Senior Project Engineer - Facilities & EHS

loftorbital; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Orbitworks in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Senior Project Engineer - Facilities & EHS to support the expansion and development of its satellite manufacturing facility. You will lead critical projects, coordinate upgrades, and drive EHS initiatives across the organization while ensuring regulatory compliance and workplace safety.

The role emphasizes industrial project execution, MEP infrastructure, and effective contractor management as Orbitworks builds one of the UAE's first mass-manufacture

Qualifications

• Industrial project execution experience
• MEP infrastructure knowledge
• Contractor management experience
• Practical EHS implementation and regulatory compliance

Responsibilities

• Lead facility expansion projects and upcoming upgrades.
• Coordinate infrastructure improvements across the site.
• Drive day-to-day EHS activities and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee contractor management and safety practices.
• Ensure continual improvement across facilities and operations.

Job description

About the Role:

Orbitworks is seeking an experienced Senior Project Engineer - Facilities & EHS to support the expansion and development of its satellite manufacturing facility in Abu Dhabi.

The role will initially focus on executing the upcoming facility expansion project, followed by coordinating future facility upgrades, modifications and infrastructure improvement projects. In parallel, the successful candidate will lead day-to-day Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) activities across the organization, ensuring regulatory compliance, workplace safety and continual improvement.

The ideal candidate will have strong technical expertise in industrial project execution, MEP infrastructure, contractor management and practical EHS implementation.

Orbitworks' mission is to make space simple for organizations that want to deploy physical and virtual missions to space. Building on Loft Orbital's heritage, Orbitworks will be the first commercial firm in the United Arab Emirates to mass-manufacture satellites. Orbitworks aims to manufacture tens of satellites annually and operates out of a 50,000-square-foot facility in Abu Dhabi.