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Superintendent (Site Engineer)

Discussion

Responsibilities

  • Manage daily execution of maintenance, jobs or project to ensure timely delivery
  • Plan and allocate manpower, materials, equipment, and subcontractor resources to optimize jobs or project efficiency
  • Monitor job/project progress, productivity, schedule and turnaround time to identify and address delays
  • Coordinate with owners and third-party inspectors to ensure job/project compliance and communication
  • Manage subcontractors to enforce adherence to job/project, quality, and Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) requirements
  • Identify additional maintenance works, coordinate technical assessments, and obtain client approval for variations to control scope changes
  • Coordinate inspections, testing, commissioning, punch-list clearance, and final handover to meet contractual obligations
  • Collaborate with QA/QC teams to ensure compliance with drawings, specifications and approved procedures
  • Enforce HSE/Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) requirements, including controls for hot work, confined space, lifting, and work-at-height
  • Prepare daily progress reports, manpower reports, look-ahead schedules, and project status updates to maintain stakeholder visibility
  • Identify risks, delays, and constraints, implementing recovery actions to maintain schedule and quality standards

Required competencies and certifications

  • Minimum 10 years of relevant experience
  • Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and maintenance specifications

Preferred competencies and qualifications

  • Knowledge of mechanical, piping, structural, and general maintenance activities
  • Experience managing subcontractors, manpower, and multiple work fronts
  • Planning, coordination, problem-solving, and client-management skills
  • Ability to work under tight turnaround schedules

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