Senior Material Engineer / QA/QC

Company Overview :

Dar, the founding member of the Sidara group, is an international multidisciplinary consulting organization specializing in engineering, architecture, planning, environment, project management, facilities management, and economics. Sidara operates in 60 countries with 20,500 professionals, Dar connects people, places, and communities through innovative solutions to the world's most complex challenges. We deliver projects from inception through completion, embracing challenges to empower communities worldwide. Learn more at www.dar.com .

Our Vision and Values:

We aspire to be the chosen home of those with a gift for crafting solutions that empower people and an unwavering passion for learning and innovation. Our core values shape our culture and guide our decision-making. We are committed to:

• Excellence
• Responsibility
• Empowerment
• Connectivity
• Courage

Responsibilities :

• To perform site supervision, inspection and all necessary assistance to the construction team with respect to the materials submittals, approvals, materials selection, sampling and testing processes (including all laboratory and field testing) of construction materials such as soil, concrete, earthworks, asphalt materials selection, etc., to ensure that these materials are in accordance with the approved construction drawings, contract documents, specifications, applicable standards, the contractors design and material deliverables are as per project requirements.
• Witness and supervise testing of soils and construction materials to determine the adequacy and strength of foundations, earthworks, concrete, asphalt, or steel. Inspection of Plants and Independent Material Testing Laboratories Concrete Batching Plants, Asphalt Plants, Wet Mix Plants, Precast Kerbs, Interlocking Block Factory, Pipes Factory, (GRE, GRP, UPVC, and ACP). Galvanizing Plant, Fence Production Plant, Plant for Insulation of steel pipes, etc. Also, direct and supervise the works of laboratory/materials technicians.
• Review Contractor’s Inspection & Testing Plan. Ensure compliance of the approved ITPs on site works.
• Prepare the Materials List required for the project as per specifications and drawings, to enable proper tracking of material transmittal/approval and to make sure that suppliers are receiving correct material information. Also identify non-conforming materials, and make sure those material samples collected from suppliers are met with the project requirement.
• Review all technical submittals including method statements, material approvals submittals, subcontractors’ approval etc.
• Maintain records of test results and all taken corrective actions. Follow up and verify implementation of corrective actions. Also track and review the site testing and certificates of compliance.
• Assist the Quantity Surveyor in determining cost of completed work for the preparation of related payment certificates. This includes pointing out areas/items to be improved/retouched; such as work below-standard and requesting Quantity Surveyor to include such items in the progress report.

Requirements :

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related discipline from an accredited institution.
• 12+ years of engineering experience or a similar role with a strong background in mall projects is mandatory.

* While we carefully review all applications, only candidates meeting the specified requirements will be contacted for further consideration. We appreciate your understanding and thank all applicants for their interest.