Civil Technical Office Lead – Submittals, BIM & Coordination

KUZU GROUP; Kuwait City; On-site; KWD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

KUZU GROUP is seeking a seasoned Technical Office Manager (Civil) to oversee the project technical office in Kuwait. You will direct the production and approval of shop drawings, method statements, submittals, and as-built documentation, ensuring full compliance with design and MPW specifications.

You will lead a team of engineers and draughtsmen, coordinate with the designer and consultant, and manage design changes and QA/QC processes to achieve first-time approvals and timely handovers.

Qualifications

• B.Sc. in Civil Engineering is required.
• Minimum 15 years of engineering and technical office experience on large-scale water/wastewater or heavy civil EPC projects, with at least 5 years leading a project technical office (Kuwait/GCC experience preferred).
• Fluent written and spoken English; Arabic is an asset for liaison with authorities and workforce.

Responsibilities

• Establish and manage the technical office organisation and submittal schedule.
• Review and authorise shop drawings, bar bending schedules, method statements, and submittals.
• Manage design interface with Designer/Sub-Consultant and control design changes.
• Direct resolution of design conflicts and multidisciplinary clash detection.
• Oversee compilation of as-built documentation and technical handover dossiers.

Skills

Design review & coordination

BIM workflows

Clash detection

Submittal & design change mgmt

Technical documentation

Education

B.Sc. in Civil Engineering

Tools

BIM software

Clash detection tools

Job description

KUZU GROUP is seeking a seasoned Technical Office Manager (Civil) to oversee the project technical office in Kuwait. You will direct the production and approval of shop drawings, method statements, submittals, and as-built documentation, ensuring full compliance with design and MPW specifications.

You will lead a team of engineers and draughtsmen, coordinate with the designer and consultant, and manage design changes and QA/QC processes to achieve first-time approvals and timely handovers.