Engineering Interface Engineer (Western Cluster, Jeddah)

Overview

• This role focuses on overseeing and managing the design aspects of projects to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with scope and standards.
• It involves monitoring the performance of design consultants, coordinating engineering information among stakeholders, and managing discipline engineers within the project team.
• Key responsibilities include reviewing design strategies, evaluating variation requests, supporting interface management, attending coordination meetings, and ensuring timely submission of design documents for approvals and permits.
• The role also contributes to consultant and contractor prequalification, recommends design improvements, and ensures alignment with quality, safety, and environmental standards.
• Monitor the performance of the Design Consultant(s) to ensure the Design correctness and completeness as well as compliance with the scope of work requirements.
• Control and manage Senior Discipline Engineers of the Project Management Team with respect to Design aspects.
• Managing the provision of engineering and design information in a timely manner between parties as required to support the associated stakeholders.
• Identify the need for and ensure appropriate reviews and audits are implemented to support assurance of interface management performance.
• Evaluate and endorse variation orders/concession request submitted by the Design Consultant(s) for Client's approval.
• Attend all meetings with Design Consultant(s), his sub-consultants and Client's Meetings.
• Review project design strategy and make recommendation to client.
• Proactively support weekly and monthly interface management meetings as required to close outstanding interface issues.Suggest alternative materials/systems to improve process design, future maintenance and construction cost.
• Assist in preparing a questionnaire for the pre-qualification of design consultants and building contractors and assist in carrying out the pre-qualification and recommending a list of bidders.
• Assist and monitor and ensure timely submittals of all documents from the Design Consultant(s) to all government departments until obtaining the final permits necessary to proceed with the works until final completion.
• Coordinate with the regional/home office to obtain the required technical support to ensure correctness and completeness of the design.
• Informs themselves of the relevant Quality, Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Policies, Manuals and Procedures within Hill International and ensures continued compliance with these requirements while employed by Hill.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager/supervisor.
• Bachelor / Master of engineering or from an accredited university.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience after graduation
• Minimum of 5 years of design experience related to water and wastewater projects.
• Experience in stakeholder management and coordination
• Experience in tender document preparation and reviews
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills