Resident Engineer - Ports & Maritime

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Your impact

The Resident Engineer serves as the primary point of contact at the project site, leading the entire site supervision team, overseeing construction progress, and acting as the Client’s Representative.

Other Services Accountabilities

• Identify and communicate resource availability / constraints.
• Support Project Manager in managing operational risk, project delivery, HSE, quality and service.
• Provide to the Project Manager and Client early warning of any problems arising or decisions required of the Client as soon as the problem arising or decision required is identified.
• Monitor Contractor’s progress against approved construction schedule and provide progress information to allow accurate reporting of progress to the Client.
• Negotiate cost and time effects of any variation orders or provisional sums in the Construction Contract
• Demonstrate knowledge and experience with FIDIC-based contract (Yellow/Orange Book)
• Certify work completed and payment due so as to exclude any unsatisfactory or incomplete work or deliveries
• Convene, chair and minute design meetings as and when authorized by the Client, pre-start, weekly, monthly site progress and other meetings as necessary.
• Evaluate and approve the form and detail of Contractor’s interim payment applications and prepare interim certificates certifying the sums due.
• Knowledgeable in the review and approval of all related construction methodologies and inspection test plans
• Liaise with and manage any interface requirements of the Client’s other Contractors and Consultants to integrate with the civil construction works
• Experienced in identifying needed specialist and advise the Project Manager
• Perform final inspection before preparing and submitting full and final certification of the works to the Client
• Adept/familiar with marine construction requirements and specifications
• Manage the site supervision team and ensures that the construction supervision team members effectively identify, manage and report project risks
• Evaluate, select and adapt construction management and control techniques, procedures and criteria to suit job tasks and devises and implements solutions to problem encountered.
  
  
  

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Here's what you'll need

Qualifications

• Preferably hold a Civil engineering qualification or a related field.
• Preferably with Ports & Maritime construction experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience as Resident Engineer, preferably in Ports & Maritime
• Demonstrated track record of successfully managing construction projects.
• Familiarity with international and local engineering and construction methods, applicable codes, and specifications related to Ports & Maritime Sector.
• Strong communication skills
• To be assigned fulltime on site