Senior Civil Engineer – Drainage Networks
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About the Role
A highly experienced Senior Civil Engineer is needed to oversee drainage network operations and maintenance in Qatar. The role involves managing contractors, leading rehabilitation projects, and ensuring asset reliability.
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Responsibilities
- Manage framework contractors responsible for maintenance, cleaning, and RRRU works on foul water, surface ground water, and treated water systems
- Ensure availability, reliability, and maintainability of drainage network assets within assigned catchment zone
- Supervise inspection and monitoring activities to ensure contractor compliance
- Review annual preventive maintenance and repair schedules and recommend improvements
- Participate in investigations, root cause analyses, and technical reporting for customer complaints, system failures, flooding incidents, and network breakdowns
- Review tender documentation for capital maintenance and RRRU projects
- Lead all project lifecycle stages for rehabilitation, repair, replacement, and upgrade works
- Ensure compliance with Enterprise Asset Management System (EAMS) processes and operational procedures
- Monitor contractor adherence to quality, health, safety, and environmental standards
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline
- Minimum 10 years of cumulative experience in drainage networks and wastewater infrastructure
- At least 3 years of experience managing contractors and leading engineering teams
- Strong knowledge of drainage and sewerage systems, contract management, asset management, and QHSE regulations
- Experience working within a multidisciplinary organization, preferably in the Middle East
- Degree obtained from North America, Western Europe, or Australia is preferred
- Chartered Membership/Professional Registration in a relevant engineering discipline is an advantage
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Job Summary
- We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Civil Engineer to oversee the operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of drainage network assets within assigned catchment areas in Qatar.
- The successful candidate will be responsible for managing framework contractors, ensuring asset reliability and performance, leading maintenance and rehabilitation projects, and ensuring compliance with contractual, safety, and operational requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage framework contractors responsible for maintenance, cleaning, and RRRU (Repair, Rehabilitation, Replacement & Upgrade) works across Foul Water Networks, Surface Ground Water (SGW) Systems, and Treated Water (TW) Systems.
- Ensure the availability, reliability, and maintainability of all drainage network assets within the assigned catchment zone.
- Supervise inspection and monitoring activities to ensure contractor compliance with contractual obligations and performance requirements.
- Review annual preventive maintenance and repair schedules and recommend improvements to minimize service disruptions.
- Advise contractors on initiatives that improve maintenance efficiency, reduce costs, and sustain system performance.
- Participate in investigations, root cause analyses, and technical reporting related to customer complaints, system failures, flooding incidents, and network breakdowns.
- Ensure emergencies and incidents reported by customer service teams, stakeholders, or other parties are promptly attended to and resolved by contractors.
- Review tender documentation for capital maintenance and RRRU projects.
- Lead all project lifecycle stages for rehabilitation, repair, replacement, and upgrade works based on catchment requirements.
- Provide technical and commercial support to engineering teams regarding framework contracts, risks, and contractor performance.
- Ensure compliance with all Enterprise Asset Management System (EAMS) processes and other DNO&M operational procedures.
- Monitor contractor adherence to quality, health, safety, and environmental standards.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
- Degree obtained from North America, Western Europe, or Australia is preferred.
- Chartered Membership/Professional Registration in a relevant engineering discipline is an advantage.
- Minimum 10 years of cumulative experience in drainage networks and wastewater infrastructure.
- At least 3 years of experience managing contractors and leading engineering teams.
- Experience working within a multidisciplinary organization, preferably in the Middle East.
- Strong knowledge of drainage and sewerage systems, Contract Management, Asset Management, and Quality, Health, Safety & Environment (QHSE) regulations and procedures.
- Proven ability to support organizational change and continuous improvement initiatives.
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