Engineer Principal (FIDIC Engineer)

Role Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Administer FIDIC contractual obligations, certifications, instructions, claims, variations, extensions of time, and payment certification.
• Provide strategic leadership across project delivery, commissioning, handover, and defects liability stages.
• Oversee project controls, schedule performance, risk management, milestones, contractors, consultants, and stakeholders.
• Lead commercial and contract management, including claims evaluation and dispute avoidance.
• Champion HSE and QA/QC compliance across project activities.
• Monitor performance and provide recommendations on contractual, commercial, schedule, and risk matters.
• Lead closeout, testing, commissioning, handover, and defects management.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, project management, architecture, or a related discipline.
• Master’s degree in a relevant field is preferred.
• CEng, PE, PMP, MRICS, MCIOB, or equivalent professional accreditation.
• At least 20 years of experience delivering major infrastructure, engineering, or construction projects.
• Experience as a FIDIC Engineer, Engineer’s Representative, Contract Administrator, Project Director, or similar senior professional.
• Extensive knowledge of FIDIC Red, Yellow, and Silver Book contracts and related administration practices.
• Strong background in project controls, commercial management, construction delivery, and stakeholder management.
• Experience managing contractors, supervision consultants, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Middle East project experience is required.
• Experience through commissioning, handover, and defects liability phases is essential.
• Dispute avoidance and resolution experience under FIDIC contracts is highly desirable.

Workplace

• The role is associated with a Riyadh, KSA project location and source metadata identifies the workplace as onsite.