Project Engineer - Utilities Network & Treatment Plants

-; Al Khobar; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering firm seeks a Project Engineer based in Ras Al-Khair, Saudi Arabia. The role involves supporting design coordination for major projects, requiring extensive experience in water treatment and utility networks. Successful candidates will have 10-13 years of related experience, a degree in relevant engineering fields, and strong communication skills. This position offers relocation assistance and various benefits, including accommodation in Jubail Industrial City, as well as complimentary meals during workdays.

Benefits

Complimentary meals

Accommodation provided

Qualifications

• 10 to 13 years of related experience in utility networks design.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering design drawings.
• Experience with water chemistry and treatment technologies.

Responsibilities

• Support Area Engineering Manager in design processes.
• Prepare project scope and schedule.
• Monitor project budgets and reports.

Skills

Chemical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Water Treatment

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Education

University Degree in Chemical, Mechanical or Water Resources Engineering

Job description

Work Location: Ras Al Khair. Relocation Authorized: International – Single. Telework Type: Full‑Time Office/Project.

Project Overview

Jubail is one of Bechtel’s most remarkable achievements—a city built from the sand up, requiring vast resources and logistical planning on an unprecedented scale. It is the biggest civil engineering project in modern times and is getting bigger. Bechtel has managed the Jubail project, located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, since it began in the mid‑1970s. Saudi Arabian Bechtel Company (SABCO) serves as the Management Services Contractor (MSC), the owner’s representative for our client, the Royal Commission (RC). We are the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) managers, managing design submissions from local A/E firms, and overseeing the actual construction work being performed by local contractors and subcontractors in Jubail and Ras Al‑Khair Industrial Cities. In June 2021, Bechtel’s contract with the Royal Commission was renewed for another 5 years with work focusing on building new residential communities, iconic buildings and bridges, major site preparation, commercial buildings, mosques, schools, hospitals, sports facilities, clinics, universities, utility services and infrastructure (electrical sub‑stations, lift stations), roads and highways, port & pipeline expansions, and more.

Job Summary

The position is based in Ras Al‑Khair, located approximately 100 km north of Jubail Industrial City. Daily commuting between Jubail and Ras Al‑Khair is required, using either the available transportation facility or the shuttle bus service. Accommodation for this role is provided in Jubail Industrial City. Complimentary breakfast and lunch are provided for Ras Al‑Khair assignees on workdays.
The Project Engineer is responsible for supporting the Area Engineering Manager to monitor and coordinate the design process for all Procure & Construct (PC) as well as Engineer‑Procure‑Construct (EPC) Contracts. The work will require close coordination and direct interfacing with construction staff, design consultant staff and contractor design teams.

Major Responsibilities

• Take ownership of all allocated design contracts to develop Task Releases to local engineering firms (A/E’s).
• Prepare scope, design cost estimate, scheduling, coordination, and monitoring of assigned engineering projects (Task Releases).
• Formulate project parameters, assign responsibilities to the most capable employees, and monitor the project team.
• Interact with clients, interpret their needs and requirements, and represent them in the field.
• Perform quality control tasks on budgets, schedules, plans, and personnel performance, and report on the project's status.
• Cooperate and communicate with the Area Engineering Manager and other project participants, and collaborate with senior engineers to create more efficient project methods and maintain the project's profitability.
• Review engineering tasks and initiate the necessary corrective actions.
• Develop specifications for the project's needed equipment.
• Identify and recommend solutions concerning operational and personnel problems; participate in the establishment and implementation of work and safety standards.
• Develop and coordinate the preparation and maintenance of water system cost‑effectiveness studies and programs; assist in department budget preparation.

Education and Experience Requirements

• University Degree in Chemical, Mechanical or Water Resources Planning with water treatment and production experience or environmental engineering experience; OR, any equivalent combination of experience and/or education that has provided comparable knowledge, skills and abilities.
• 10 to 13 years of experience in designing above‑ground and underground utilities networks (potable water, irrigation water, process water, sea water cooling, sanitary wastewater, industrial wastewater, gas, cooling water, etc.); reading and interpreting construction/engineering design drawings, equipment specifications, and ability to carry design concepts through exploration, development, and deployment/implementation.
• Methods, principles and practices of water distribution and treatment systems and storm water pumping stations, including electrical and process instrumentation and control systems.
• Lateral, creative, solution‑oriented technical thinker able to work within and fully utilize technical codes, standards and procedures.
• Competent computer literacy and knowledge of design and visualization software.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Able to work in a culturally diverse environment.

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Registered Chartered Professional Engineer of the country of acquired education and country of current professional practice.
• Experience working with water chemistry and conventional/membrane water treatment technologies for industrial applications.
• Experience working with mechanical/plumbing systems related to data centers or similar buildings that use water infrastructure such as pumps, cooling towers, evaporative media, heat exchangers, air handling units, or air economizers.
• Project‑related experience working with government agencies, utilities, site development due diligence and/or permitting entities.
• Principles of chemistry and physics; laboratory practices and techniques used in the treatment of surface and ground water.
• Experience in the design of mechanical systems for industrial/process projects/infrastructures.
• Experience in the design of chemical processes, specifically potable and industrial water treatment plants, and industrial water treatment processes.
• Having been a responsible Engineer of Record and/or Final Certification of Deliverables fit for acceptance to authorities would be highly regarded.
• Able to read and interpret plans, schematics, process control flow diagrams, system/network drawings; read and interpret water quality laboratory results; read and interpret detailed drawings and wiring diagrams, plans, specifications, and maps.

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