Senior Marine Projects Engineer (Arabic Speaker)

Job Purpose

Project Delivery

• Lead marine, coastal, waterfront, and public beach projects from initiation through completion.
• Review designs, drawings, specifications, method statements, and project proposals.
• Prepare scopes, tender documents, technical specifications, cost estimates, and contract requirements.
• Monitor schedules, budgets, resources, risks, deliverables, and contractor performance.

Technical and Site Oversight

• Manage coastal protection, marine structures, dredging, reclamation, shoreline protection, and waterfront development works.
• Supervise consultants, contractors, subcontractors, and service providers.
• Conduct site inspections and monitor construction for approved-design, quality, and safety compliance.
• Review technical submissions, materials, progress reports, variations, and payment applications.

Compliance and Stakeholders

• Ensure compliance with municipal regulations, environmental requirements, sustainability standards, and marine engineering practices.
• Coordinate with departments, government authorities, consultants, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Identify technical and operational risks and develop mitigation and corrective-action plans.

Close-Out and Reporting

• Support maintenance and asset-management planning for marine and waterfront facilities.
• Prepare progress reports, technical presentations, feasibility studies, and recommendations for senior management.
• Manage handover, testing, commissioning, defect rectification, and project close-out activities.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Marine Engineering, Civil Engineering, Coastal Engineering, Ocean Engineering, or a related discipline.
• More than 10 years of relevant marine, coastal, waterfront, or infrastructure project experience.
• Proven experience managing large-scale marine construction or public infrastructure projects.
• Professional certifications such as PMP or Chartered Engineer are advantageous.
• Previous government, municipal, consultancy, or major infrastructure experience is preferred.

Competencies and Languages

• Strong project management, technical engineering, contract administration, commercial, analytical, reporting, and presentation capabilities.
• Excellent leadership, decision-making, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management abilities.
• Proficiency in relevant engineering, project-management, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Fluency in English is required, while Arabic is preferred.