Senior Site Engineer

1. Role Overview

Reports To: (Projects Manager)

Role Purpose: To lead the planning, execution, monitoring, control, and closure of projects ensuring delivery on time, within budget, meeting scope and quality goals, and satisfying stakeholder expectations.

2. Key Responsibilities & Duties

Project Planning & Initiation

• Define project scope, objectives, deliverable Develop project charter / initiation document Identify stakeholders and their roles Develop project management plan (schedule, cost, quality, communications, risk, procurement, resources)
• Approved project charter, Stakeholder register, Baseline project management plan

Scope & Requirements Management

• Elicit, document, and validate requirements Manage scope changes (change control) Maintain scope baseline and traceability
• Documented requirements, Change requests processed, Scope change log

Time & Schedule Management

• Create WBS / task breakdown Estimate durations & allocate resources Create and maintain project schedule (e.g. Gantt charts) Monitor actual vs planned timeline
• Schedule baseline, Regular schedule updates, On‑time milestone delivery

Cost & Budget Management

• Estimate costs Create project budget Monitor and control expenditures Forecast cost variances and take corrective actions
• Budget baseline, Cost variance reports, Forecasts and cost control

Resource & Team Management

• Select, assign and onboard project team Define roles and responsibilities (RACI) Monitor team performance and resolve conflicts Provide guidance, training, motivation
• Project team organized Resource utilization reports, Healthy team morale and performance

Quality Management

• Define quality criteria and metrics Plan quality assurance and quality control activities Conduct audits and reviews Ensure deliverables meet acceptance criteria
• Quality plan Test / review reports, Defect / non-conformance logs

Risk, Issues & Change Management

• Identify project risks and opportunities Perform risk analysis (qualitative / quantitative) Plan response strategies & mitigation Monitor and manage issues Manage change requests
• Risk register, Issue log, Change request log, Mitigation / response plans

Stakeholder & Communication Management

• Develop communication plan Engage stakeholders and manage expectations Report status to sponsors, steering committees Escalate issues as needed
• Communication plan, Status reports, Stakeholder feedback and alignment

Procurement & Vendor Management

• Plan procurements Select vendors / contractors Manage vendor contracts, deliverables, relationships Ensure vendor compliance with scope, schedule, quality
• Procurement plan, Vendor contracts, Vendor performance reviews.

Monitoring, Controlling & Reporting

• Track project performance vs baselines Measure KPIs (cost, schedule, quality) Generate variance reports Perform earned value analysis (if applicable) Recommend corrective / preventive actions
• Performance dashboards, Variance analyses, Action items & mitigation plans.

Project Closure & Lessons Learned

• Formal acceptance of deliverables Close contracts Archive documentation Conduct lessons learned / retrospectives Release resources
• Closure report, Lessons learned document, Archive files, Post‑project review

3. Authority & Decision Rights

• Approve or reject change requests within pre‑defined threshold Reallocate resources within project Negotiate scope adjustments with stakeholders Escalate to Sponsor / Steering Committee when exceeding thresholds

4. Interfaces / Reporting Relationships

• Internal Stakeholders: Project team, functional managers, subject-matter experts External Stakeholders: Clients, regulators, vendors, partners Reporting: Regular status reports to Sponsor / Steering Committee, stakeholders

5. Key Skills & Competencies

• Leadership & team management Communication & stakeholder engagement Risk management & problem solving Scheduling, budgeting, planning Negotiation & conflict resolution Quality orientation Tools & software proficiency Adaptability & decision making

6. KPI / Performance Metrics (Examples)

• On‑time delivery percentage Budget variance (Actual vs Planned) Scope changes and change requests count Stakeholder satisfaction score Number of defects or rework Resource utilization

7. Additional Notes & Tailoring Tips

• For agile / hybrid projects: include sprint planning, backlog grooming, iteration reviews Adjust level of detail depending on project size / organizational maturity Always align to organization’s governance, PMO, templates, and approval processes For large or multi-phase projects, you may break down responsibilities for each phase

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From AED10,000.00 per month

Application Question(s):

• Do you have Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Civil Engineering?
• Do you have minimum 5 years experience as Site Engineer & Overall 10+ years in Civil Engineering?