Chief Geotechnical Engineer

Requisition ID: 281176

• Relocation Authorized: International - Family
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
• Work Location: Jubail
  
  

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Project Overview

Jubail is one of Bechtel’s most remarkable achievements—a city built from the sand up, requiring vast resources and logistical planning on an unprecedented scale. It the biggest civil engineering project in modern times—and it's getting bigger. Bechtel has managed the Jubail project, located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, since it began in the mid-1970s. Saudi Arabian Bechtel Company (SABCO) serves as the Management Services Contractor (MSC), or “owner’s representative” for our client, the Royal Commission (RC). We are the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) managers, managing design submissions from local AE firms, and overseeing the actual construction work being performed by local contractors and sub-contractors in Jubail and Ras-Al-Khair Industrial Cities. In June 2021, Bechtel’s contract with the Royal Commission was renewed for another 5 years with work focusing on building new residential communities, iconic buildings/ bridges, major site preparation, commercial buildings, mosques, schools, hospitals, sports facilities, clinics, universities, utility services and infrastructure (electrical sub-stations, lift stations), roads and highways, port & pipeline expansions, and more.

Job Summary

Responsible, on behalf of the client, The Royal Commission (RC), for reviewing the basic designs, providing guidance, checking and ensuring Engineering Quality Design of independent Geotechnical Engineering Firms that are carrying out the geotechnical investigations and Geotechnical Design Reports, site preparation and site development of all projects pertaining to Jubail Industrial City. Responsibility also includes providing the assurance that the Royal Commission technical requirements are being followed in the design and that optimum designs are achieved.

Major Responsibilities

• Representing the RC in technical meetings, value engineering analysis, and providing technical support to the engineering and construction departments during the design and construction phases
• Review of geotechnical interpretative reports and working with geotechnical consultants to produce high quality co-coordinated submissions
• Experience in field supervision to monitor contractor’s activities, logging and reading borehole logs of soils and rocks, coordinating field activities, laboratory testing, in-situ testing, interpretation of reports and verification of recommendations and design submittals is required
• Follow-up on the workload and performance of the geotechnical consultant in the field, lab and office
• Coordinating civil or structural engineering design with geotechnical assessment reports
• Ensure that the progress of the engineering studies, the schedule of deliverables and the technical requirements of the contract are met
• Assists fellow Project and Field Engineers with technical problems to facilitate appropriate solutions
• Duties require accuracy, judgment, a high degree of initiative, and sound technical understanding of the geotechnical quality disciplines
• Assists with training and mentoring of Junior Engineers to facilitate geotechnical knowledge transfer and skills to deliver all project phases
• Identifies opportunities to innovate and improve geotechnical processes, procedures and deliverables
  
  

Education And Experience Requirements

• Minimum M.S. degree in Geotechnical Engineering from an accredited institution. Equivalent degree in Engineering Geology or Civil Engineer with post-graduate degree in Geotechnics is acceptable
• Registered or chartered engineer (or equivalent) status
• 10 to 13 years of related experience in Large Facility / Infrastructure projects in the following areas: site explorations, surveys and material testing; report writing, settlement/ bearing capacity analysis, piling analysis, ground improvement, foundation engineering and onshore/offshore geotechnical design
• Must be able to write and review Geotechnical Interpretive reports (Geotechnical Design Reports)
• Must be able to demonstrate experience of having worked on a wide range of civil engineering and structural projects, with clear understanding of geotechnical design processes and cross-functional input to P&C and EPC Projects
• Must be able to demonstrate excellent technical communication and interpersonal skills, with ability to influence through discussion and reasoning
• Supports the creation of a work environment that fosters openness, trust, communication, teamwork, empowerment, innovation, and satisfaction
• Ability to work within a culturally diverse organization, recognizing and respecting differences
  
  

Required Knowledge And Skills

• Experience in the field of geotechnics and/or prior extensive work experience in related fields
• Geotechnical experience, including contract preparation, supervision and management of investigations, preparation of Geotechnical Investigation Reports (factual), geotechnical design, interpretative reporting and calculations (Geotechnical Design Reports) and construction supervision
• Working within multi-disciplinary Consultancy and having completed geotechnical designs in at least three or more of the following project categories: site preparation and earthworks, road, bridges, Industrial buildings, tunnelling, pipelines, port and marine works
• Have been in a position where they acted as the Client’s Designated Representative, responsible for reviewing design and technical submissions
• Understands standard contract requirements and scope as they relate to discipline work
• Self-motivated individual with good leadership and interpersonal skills and experience, with the ability to influence
• Ability to manage priorities and take on additional evolving responsibilities with demonstrated experience providing direction/supervising a team
• Ability to work within an integrated Royal Commission/Bechtel team at multiple levels from working level to Project Manager level
• Demonstrated ability to influence key stakeholders to make critical decisions where required
  
  

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