Senior Resident Construction Engineer

Parsons; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a Senior Resident Construction Engineer to lead multi-disciplinary teams on major projects in Saudi Arabia. You will ensure safety, quality, and schedule adherence while interfacing with the client and stakeholders to drive successful delivery.

The role requires a Civil/Structural background, 10+ years in construction with PM/CM experience, and fluency in English. A Saudi driver’s license and professional certifications are desirable assets for interaction with local teams and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering from a Western university.
• 10+ years in construction with 5+ years in PM/CM on major projects.
• Experience with roads, bridges, utilities, and complex facilities.
• Professional certification desired (CEng/PE/PMP).
• Leadership of multi-discipline teams with safety focus.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken.
• Willingness to obtain Saudi Driver's license.
• Proficient with MS Office, MS Project, Primavera.

Responsibilities

• Monitor KPI, safety, quality, time, and budget targets.
• Chair meetings and workshops to deliver quality on time and within budget.
• Lead and develop Resident Construction Engineers teams.
• Provide project management guidance on specs, procedures, and schedules.
• Review drawings, submittals, and approvals with the Owner.
• Manage contractor invoices and progress reports.
• Coordinate with design, procurement, ops, End Users, and Client departments.
• Support Senior Resident Construction Manager in contract admin including change orders.

Skills

Civil/Structural Eng

10+ years exp

PM/CM

English fluency

Professional cert (CEng/PE/PMP)

Saudi DMV license

MS Project/ Primavera

Education

Bachelor's in Civil/Structural Eng

Job description

In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next! At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what's possible.

Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Resident Construction Engineer to join our team! In this role, you will ensure contractors and subcontractors perform in accordance with safety, quality, contractual, and technical requirements while maintaining project schedules, budgets, and risk controls and provide leadership to project teams, acts as a key client interface, and oversees project activities throughout the full project life cycle to achieve successful completion and operational handover.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Monitors and ensures Contractor meets and fulfills project and business goals such as Key Performance Indicators (KPI), safety, quality, time, budget or any other requirement to ensure goals are met.
• Initiates and chairs regular meetings and workshops required to deliver the works to the agreed quality standards, safely within agreed budgets and timeframes
• Team player, develops working relationships with subordinates and contractors
• Provides project management guidance in interpretation of specifications, procedures, methods, schedule, and productivity. Reviews clashes and or conflicts to resolve problems with contractor performance to determine best options.
• Supervises the Resident Construction Engineers (Arch, Civil, Elec, Mech) and administrative support staff.
• Receives initiates and routes all correspondence and submittals between Contractor and Owner.
• Reviews shop drawings / as-built drawings, material submittals and technical or contractual clarifications submitted by contractor, and coordinates and routes for various Departmental or End User approvals.
• Reviews and recommends approval of Contractor's Monthly Invoices and Progress reports.
• Proactively detect potential problems in contractor performance to agreed schedules or specifications.
• Problem solver with contractors, other departments and stake holders to determine whether actions proposed are appropriate and meet the project goals for resolution.
• Coordinates with design, engineering, procurement, operations, End Users, and other Client departments to resolve technical issues and manage construction interfaces.
• Supports the Senior Resident Construction Manager in contract administration, including monitoring change orders, claims, delays, Extension of Time (EOT)T matters, and Contractor contractual compliance.
• Any other duties that are deemed to be necessary to successfully fulfill the role and requirements of the client organization.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil / Structural Engineering or relevant field from a Western University.
• Minimum 10 years of construction experience, of which at least 5 years must be direct Project Management or Construction Management responsibility on a variety of significant Construction/Infrastructure Projects - roads, bridges, utilities, residential, commercial, educational, health facilities, industrial etc. fully conversant with all forms of construction methods, techniques, codes and practices, quality control measures and management of change.
• Professional membership or recognized professional/project management certification is desirable, such as Chartered Engineer (CEng), Professional Engineer (PE) license, or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Working experience and general knowledge of multi-craft and multi-discipline construction practices - and in a multi-cultural environment.
• Fluent in English - oral and written, is mandatory.
• Knowledgeable with MS Office software, MS Project, Primavera, MSWord, Excel, Power Point.
• Must be able to obtain Saudi Driver License.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• 5 years' international industry exposure desirable.
• Fluent in Arabic - oral and written, is desirable.

Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.

We truly invest and care about our employee's wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and