Senior Assistant Resident Engineer – Villa Project Delivery

Al Ain Consulting Engineers LLC; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 223,000 - 357,000; Full time

Job summary

Al Ain Consulting Engineers LLC seeks an experienced Assistant Resident Engineer (Villa) to join our team. You will supervise site activities, coordinate with clients, and manage reporting and scope variations for a villa project.

The ideal candidate holds a Civil Engineering degree with at least eight years in site supervision and construction management, plus strong leadership and communication skills. Proficiency in MS Office is required for daily reporting and coordination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or related discipline.
• Strong experience in site supervision and construction management (min. 8 years).
• Leadership and team coordination skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong communication, coordination and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with client Project Manager about project progress and concerns.
• Prepare reports to investigate scope issues and recommend solutions.
• Advise on variations impacting cost or time and present consultant views.
• Present mobilization, demobilization, leave, and replacement plans for client approval.
• Lead staff in assessing variations, claims, and reports to management.
• Advise on potential progress slippage and corrective actions.
• Review and initial consultant assessment of monthly progress invoices.
• Coordinate consultant staff performance and contract compliance.
• Review contractor reports and provide client comments on non-compliance and concerns.
• Assess change requests and report recommendations to client.
• Attend executive, weekly progress, quality and safety meetings; participate in agenda prep.
• Review contracts, tender docs, and specs with awareness of FIDIC.
• Verify designs before work commences and approve subcontracts/suppliers.
• Review SIR, NCR, and RFI; study contractor claims for time/cost impact.
• Respond to contractor communications and manage supervision team.
• Approve MEP submissions and comments before sending to contractors.
• Follow workflow per approved timeline and prepare responses for contractors.
• Develop client reports with required documents per phase.
• Review and approve progress payments after MEP approval.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by superior.
• Supervise consultant team across design, tender, contracts; advise client on deficiencies.
• Review contractor site organization, key personnel CVs; advise on shortages.
• Oversee subcontractors, vendors, shop drawings, and transmittals for time/cost impact.
• Ensure contractor compliance with design changes and notices.
• Regular site visits for quality, safety, progress; advise client on findings.
• Lead responses to RFIs and ensure timely coordination with design consultant.
• Ensure field quality control, safety, and progress implementation.
• Involve in construction methodology, Method Statements, QP, Safety Plan, schedules.
• Lead pre-commissioning and commissioning plans; final inspection and punch list.
• Lead close-out review with contractor; coordinate with end user.

Skills

Site supervision

Construction management

Leadership

Communication

Reporting

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Al Ain Consulting Engineers LLC seeks an experienced Assistant Resident Engineer (Villa) to join our team. You will supervise site activities, coordinate with clients, and manage reporting and scope variations for a villa project.

The ideal candidate holds a Civil Engineering degree with at least eight years in site supervision and construction management, plus strong leadership and communication skills. Proficiency in MS Office is required for daily reporting and coordination.