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Dams Technical Solutions Consultant
دار الرياض | Dar Al Riyadh
Riyadh Region, KSA
Full-time
Mid-Senior
Onsite
Discovered 1 weeks ago
Dam operations and maintenanceDam engineeringAsset condition assessmentRisk assessment and reductionMultidisciplinary engineeringRoot-cause analysis
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Key Responsibilities
- Assess the condition, reliability, and operational performance of dams and associated assets.
- Develop technical studies, engineering reports, and practical solutions to improve dam operating systems.
- Review operating philosophies, systems, procedures, and technical standards.
- Identify deficiencies, recurring failures, performance gaps, and improvement opportunities.
- Provide multidisciplinary engineering advice covering civil, hydraulic, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and control systems.
- Review technical submissions, designs, calculations, method statements, specifications, and contractor proposals.
- Recommend rehabilitation, upgrade, replacement, and optimization solutions for critical dam assets.
- Maintain technical databases, asset registers, and engineering information systems and verify technical information quality.
- Assess critical assets, operational risks, productivity, reliability, and performance against agreed KPIs and service levels.
- Conduct root-cause analysis and develop corrective and preventive recommendations.
- Review operations and maintenance manuals, procedures, technical guidelines, and maintenance strategies.
- Prepare reports, present findings to senior stakeholders, coordinate project parties, and attend inspections and site visits across Saudi Arabia as required.
Minimum Requirements
- Hold a bachelor’s degree in civil, hydraulic, water resources, electrical, mechanical, or another dam-related engineering discipline from a recognized university.
- Hold a relevant master’s degree from a recognized university.
- Have at least 16 years of professional experience in dam operations and maintenance, water-system design, or water-infrastructure project management.
- Demonstrate experience developing technical solutions for dams, water-retaining structures, or associated infrastructure.
- Demonstrate strong knowledge of dam operating systems, maintenance requirements, asset condition assessment, and risk reduction.
- Have experience reviewing engineering designs, technical reports, calculations, specifications, and contractor submissions.
- Demonstrate the ability to analyze complex multidisciplinary technical problems and recommend practical solutions.
- Demonstrate strong technical reporting, presentation, and stakeholder-management capabilities.
- Support relevant experience with verifiable employment records, project references, technical reports, or studies when requested.
Preferred Experience
- At least 8 years of experience leading multidisciplinary technical or engineering teams.
- Experience managing or advising on large dam portfolios or national water-infrastructure programs.
- Previous experience with government or public-sector clients in Saudi Arabia.
- Experience in dam rehabilitation, asset optimization, instrumentation, monitoring, and emergency-response planning.
- Familiarity with international dam-safety standards and recognized engineering practices.
- Knowledge of asset-management systems, computerized maintenance management systems, and technical databases.
- Professional engineering registration and membership of a recognized engineering institution.
- Registration with the Saudi Council of Engineers where applicable.
Assignment Context
- The role may require technical meetings, inspections, and site visits anywhere in Saudi Arabia.
Compliance
- Comply with Saudi laws, applicable codes, client procedures, quality requirements, and occupational health and safety obligations.
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