Senior Site Engineer

Abu Dhabi, AZ, AE, United Arab Emirates

Job Description

1. Role Overview



Reports To: (Projects Manager)

Role Purpose: To lead the planning, execution, monitoring, control, and closure of projects ensuring delivery on time, within budget, meeting scope and quality goals, and satisfying stakeholder expectations.

2. Key Responsibilities & Duties



Project Planning & Initiation

Define project scope, objectives, deliverable

Develop project charter / initiation document

Identify stakeholders and their roles

Develop project management plan (schedule, cost, quality, communications, risk, procurement, resources)

Approved project charter, Stakeholder register, Baseline project management plan
Scope & Requirements Management

Elicit, document, and validate requirements

Manage scope changes (change control)

Maintain scope baseline and traceability Documented requirements, Change requests processed, Scope change log
Time & Schedule Management

Create WBS / task breakdown

Estimate durations & allocate resources

Create and maintain project schedule (e.g. Gantt charts)

Monitor actual vs planned timeline

Schedule baseline, Regular schedule updates, On?time milestone delivery
Cost & Budget Management

Estimate costs

Create project budget

Monitor and control expenditures

Forecast cost variances and take corrective actions

Budget baseline, Cost variance reports, Forecasts and cost control
Resource & Team Management

Select, assign and onboard project team

Define roles and responsibilities (RACI)

Monitor team performance and resolve conflicts

Provide guidance, training, motivation

Project team organized Resource utilization reports, Healthy team morale and performance
Quality Management

Define quality criteria and metrics

Plan quality assurance and quality control activities

Conduct audits and reviews

Ensure deliverables meet acceptance criteria

Quality plan Test / review reports, Defect / non-conformance logs
Risk, Issues & Change Management

Identify project risks and opportunities

Perform risk analysis (qualitative / quantitative)

Plan response strategies & mitigation

Monitor and manage issues

Manage change requests Risk register, Issue log, Change request log, Mitigation / response plans
Stakeholder & Communication Management

Develop communication plan

Engage stakeholders and manage expectations

Report status to sponsors, steering committees

Escalate issues as needed

Communication plan, Status reports, Stakeholder feedback and alignment
Procurement & Vendor Management

Plan procurements

Select vendors / contractors

Manage vendor contracts, deliverables, relationships

Ensure vendor compliance with scope, schedule, quality

Procurement plan, Vendor contracts, Vendor performance reviews.
Monitoring, Controlling & Reporting

Track project performance vs baselines

Measure KPIs (cost, schedule, quality)

Generate variance reports

Perform earned value analysis (if applicable)

Recommend corrective / preventive actions Performance dashboards, Variance analyses, Action items & mitigation plans.
Project Closure & Lessons Learned

Formal acceptance of deliverables

Close contracts

Archive documentation

Conduct lessons learned / retrospectives

Release resources Closure report, Lessons learned document, Archive files, Post?project review

3. Authority & Decision Rights



Approve or reject change requests within pre?defined threshold

Reallocate resources within project

Negotiate scope adjustments with stakeholders

Escalate to Sponsor / Steering Committee when exceeding thresholds


4. Interfaces / Reporting Relationships



Internal Stakeholders: Project team, functional managers, subject-matter experts

External Stakeholders: Clients, regulators, vendors, partners

Reporting: Regular status reports to Sponsor / Steering Committee, stakeholders

5. Key Skills & Competencies



Leadership & team management

Communication & stakeholder engagement

Risk management & problem solving

Scheduling, budgeting, planning

Negotiation & conflict resolution

Quality orientation

Tools & software proficiency

Adaptability & decision making


6. KPI / Performance Metrics (Examples)



On?time delivery percentage

Budget variance (Actual vs Planned)

Scope changes and change requests count

Stakeholder satisfaction score

Number of defects or rework

Resource utilization


7. Additional Notes & Tailoring Tips



For agile / hybrid projects: include sprint planning, backlog grooming, iteration reviews

Adjust level of detail depending on project size / organizational maturity

Always align to organization's governance, PMO, templates, and approval processes

For large or multi-phase projects, you may break down responsibilities for each phase


Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From AED10,000.00 per month

Application Question(s):

Do you have Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Civil Engineering? * Do you have minimum 5 years experience as Site Engineer & Overall 10+ years in Civil Engineering?

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD2093653
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Abu Dhabi, AZ, AE, United Arab Emirates
  • Education
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