Project Coordination Engineer – Water & Wastewater

SUEZ; Dubai; On-site; AED 220,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

SUEZ in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a Senior Project Coordinator to lead day-to-day coordination of multidisciplinary teams on water and wastewater contracts in Abu Dhabi.

You will manage schedules, client communications, progress reporting, and risk tracking, while ensuring HSE compliance and timely delivery across both contracts. The role requires close collaboration with the Senior Project Manager and field staff, with a focus on contract terms and quality control.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree in Civil or Mechanical engineering from a recognized university.
• 8+ years post-graduate experience in project coordination or engineering supervision.
• 4+ years in the water, wastewater or underground utility network sector.
• Experience in client-facing project delivery and managing day-to-day client relationships.
• Proficiency in MS Project and document management systems; MS Office suite.
• Valid UAE driving license; field visits across Abu Dhabi.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day activities of the multidisciplinary project team, ensuring deliverables, site inspections and reporting progress on schedule across both contracts.
• Serve as the primary day-to-day contact with the client's project management team, handling correspondence, meeting minutes and action tracking.
• Prepare, review and submit project deliverables, progress reports and technical documentation by contractual deadlines.
• Monitor and update the project schedule, tracking progress through diagnosis, design and delivery phases and reporting deviations to the Senior Project Manager.
• Coordinate site activities with QA/QC Inspector, Quantity Surveyor and field staff to ensure repairs progress, inspections and documentation.
• Maintain the project document management system with version-controlled correspondence, drawings, reports and submissions.
• Manage the GIS-based works register with the GIS Engineer, tracking locations, progress and outstanding items.
• Prepare and chair internal coordination meetings, producing agendas and action logs with follow-up.
• Attend client meetings alongside the Senior Project Manager, presenting progress updates and managing client expectations.
• Coordinate monthly progress reports by consolidating inputs from all team members.
• Support the Senior Project Manager in managing subcontractors and external specialists, tracking deliverables and flagging issues.
• Assist in managing project risks and opportunities, maintaining the risk register and flagging issues.
• Ensure all team activities comply with SUEZ and client HSE requirements.

Skills

Client-facing communication

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

English language proficiency

Arabic language (advantage)

Education

Civil/Mechanical Engineering degree

Tools

MS Project

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint)

GIS-based project tracking tools

Job description

SUEZ in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a Senior Project Coordinator to lead day-to-day coordination of multidisciplinary teams on water and wastewater contracts in Abu Dhabi.

You will manage schedules, client communications, progress reporting, and risk tracking, while ensuring HSE compliance and timely delivery across both contracts. The role requires close collaboration with the Senior Project Manager and field staff, with a focus on contract terms and quality control.