Area Engineering Manager - PPSD, Jubail (International Assignment)

Job Description

Requisition ID:  253162Requisition Posting End Date: Position Summary Jubail is one of Bechtels most remarkable achievementsa city built from the sand up, requiring vast resources and logistical planning on an unprecedented scale. It the biggest civil engineering project in modern timesand its 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 owners 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 Industrial City. In June 2021, Bechtels 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.   Major Responsibilities:Reporting to the Manager of Engineering Projects, the Area Engineering Manager PPSD is responsible to monitor and coordinate the design process for all Procure & Construct (PC) as well as Engineer-Procure-Construct (EPC) Contracts within the PPSD area. The work will require management of a team of Project Engineers and close coordination the broader Engineering Department and with other departments and external stakeholders as well as assuming technical responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating across multiple projects. ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:

• Manages the Project Engineers in their activities and provide guidance on technical issues.
• Take ownership of all new design contracts in his project area and work with the Project Engineers to develop Task Releases to local engineering firms (A/Es).
• Review and approve the scope and design cost estimate for all Task Releases.
• Ensure that Project Engineers meet their Work Plan goals in budget and schedule
• Prepare the cash flow budget for the annual work plan; monitor and resolve variances
• Present projects to the client Planning Committee
• Liaise with the Area Construction Manager to ensure resolution of design and construction issues
• Coordinate with planning departments and Engineering disciplines to identify and recommend new projects as required to maintain the function of key infrastructure for existing and future industries within the Jubail Industrial City.
• Participate in weekly staff meeting and monthly area review meetings to report on project performance and resolution of engineering issues
• Submit timely and accurate data to project controls for weekly and bi-weekly reports
• Request and manage off-project engineering support, if deemed necessary
• Monitor the timely completion and response of Technical Queries (RFI, FCD)
• Raise trends and submit to project controls
• Coordinate Design Change Notices. Review and ensure quality of A/E submittals.
• Develop and maintain training competencies and training material to support succession planning within the Project delivery group.

 Skills and Qualifications: Essential Technical: 

• University degree in Mechanical / Chemical / Process Engineering or related discipline.
• Industrial infrastructure engineering design background (Utility transmission, Power distribution, Treatment Plants, Industrial Complex Master Planning, Steam, Cooling Water)
• Minimum of fifteen (15) years experience in design and coordination of multi-discipline design teams.
• Sufficient knowledge of computers to monitor schedule of work and track completion of outstanding design issues.
• Understanding of industry standard design procedures and ability to explain and communicate them with clarity in both written and verbal form.

Essential Behavioral:

• Skill in oral and written communication.
• High level of skill interfacing with and presenting to senior stakeholders.
• Ability to provide strong, active technical leadership to adopt and enforce a consistent approach that nurtures a culture of creativity, innovation and empowerment.
• Strong directional leadership, people management and communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills.

 Preferred Technical:

• Hydraulic systems, Gas distribution and Power distribution controls systems experience, including functional specifications, control systems philosophies and commissioning planning
• Industrial Port development and/or operations experience.
• Experience with preparation and monitoring of engineering performance and progress reporting (EPPR).
• Experience in construction.
• Experience in executing engineering in a BIM/VPD environment
• Knowledge of Engineering software applications as related to the design of civil infrastructure and buildings including, but not limited to: Autodesk suite of CAD and analysis tools.
• Execution planning / financial management / planning and organizing.
• Demonstrated experience with preparation of engineering fee proposals and engineering design contracts.
• Familiarity with Quality Management Systems based on ISO:9001 standards as applied to engineering design.
• Mechanical / Electro Mechanical engineering background (pump stations, lift stations, district cooling, substations)
• Understanding of the roles played by other departments on projects including basic construction practices and the economics involved.
• Familiar with industry standards and codes.

 Preferred Behavioral:

• Experience managing an integrated engineering design team on complex industrial infrastructure projects.
• Experience working in KSA.
• Successful implementation of mentoring programs for young engineers.
• Capable of dealing and interacting with challenging people and situations.
• Multi-tasking co-ordination skill while executing complex and challenging project /program execution.
• Demonstrated experience in coaching and mentoring.
• Able to work in a culturally diverse environment.

Shaping tomorrow togetherBechtel is one of the most respected global engineering, construction, and project management companies. Together with our customers, we deliver landmark projects that foster long-term progress and economic growth. Since 1898, weve completed more than 25,000 extraordinary projects across 160 countries on all seven continents. We operate through four global businesses: Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; and Mining & Metals. Our company and our culture are built on more than a century of leadership and a relentless adherence to our values, the core of which are safety, quality, ethics, and integrity. These values are what we believe, what we expect, what we deliver, and what we live.  www.bechtel.comBechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.In accordance with Bechtels duty to provide and maintain a safe workplace for our employees and to safeguard the health of our families, customers, and visitors, we have adopted mandatory COVID-19 safety protocols for each work location, which may include a vaccination or testing requirement. Please speak with your Bechtel recruiter to determine which protocols apply to the work location for the job you are seeking.

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