Project Engineer - Studies & Industrial City Planning

Requisition ID: 284766

• Relocation Authorized: International - Single
• 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. Bechtel 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

The Project Engineer is accountable for supporting the Area Engineering Manager, Studies and Industrial Planning. Has technical responsibilities for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating these assignments.

Major Responsibilities

• Directs and coordinates activities for the project or assigned portion relating to technical studies or master planning.
• Prepares scope of work for studies in terms of deliverables, resources, projections, manpower, cost and schedule.
• Demonstrated ability to assess work breakdown of study scope into stages of data collection; options; recommendations; analysis and results.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare written scope of work to optimize resources and focus on client needs.
• Persuasive communication and presentation skills.
• Prepare scope of work and manage execution of studies in areas including: land use planning; economics and marketing; engineering systems and networks; sustainability and environmental planning; standards; and asset management.
• Manages Consultant interfaces by applying sound business logic; uses interpersonal and forthright conversation skills to negotiate and resolve conflicts with a win-win outcome whenever possible.
• Interface, coordinate, manage workflow/information from/with Royal Commission Departments, Client Representatives, Investors, Third Parties (usually utilities) and Stakeholders (e.g. Aramco, SAR, Mawani).
• Reviews project progress against approved schedules, evaluates changes and takes corrective action when required.
• Review Consultant (A/E) technical and feasibility studies and liaise with their Subject Matter Experts on process I design issues.
• Champions the creation of a project work environment, associated by leadership on the project/program, which fosters openness, trust, communication, teamwork, empowerment, innovation, and satisfaction.
• Conduct independent analysis of various technical, master planning, financial-economic, industrial, technological, and so forth, topics.
• Formulate letters, reports, analysis, and presentations, as required.
  
  

Education And Experience Requirements

• University degree in any one of the following disciplines - Civil/ Mechanical/ Industrial. Ideally but not mandatory, the technical qualifications should include experience/qualifications in Applied Finance-&-Investment and/or Real Estate Development, and/or MBA, and/or Strategic Planning and/or Environment-&-Sustainability.
• 12 years of relevant work experience with 5 of those years in city planning and design of infrastructure and utilities.
• Utilities planning/design experience is mandatory.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Capable of dealing and interacting with difficult personalities and situations.
• Able to work in a culturally diverse environment.
  
  

Required Knowledge And Skills

• Chartered and Register Professional by National/ State/ Provincial Agencies.
• A broad background across diverse utilities (water, wastewater, Irrigation, power, gas, etc.) as well as grading, drainage, storm-water, earthworks. Urban Planning / Industrial Planning experience would also be a benefit.
• Hands on ability to critique consultant presentations to client for clarity and fit for purpose.
• Understand and adapt industry standard design procedures and be able to explain and communicate them with clarity in both written and verbal form.
• Knowledge of industry/regulatory codes and standards and design criteria pertinent to the particular discipline.
• Adept in preparing and presenting diverse reports, presentations, and letters of a technical-contractual-financial nature including project execution plans/ budgets/ schedules.
• Possesses a working knowledge of BIM processes, experience designing projects in BIM platforms will be advantageous.
• Proficient knowledge of project engineering processes and procedures.
• Proficient knowledge on planning, application and coordination of 2-D and/or 3-D Computer Aided Design (CAD) design processes on a project.
• Multi-tasking co-ordination skill while executing complex and challenging project /program execution, proposals.
• Accountable, responsible, nurturing and team building.
  
  

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