Lead Site Manager, Power Plant EPC Projects

TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING S.A DUBAI BRANCH; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING S.A DUBAI BRANCH is seeking a Project Site Manager to lead the Owner's Engineer site supervision team for the Al Nouf IPP Project. You will oversee EPC contractor activities across construction, commissioning, testing, and handover, ensuring compliance with contracts, specifications, and international standards.

You will manage safety, quality, schedule, and performance guarantees, coordinate with stakeholders, review technical deliverables, and drive issues to resolution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, or Power Engineering.
• Master's degree in Engineering or Project Management preferred.
• PMP Certification or equivalent project management qualification desirable.
• Membership of a recognized professional engineering institution is preferred.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in power generation, EPC, Owner's Engineer, utility, or large infrastructure projects.
• Minimum 5 years in a Site Manager, Construction Manager, Resident Engineer, or Project Manager role on large-scale power projects.
• Proven experience on Combined Cycle Power Plants (CCPP), Thermal Power Plants, IPP projects, or similar utility-scale energy projects.
• Previous Middle East/GCC experience is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Owner's Engineer site supervision team during construction, commissioning and handover activities.
• Monitor EPC contractor performance against approved schedules, milestones, quality standards and contractual obligations.
• Coordinate daily site activities and ensure construction works are executed in accordance with IFC drawings, specifications and codes.
• Conduct regular progress meetings with EPC contractors and stakeholders and provide recommendations on corrective actions.
• Review engineering deliverables, construction methodologies, commissioning procedures and technical submittals.
• Ensure compliance with project requirements, international practices and Owner standards.
• Coordinate technical interfaces with EWEC, TAQA, Transmission ADNOC and other external stakeholders.
• Lead site audits, inspections, non-conformance management and punch list closeout activities.
• Monitor QA/QC, HSE and environmental management systems and ensure permits and environmental requirements are met.
• Supervise commissioning, reliability testing and acceptance testing activities and support handover documentation.

Skills

Site supervision

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Quality assurance

HSE awareness

Technical oversight

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, or Power Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering or Project Management

PMP certification or equivalent

Membership of a recognized engineering institution

Job description

TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING S.A DUBAI BRANCH is seeking a Project Site Manager to lead the Owner's Engineer site supervision team for the Al Nouf IPP Project. You will oversee EPC contractor activities across construction, commissioning, testing, and handover, ensuring compliance with contracts, specifications, and international standards.

You will manage safety, quality, schedule, and performance guarantees, coordinate with stakeholders, review technical deliverables, and drive issues to resolution.