Engineer I, Research, Studies & Publication

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist the Engineer II, Project Management in acting as a secondary point of contact for addressing customer requirements and inquiries.
• Support the capture all project requirements for both mechanical and electrical aspects of projects.
• Responsible for effective communication with internal and external stakeholders.
• Contribute to the development of the detailed project plan and schedule them based on the project priorities and resources available.
• Monitor and assure projects are completed in a timely and professional manner as per the priorities.
• Conduct feasibility study and close the gap between customer requirement and practical solution.
• Participate in meetings between customer and engineering design team.
• Capture lessons learnt over the project lifecycle and drive new project improvement plans.
• Support the Sr. Engineer, Planning & Quality/Engineer II, Project Management to analyse and identifying risks and issues that could impact the delivery commitments.
• Prepare comprehensive and insightful monthly project reports for Sr. Engineer, Planning & Quality and management reviews.
• Apply project management tools and techniques to assist in organizing and tracking project deliverables.
• Proven ability to work on multiple projects and deliver to challenging timescales within a team environment.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal network and participating in professional societies etc.
• Learn, understand and comply with applicable contractual obligations and established AL TAIF Quality and Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) standards.
• Maintain the confidentiality and security of all company information.
• Support other members of the Engineering Department in fulfilling their roles.
• Perform other duties as required by their line manager and the Director, Engineering.

Experience and Education:

• Bachelor s degree in Mechatronics / Electrical engineering / Mechanical engineering is required.
• Masters in Engineering management or MBA is preferred.
• A minimum of 1-3 years of relevant professional experience
• Ideally you would have 1 years of project management experience.
• Ideally you would have 1-2 years of Engineering design exposure in electrical, mechanical, or a related technical system is a plus.
• Exposure to project management software like Microsoft Project, Smartsheet is required.
• Excellent presentation skills, questioning, listening and negotiating skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and a methodical approach.
• The ability to work in a fast paced, team orientated environment on multiple discipline projects with changing priorities and schedules is required.
• Knowledge in the use of Microsoft Office software and CMMS is preferred.
• The ability to communicate effectively in English and Arabic, both in writing and verbally is required.