Resident Civil Engineer
Location
Abu Dhabi, UAE - Multiple locations across Abu Dhabi and surrounding areas
Start date
ASAP
Contract duration
Direct hire
Qualification and experience required
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
- Proven experience in supervision of civil works within EPC or large infrastructure projects.
- Strong knowledge of civil construction methods, concrete works, earthworks, and structural works.
- Familiarity with international standards and codes.
- Experience in site reporting, inspections, and coordination with multidisciplinary teams.
Working conditions
- Full-time, site-based position.
- Occasional travel to other project locations may be required.
- Flexibility to work extended hours, night shifts, or weekends during critical construction phases.
- Compliance with all site access, safety, and security requirements is mandatory.
Main duties and responsibilities
Civil and structural works supervision- Perform on-site supervision, inspection, and monitoring of civil and structural works carried out by the EPC contractor.
- Supervise works including earthworks, excavation, backfilling, foundations, concrete structures, steel structures, buildings, roads, drainage systems, and underground networks.
- Ensure construction activities are executed in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, method statements, and agreed construction procedures.
- Verify compliance of civil works with project specifications, international codes and standards, and local construction regulations.
- Monitor the EPC contractor's quality control processes related to civil works and verify implementation on site.
- Identify non-conformities, construction defects, or deviations and report them formally, following up on corrective and preventive actions.
- Monitor HSE compliance related to civil construction activities on site.
- Ensure that civil works are carried out in a safe manner, in accordance with approved risk assessments and method statements.
- Report unsafe conditions, near-misses, or incidents related to civil works and support corrective actions.
- Review civil-related EPC submissions including shop drawings, method statements, material submittals, inspection and test plans (ITPs), and technical documents.
- Ensure effective coordination between civil works and other disciplines (electrical, mechanical, systems, and commissioning).
- Participate in site technical coordination meetings and provide technical input on civil construction matters.
- Supervise and witness site activities such as formwork inspections, reinforcement checks, concrete pouring, curing, and structural erection.
- Verify conformity of construction materials delivered on site (concrete, steel, aggregates, etc.) with approved specifications and certifications.
- Monitor workmanship quality and readiness for work acceptance milestones.
- Maintain accurate and detailed site records related to civil works, including daily site reports, inspection records, NCRs, punch lists, and progress tracking.
- Prepare and submit daily and weekly reports highlighting progress, quality issues, risks, and observations related to civil construction activities.