Senior Resident Engineer

Atkins Realis Group; Jeddah; On-site; SAR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary

Life insurance coverage

Medical insurance

Annual leave balance

Discretionary bonus program

Annual flight contribution

Transportation and housing allowances

Employee Wellbeing Program

24/7 access to specialists

Job summary

Atkins Realis Group is seeking a Senior Resident Engineer to lead site supervision for a large-scale development project in Saudi Arabia. You will act as the on-site representative of the consultant, overseeing construction in line with designs, contract specs, and HSSE standards.

The role requires strong leadership, extensive experience with complex buildings and hospitality developments, and ability to coordinate multidisciplinary supervision teams across civil, structural, architectural, MEP,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering.
• Master's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or Project Management is desirable.
• Professional Engineer (PE) or Chartered Engineer preferred.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Consultant's primary site representative and lead all construction supervision activities.
• Manage and oversee daily site operations to ensure works follow approved drawings and specs.
• Review contractor submissions including method statements, shop drawings, material submittals and programs.
• Monitor construction progress and ensure alignment with project schedules and milestones.
• Identify risks, delays and technical challenges; implement corrective actions with stakeholders.
• Chair progress meetings, coordination meetings, and technical review workshops.
• Ensure contractors maintain high standards of quality throughout execution.
• Coordinate with clients, authorities, contractors and operators to facilitate delivery.
• Monitor HSSE compliance and enforce corrective actions.
• Oversee testing, commissioning, system integration and closeout activities.

Skills

Site supervision

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Construction governance

Quality assurance

Communication

Project controls software

Multidisciplinary coordination

Contract administration

Education

Bachelor's in Civil/Construction Engineering

Master's in Engineering/Construction Management

PE/Chartered Engineer

Tools

Project controls software

FIDIC-based contract administration

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Resident Engineer to lead and oversee site supervision activities for a prestigious large-scale development project in Riyadh Saudi Arabia The Resident Engineer will act as the Consultant s on-site representative ensuring that all construction works are executed in accordance with approved designs contract specifications quality standards project schedules and health safety and environmental requirements The role requires strong leadership technical expertise stakeholder management skills and extensive experience supervising complex building and hospitality developments The successful candidate will coordinate multidisciplinary supervision teams manage contractor performance and ensure successful project delivery from construction through testing commissioning and handover

Your role

• Act as the Consultant s primary site representative and lead all construction supervision activities
• Manage and oversee daily site operations to ensure construction works are carried out in accordance with approved drawings
• specifications contract requirements and applicable regulations
• Lead multidisciplinary teams including civil structural architectural MEP landscape and specialist inspectors
• Review contractor submissions including method statements shop drawings material submittents work programs and technical proposals
• Monitor construction progress and ensure compliance with approved project schedules and key milestones
• Identify potential project risks delays and technical challenges and implement corrective actions in coordination with stakeholders
• Chair and lead regular progress meetings construction coordination meetings and technical review workshops
• Ensure contractors maintain the highest standards of quality throughout project execution
• Review and recommend approval of interim payment certificates variation orders claims and extension of time requests
• Coordinate with clients authorities contractors operators and other consultants to facilitate project delivery
• Monitor compliance with Health Safety Security and Environmental HSSE standards and ensure corrective measures are implemented when required
• Oversee testing commissioning system integration and project closeout activities
• Ensure timely resolution of technical queries Requests for Information RFIs and site-related issues
• Monitor and verify compliance with local Saudi regulations building codes and authority requirements
• Review contractor quality assurance and quality control procedures and ensure proper implementation
• Provide regular project status reports highlighting progress risks quality safety performance and commercial matters

Rewards amp benefits

• Tax-free salary
• Life insurance coverage
• Medical insurance
• Annual leave balance
• Company gratuity scheme
• Discretionary bonus program
• Annual flight contribution
• Transportation amp housing allowances
• Employee Wellbeing Program
• 24 7 access to specialists in finance legal matters familycare personal health fitness and nutrition

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, or a related discipline from an accredited institution.
• Master's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or Project Management is desirable.
• Professional Engineer (PE), Chartered Engineer, or equivalent professional certification preferred.
• Minimum 15+ years of overall professional experience in construction and site supervision.
• Minimum 8 years of experience as a Resident Engineer on large-scale building projects.
• Proven experience supervising major developments such as convention centers, hotels, resorts, mixed-use developments, commercial complexes, or public buildings.
• Strong understanding of international construction standards, quality management systems, and engineering best practices.
• Demonstrated experience administering FIDIC-based construction contracts.
• Extensive knowledge of construction methodologies, inspection procedures, and project delivery processes.
• Strong commercial awareness including variations, claims evaluation, and contract administration.
• Experience working on projects in Saudi Arabia or the GCC region is highly preferred.
• Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multidisciplinary engineering and inspection teams in a fast-paced project environment.
• Strong report writing and presentation skills.
• Proficiency in construction management and project controls software.
• Familiarity with Saudi building regulations, authority approval processes, and international building codes.
• Fluency in English is required; Arabic language skills are advantageous.
• Ability to work effectively with clients, contractors, government authorities, operators, and project stakeholders.