Resident Engineer – Civil Substations

AtkinsRéalis; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary

Life insurance

Medical insurance

Annual leave

Gratuity scheme

Bonus program

Flight allowance

Housing allowance

Wellbeing program

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Resident Engineer Civil (Substations) in the UAE to lead on-site civil construction for high-voltage substations. You will manage foundations, buildings, trenches and infrastructure while ensuring adherence to drawings, specs and standards.

You will coordinate with electrical and mechanical teams, review submittals, supervise safety and quality, and drive project progress to successful handover.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering.
• 10 years of civil engineering experience with substation or power infrastructure.
• Experience managing large-scale substation construction projects.
• Strong QA/QC, HSE, and standards knowledge.
• Familiarity with IEC/BS/ASTM and GCC/UAE regulations.
• Demonstrated leadership and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Proficiency in MS Office; Primavera/MS Project is an advantage.
• Willingness to travel within the region.

Responsibilities

• Lead civil construction activities for substation projects including foundations and associated infrastructure.
• Ensure works comply with drawings, specs and international/local standards.
• Monitor contractor performance, quality of work and schedules.
• Review contractor submissions including method statements and submittals.
• Conduct regular site inspections for QA/QC and HSE compliance.
• Coordinate with electrical, mechanical and other disciplines for integration.
• Act as on-site client/contractor liaison; manage technical issues and contract matters.
• Maintain documentation, site records and progress reports.
• Lead site meetings and progress reviews; report risks and mitigation measures.
• Oversee testing, commissioning, and handover of civil components.

Skills

Civil engineering

Project leadership

QA/QC

HSE

Stakeholder management

MS Office

Primavera/MS Project

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Primavera

MS Project

Job description

Job Description

Overview

As a Resident Engineer Civil (Substations) you will be responsible for leading and supervising all civil works associated with substation construction projects. You will ensure that projects are delivered in accordance with design specifications quality standards safety regulations and project timelines. Acting as the key on-site representative you will coordinate with contractors consultants and stakeholders to ensure efficient execution and successful completion of high-voltage substation projects.

Your role

• Lead and supervise civil construction activities for substation projects including foundations control buildings cable trenches and associated infrastructure.
• Ensure all works are executed in compliance with approved drawings specifications and international/local standards.
• Monitor contractor performance quality of work and adherence to project schedules.
• Review and approve contractor submissions including method statements shop drawings material submittals and work procedures.
• Conduct regular site inspections to ensure quality control and compliance with health safety and environmental requirements.
• Coordinate with electrical mechanical and other disciplines to ensure seamless integration of civil works.
• Act as the primary point of contact between client contractor and supervision team on-site.
• Manage and resolve technical issues site challenges and contractual matters.
• Maintain accurate documentation site records progress reports and correspondence.
• Lead site meetings progress reviews and report project status risks and mitigation measures.
• Oversee testing commissioning support and handover processes for civil components.

About you

• Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
• 10 years of experience in civil engineering with significant experience in substation or power infrastructure projects.
• Proven experience in managing and supervising large-scale substation construction projects.
• Strong knowledge of construction methodologies quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) and HSE standards.
• Familiarity with international standards (IEC BS ASTM) and GCC/UAE regulations is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated leadership and team management capabilities.
• Excellent communication reporting and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Proficiency in MS Office and project management tools; knowledge of planning software (e.g. Primavera MS Project) is an advantage.
• Ability to work on-site and travel within the region as required.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive at every stage of your life and your career.

This includes:

• Tax-free salary.
• Life insurance coverage.
• Medical insurance.
• Annual leave balance.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Annual flight contribution.
• Transportation & housing allowances.
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance legal matters family care personal health fitness and nutrition.

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills expand your expertise and be recognized for the impact you make.

About AtkinsRéalis

Were AtkinsRéalis a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people data and technology to transform the worlds infrastructure and energy systems. Together with our industry partners and clients and our global team of consultants designers engineers and project managers we can change the world. Were committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender ethnic or national origin sexual identity and orientation age religion or disability but enriches itself through these differences.

Required Experience

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