Chief Resident Engineer (Wet Utilities)

KEO International; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 420,000 - 680,000; Full time

Job summary

KEO International invites applications for a Chief Resident Engineer (Wet Utilities) based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This role leads the construction supervision team to ensure project delivery on time and within budget, supervising site engineers, surveyors, inspectors and other disciplines on site.

We seek a senior professional with 20+ years in civil infrastructure and a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, with demonstrated expertise in wet utilities, microtunneling and directional

Qualifications

• Minimum 20 years of professional experience in civil infrastructure.
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering required.
• Minimum 3 years in a similar role on infrastructure projects in the Middle East.

Responsibilities

• Lead the wet utilities construction supervision team.
• Oversee potable water, stormwater, sewer, and irrigation networks.
• Review Baseline Programme and Contractor plans.
• Ensure compliance with designs, safety, quality, and contractual obligations.
• Coordinate with civil, structural, MEP and roadworks teams.
• Provide guidance to Contractors; respond to RFIs and resolve issues.

Skills

Wet utilities

Civil engineering

Project management

Stakeholder coordination

Microtunneling & directional drilling

Reporting & presentations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 57th largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards, mentoring and coaching programs and extensive in-house on demand learning courses.

Responsibilities

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Chief Resident Engineer (Wet Utilities) to join our team based in Riyad, Saudi Arabia. This position is responsible forleading the construction supervision team to ensure that the project will be delivered on time and within budget according to the contract. The role will supervise the work of the site engineers, surveyors, inspectors, and all other disciplines working on the construction site.

We envisage success in this role to include;

• Managing and overseeing all wet utilities works, including potable water, stormwater, sewer, and irrigation networks, covering the diversion of existing live utilities and the construction of new and upgraded networks for major arterial road sections and multilevel interchanges within a congested urban environment.
• Ensuring the successful delivery of contracted design elements and Construction Management / Supervision services in line with client expectations, contractual requirements, and overall project objectives.
• Reviewing the Baseline Programme and Contractors’ Working Programmes for each section of works, ensuring compliance with project milestones, delivery requirements, and external stakeholder requirements and approvals.
• Monitoring construction activities to ensure compliance with project specifications, approved designs, safety standards, quality requirements, and contractual obligations, with particular attention to the Contractors’ procurement schedules and long-lead items.
• Coordinating closely with multidisciplinary teams, including civil, structural, MEP, and roadworks disciplines, to ensure seamless integration of wet utilities within the overall infrastructure works, particularly the timely diversion of existing utilities to facilitate the opening of major work fronts.
• Providing technical guidance and support to Contractors, including reviewing shop drawings, responding to RFIs, addressing technical queries, and resolving site-related technical issues in a timely and effective manner.

Qualifications

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include a minimum of 20 years of professional experience, supported by a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar role and/or on comparable infrastructure projects.

• Infrastructure Projects: roads, highways, bridges

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in the Middle East.

• Proven track record of working with key utility stakeholders and authorities in Riyadh.

• Demonstrated experience in microtunneling and directional drilling.

• Strong reporting and presentation skills, with the ability to deliver accurate, clear, and timely reports in a fast-track project environment.

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety, and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.