Mechanical Site Inspector – Construction Quality & HSSE

Khatib & Alami International; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 201,000 - 312,000; Full time

Job summary

Khatib & Alami International in Abu Dhabi invites a Site Inspector - Mechanical to join our Al Ain projects supervision team. You will examine on-site construction work, review contractor outputs, and ensure compliance with drawings, specifications and client requirements.

The role requires strong site inspection experience, knowledge of international codes, and fluency in Arabic and English. You will collaborate with planning, QA/QC and HSSE teams to deliver quality, safe projects on schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering is preferred.
• Knowledge of construction supervision services.
• Understanding of international engineering standards and codes.
• Good communication skills.
• Good organization skills.
• Strong attention to details.
• Proficiency in spoken and written Arabic and English.

Responsibilities

• Support Project Managers with managing client relations and expectations, as needed.
• Support Project Managers with responding to client clarifications on technical and contractual issues, as needed.
• Ensure client satisfaction with construction supervision services.
• Support supervision teams with the review of the contractor’s work program during the pre-construction phase, as needed.
• Support supervision teams with the review of contractors’ submittals, including staffing proposals, organization charts, shop drawings, method statements, project procedures, traffic management plans, etc., as needed.
• Maintain familiarity with construction drawings, specifications, standard details and all other information related to the standard workmanship and quality of works.
• Closely work with Planning Engineers for monitoring contractors’ daily activities on site and resource allocation against plans.
• Conduct inspection on construction works according to Requests for Inspections submitted by contractors and highlight reasons for rejection of works, if any.
• Conduct quality inspections on contractors and subcontractors with the QA / QC Engineer and identify and raise quality issues, as needed.
• Monitor the implementation of quality non-conformities action plans on construction sites.
• Support HSSE Engineers on enforcing and monitoring the implementation of HSSE procedures on construction sites and recording and raising HSSE non-conformities, as needed.
• Support the Materials Engineer to supervise the testing of materials and checking of materials samples against specifications and standards, as needed.
• Support project teams with the review, assessment and response to all claims raised by the contractor regarding scope, schedule and cost changes of projects, as needed.
• Support the supervision team during the hand-over and defects liability period, as needed.
• Support Site Engineers with the preparation of commissioning reports and with conducting final inspection of works
• Assist Site Engineers with the preparation of list of snags to the contractor and monitoring the contractors’ rectification of list of snags during the Defects Liability Period
• Provide input for the preparation and issuance of Take-Over Certificates and Defect Liability Certificates
• Provide input to Planning Engineers for the development of project progress reports, as needed
• Implement corporate policies and procedures

Skills

Construction supervision

Engineering knowledge

Bilingual: Arabic/English

Communication

Organization

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Job description

Khatib & Alami International in Abu Dhabi invites a Site Inspector - Mechanical to join our Al Ain projects supervision team. You will examine on-site construction work, review contractor outputs, and ensure compliance with drawings, specifications and client requirements.

The role requires strong site inspection experience, knowledge of international codes, and fluency in Arabic and English. You will collaborate with planning, QA/QC and HSSE teams to deliver quality, safe projects on schedule.