engineer across Mechanical, Electrical or Civil disciplines for a power plant construction project in the UAE. You will supervise day-to-day site work, coordinate subcontractors, and ensure compliance with drawings, specs, and safety standards.

Reporting to the Senior Site Engineer, you will verify installations, coordinate among disciplines, and support QA/QC, testing, and handover procedures on site.

Qualifications

• Diploma or bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical or civil engineering relevant to the position.
• At least 5 years of relevant on-site construction experience in the UAE.
• Hands-on experience supervising site works and coordinating crews or subcontractors.

Responsibilities

• Plan daily activities with site supervisors and subcontractors and ensure readiness of drawings, materials, permits, and work areas.
• Review construction drawings and method statements, check conformance, and raise technical queries or report discrepancies.
• Coordinate with civil, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation teams to resolve overlaps and sequence activities.
• Arrange QA/QC inspections, follow up on corrective actions, and maintain daily progress reports and as-built markups.
• Monitor compliance with site HSE procedures and support testing, pre-commissioning, and handover.
• Mechanical: supervise installation of equipment, piping, valves, supports, and utilities.
• Mechanical: verify equipment positioning, alignment, and piping installation against drawings; support pressure testing.
• Electrical: supervise cable trays, conduits, power/control cables, earthing systems, transformers, switchgear, MCCs.
• Civil: supervise earthworks, excavation, backfilling, reinforced concrete works, foundations, and openings.
• Civil: verify setting-out, levels, reinforcement, formwork, and embedded items; coordinate compaction tests and pre-pour inspections.

Skills

Site supervision

Coordination with subcontractors

Drawing interpretation

Education

Engineering degree (Mechanical, Electrical or Civil)

Tools

Piping isometrics

Single-line diagrams

Cable routing

Job description

TalentOne is seeking a Junior Site Engineer across Mechanical, Electrical or Civil disciplines for a power plant construction project in the UAE. You will supervise day-to-day site work, coordinate subcontractors, and ensure compliance with drawings, specs, and safety standards.

Reporting to the Senior Site Engineer, you will verify installations, coordinate among disciplines, and support QA/QC, testing, and handover procedures on site.