Assistant Resident Engineer - Wet Utilities

Parsons; United States; Remote; USD 98,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons seeks an experienced Assistant Resident Engineer - Wet Utilities in Abu Dhabi to oversee day-to-day delivery of roads and multi-utility infra works, ensuring safety, compliance and quality. You’ll supervise and coordinate with the RE, engineers, inspectors, and contractors to maintain progress and records.

The role requires a Civil Engineering degree and at least 10 years in infrastructure delivery, with strong QA, contractual, and reporting skills and a focus on wet utilities like

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.
• Minimum 10 years experience in construction supervision and infrastructure delivery.
• Strong background in utilities including stormwater, potable water, sewerage, and irrigation.
• Strong capability to review submittals, technical reports, and ensure compliance with specs.
• Knowledge of contractual relationships and robust documentation for reporting.

Responsibilities

• Report to the Resident Engineer and assist in supervising Wet Utilities and infrastructure works.
• Act in place of the Resident Engineer when required and coordinate with other engineers and supervision team.
• Review shop drawings, method statements, and design proposals; draft responses for review.
• Coordinate with design engineers to resolve technical issues and site queries.
• Coordinate with contractor engineers on scheduling and resource deployment; support progress reporting.
• Direct and monitor inspectors and surveyors; maintain daily diaries and ensure record completeness.
• Chair coordination meetings with authorities and stakeholders; assist site instruction issuance.
• Support HSE implementation and ensure safety goals on site.
• Verify measured works and maintain as-built records; support utility handover and clearances.

Skills

Construction supervision

Utilities & infrastructure

QA & quality control

Contractual knowledge

Communication & reporting

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Job description

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Assistant Resident Engineer - Wet Utilities to join our team in Abu Dhabi. In this role you will supervise day-to-day delivery of roads and multi-utility infrastructure works, ensuring safe, compliant, and high-quality execution.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Report to the Resident Engineer and assist in supervising construction of Wet Utilities and infrastructure works and associated items.

• Act in place of the Resident Engineer when required and coordinate activities with other engineers and the supervision team.

• Review shop drawings, method statements, design proposals, and correspondence related to Wet Utilities/infrastructure works; draft responses for RE review.

• Coordinate with design engineers to resolve technical issues and site queries.

• Coordinate with contractor engineers on scheduling and resource deployment; support progress measurement and reporting.

• Direct and monitor inspectors and surveyors as applicable; maintain daily diaries and ensure record completeness.

• Chair coordination meetings with service authorities, contractors, and stakeholders; support issuance of site instructions as required.

• Support HSE implementation and ensure safety goals are achieved on site.

• Verify measured works and maintain accurate as-built records; support utility handover and final clearances.

What Required Skills You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.

• Minimum 10 years experience in construction supervision/delivery of infrastructure and utilities works.

• Strong background across utilities/infrastructure including stormwater, potable water, Sewerage lines, Irrigation lines.

• Strong technical capability to review material submittals, technical/lab reports, and ensure compliance with specifications and quality requirements.

• Sound knowledge of contractual relationships, strong documentation discipline, and full computer literacy for reporting and records.

• Strong Communication & Reporting Skills.

What Desired Skills You’ll Bring:

• Strong knowledge of QA specifications and statistical quality control practices.

• Extensive experience of cross-Wet Utilities and multi-utility interface management.

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