Project Engineer - Technical Studies & Planning, Jubail

Job Description

Requisition ID: 257455Requisition Posting End Date:Position SummaryJubail 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 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 ?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 Industrial City. 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.Major Responsibilities:SUMMARY:The Project Engineer is responsible for supporting the Area Engineering Manager to monitor and coordinate planning for project implementation.JOB DIMENSIONS:A.Supervision Received

• Receives operational supervision from a Senior Project Engineer or Area Engineering Manager
• Receives administrative and technical supervision from an Area Engineering Manager, Manager of Engineering or a senior Project Engineer.

B.Contacts

• As the point of Bechtel-Client contact on engineering aspects of assigned project or portions of a project, maintains regular client contact for progress of work, exchange of information, advice.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:

• Directs and coordinates activities for the project or assigned portion relating to studies.
• Prepares scope of work for studies in terms of deliverables, resources, projections, manpower, cost and schedule.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze 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;
• Prepare scope of work and manage execution of studies in one or all of the following areas: Land use planning; economics and marketing; engineering systems and networks; sustainability and environmental planning; standards; asset management;
• Establishes or assists in establishing the detailed project execution plan and the development of the overall project budget and schedule.
• 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.
• Visits jobsite as required for exchange and validation of information
• Coordinates activities among client representatives on the project.
• Reviews project progress against approved schedules, evaluates changes and takes corrective action when required.
• Manages the flow of information required from third parties and client representatives to assure the timely progress of the engineering work.
• Communicates complex technical issues and recommends solutions to client, project and functional management as directed and as appropriate.
• Champions the creation of a project work environment, supported by leadership on the project/program, which fosters openness, trust, communication, teamwork, empowerment, innovation, and satisfaction.

Skills and Qualifications:Essential Technical:

• University degree in Civil engineering discipline
• Minimum 10 years work experience in engineering with 5 of those years in planning and design of civil infrastructure.
• Understand and adapt industry standard design procedures and be able to explain and communicate them with clarity in both written and verbal form.
• Proficient knowledge of project engineering processes and procedures.

Essential Behavioral:

• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Capable of dealing and interacting with challenging people and situations.
• Multi-tasking co-ordination skill while executing complex and challenging project /program execution.
• Able to work in a culturally diverse environment

Preferred Technical:

• Masters or higher degree is desirable but not required.
• A broad background across diverse utilities (water, wastewater, Irrigation, power, gas, etc.) as well as grading, drainage, stormwater, 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.
• 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.
• Knowledge of industry/regulatory codes and standards and design criteria pertinent to the particular discipline.

PreferredBehavioral:

• Multi-tasking co-ordination skill while executing complex and challenging project /program execution, proposals.

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, we?ve 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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