Resident Engineer - Parks Landscape

Parsons; Al Ruways Industrial City; On-site; AED 357,120 - 535,680; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a Resident Engineer in Abu Dhabi Emirate to oversee construction of parks and landscape projects. This role involves daily supervision, contractor coordination, and ensuring compliance with quality and safety standards. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and a minimum of 15 years experience in infrastructure projects.

The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills and proven ability to manage complex teams and contractor relations effectively.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of experience in civil engineering projects.
• Experience in a senior supervision role with contractor management.
• Strong ability to manage multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Engineer’s delegated representative during construction.
• Lead construction supervision across parks and landscape projects.
• Monitor site activities and ensure quality and safety compliance.

Skills

Resident engineering

Construction coordination

Quality control

HSE compliance

Contract administration

Education

Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Overview

Resident Engineer - Parks Landscape in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates is a Civil Engineering opportunity for a senior construction supervision professional who can lead site delivery, contractor coordination, field engineering, quality control, HSE compliance, and contract administration for parks, landscape, public realm, and associated infrastructure works. This role is ideal for an experienced Resident Engineer with strong leadership, authority coordination knowledge, client‑facing capability, and the ability to manage multidisciplinary site teams on complex landscape and civil infrastructure projects.

Job Details

• Country: United Arab Emirates
• City: Abu Dhabi Emirate
• Industry: Civil Engineering
• Function: Civil & Structural Engineering
• Salary: 32000-48000 (estimated; confirm with employer)
• Gender: Any
• Candidate Nationality: Any
• Job Type: Full‑time

Context

The Resident Engineer will act as the Engineer’s delegated representative during construction and will oversee daily field engineering activities across parks, landscape, public realm, civil works and supporting infrastructure. The position is responsible for keeping site works aligned with approved drawings, specifications, contract requirements, quality standards, safety procedures, authority requirements and project schedules. Strong supervision, technical judgment, documentation control and stakeholder coordination are essential to maintain progress and deliver high‑quality public realm assets.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the Engineer’s delegated representative during construction and interface directly with the contractor.
• Lead day‑to‑day construction supervision across parks, landscape, public realm, civil works and associated infrastructure activities.
• Plan, schedule, supervise and exercise administrative authority over field engineering work on the project.
• Monitor site activities, construction progress, workmanship quality, safety performance and compliance with project requirements.
• Issue instructions to correct non‑conformances, poor workmanship, safety concerns and deviations from approved documentation.
• Coordinate with the client, designers, contractors, authorities and project stakeholders to resolve site issues and maintain progress.
• Provide technical direction to site engineers, inspectors, surveyors and supervision team members.
• Review contractor submissions, site queries, inspection records, technical documents and construction‑related correspondence.
• Support contract administration activities including variations, claims, payment recommendations, project records and progress reporting.
• Chair site meetings and ensure timely communication, action tracking, approvals and document control.
• Review construction progress against approved programmes and escalates risks, delays, constraints and coordination gaps.
• Drive HSE compliance across site activities and promote safe work practices throughout the project.
• Review contractor HSE reports and ensure incidents, near‑misses and unsafe conditions are reported and followed up properly.
• Support quality control by ensuring works are carried out according to approved drawings, specifications, method statements and authority requirements.
• Coordinate with design teams to resolve technical clarifications, interface issues and site adaptation requirements.
• Support authority coordination, approval follow‑up, inspections and handover processes for parks, landscape and infrastructure works.
• Ensure project records, site instructions, meeting minutes, inspection notes, reports and correspondence are complete and properly maintained.
• Assist in reviewing contractor payment applications, progress measurements, change records and supporting documentation.
• Maintain strong communication with project leadership and provide clear updates on progress, risks, quality, safety and contractor performance.
• Perform other responsibilities related to resident engineering and construction supervision as assigned by project leadership.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering, Architectural Engineering or a related discipline from a recognised institution.
• Minimum 15 years of experience delivering infrastructure, parks, landscape, public realm or roadworks projects.
• Strong construction supervision and field engineering background on major civil and landscape‑related projects.
• Experience acting in a Resident Engineer or senior supervision role with responsibility for contractor management and site delivery.
• Strong ability to manage contractors, coordinate multidisciplinary teams and communicate effectively with clients, designers, authorities and stakeholders.
• Sound knowledge of authority approval processes and handover requirements in Abu Dhabi.
• Equivalency certificate from the Ministry of Education is required.
• ADM or DMT approval is preferred.
• Familiarity with CAD and related engineering software is an advantage.
• Strong reporting, correspondence, documentation and site meeting management skills.
• Good understanding of quality control, HSE compliance, construction sequencing and contract administration.
• Able to lead site engineers, inspectors and surveyors with clear direction, accountability and professional discipline.
• Organised, decisive and capable of managing complex site issues, public realm interfaces and fast‑moving construction priorities.

Skills Set

• Resident engineering
• Parks construction
• Landscape supervision
• Public realm projects
• Civil engineering supervision
• Infrastructure works
• Roadworks supervision
• Contractor management
• Site supervision
• Field engineering
• Construction coordination
• Contract administration
• Variation support
• Claims support
• Payment recommendations
• Site meetings
• Document control
• Progress monitoring
• Quality control
• Non‑conformance management
• HSE compliance
• Contractor HSE reports
• Incident reporting
• Authority coordination
• Handover process
• ADM approval
• DMT approval
• CAD software
• Technical guidance
• Site engineers supervision
• Inspectors coordination
• Surveyor coordination
• Client coordination
• Designer coordination
• Stakeholder coordination
• Construction reporting