Senior Civil Engineer

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Job Description:

Senior Civil Engineer

Qatar

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Civil Engineer to join our team in Qatar! In this role, you will lead civil engineering, facilities, and asset-related activities for local projects, with a strong focus on building completion certificate (BCC) processes, civil maintenance, and compliance with Qatar authority requirements. You will ensure that civil works, enabling works, and asset handovers are delivered safely, efficiently, and in accordance with approved designs, regulations, and development controls.

 

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Responsible for local projects.
• Implement operation, installation, maintenance, and repair of equipment by contractors; research and develop all civil services.
• Accountable for maintaining asset integrity through engineering and maintenance activities and services.
• Direct the facilities management and maintenance of all civil works to ensure a safe and secure environment for residents and visitors in the city.
• Provide civil engineering review, inspection, and compliance oversight for development works, with emphasis on off-structure and enabling works, construction activity monitoring, and BCC clearances. Verify that works and submissions align with approved plans, applicable Qatari requirements, local development requirements, and relevant authority approvals. Coordinate timely resolution of technical issues while protecting public safety, neighboring properties, infrastructure, and the approved development intent.

 

Engineering and Maintenance

• Lead and manage the civil work of the contractors including performance management, KPI assessment, budgeting, operating costs management, etc.
• Ensure the facilities effectively serve the needs of all stakeholders—residents, families, organizations, commercial establishments, master developers, etc.—and that they are provided with high-level services.
• Work with service providers to define workable civil engineering solutions as required for maintenance, construction, and rehabilitation.
• Review method statements and provide comments related to civil engineering.
• Conduct periodic inspections to determine if civil work has been done in accordance with contract specifications and client needs.
• Review civil-related manuals and documentation to ensure they are prepared to the full extent and contain all necessary information.
• Review civil and enabling works submissions, including excavation, shoring, dewatering, open-cut slopes, temporary works, site logistics, and related monitoring proposals; provide clear, technically supported comments and recommendations.
• Check submissions against approved site and building plans, plot boundaries, development controls, applicable codes and standards, project conditions, and relevant authority NOCs and approvals.

 

Building Completion Certificate Clearances:

• Coordinate the civil review of BCC applications and confirm that required application information and supporting documents are complete before referral to relevant internal stakeholders.
• Inspect completed works and assess as-built drawings, approved revisions, site conditions, and outstanding civil observations relevant to the clearance.
• Maintain working knowledge of applicable Qatar regulations, QCS, and relevant international engineering standards; familiarity with local development requirements and authority interfaces is an advantage.
• Experience with BCC, building permit or completion processes, inspection documentation, consultant/contractor submissions, and digital case-management systems is desirable.
• Review and provide input on planned civil maintenance activities for the managed properties to ensure all necessary points are considered and that onsite equipment is well maintained.
• Provide technical advice to the facilities management team to support them in addressing specific civil issues.
• Implement maintenance and safety procedures, service schedules, and supply of materials required to maintain the assets in the prescribed condition.
• Conduct site testing of civil-related issues and fault-finding activities to ensure the property or site is well maintained.
• Manage civil repair work done by contractors to ensure that all assigned repair or maintenance tasks are performed optimally in terms of time, quality, and cost.
• Review plans and budgets for civil activities to validate costs/investments required.
• Provide insights into facilities management tenders concerning requirements and associated costs.
• Verify and advise on the PPM schedule and frequency of maintenance to balance between quality and maintenance cost.
• Manage asset takeovers from different departments into operations.
• Assist Project Managers and Heads in developing SOW, reviewing drawings, raising comments, attending meetings, following up with other departments as necessary, preparing sketches, conducting site visits, evaluations, preparing MOMs, and addressing other civil-related issues.

 

What Required Skills You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.
• 8+ years of experience, including 5+ years of progressive experience in a similar role.
• Experience in the building completion certificate (BCC) process is a must.
• Familiar with usage of MME building permit system.
• In-depth knowledge of Qatar / GCC real estate market dynamics and regulatory environments.
• Experience with real estate development and consultancy, with excellent technical capabilities.
• Knowledge of building rules and regulations and experience with building completion procedures.
• Proficiency in utilizing CAD and other PC software packages typically associated with engineering is required.
• Must have valid MME / MMUP registration.

 

What Desired Skills You’ll Bring:

• Ability to liaise, influence, challenge, and interact effectively with other Senior Engineers and departments.
• Attention to detail, perseverance, and a proactive approach to work.
• Ability to collaborate and work well with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Ability to coach and develop people skills.
• In-depth knowledge of authorities’ engineering standards and manuals such as QHDM, QCS, QTCM, QTM, WZTM, QPCM, QPMP, Road Planning, Qatar Parking Design Manual, Drainage Design Manual, Water Network Design Guidelines, etc.

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