Resident Construction Engineer – Electrical

Job Description and Requirements
Responsible for coordination, monitoring and inspection of project construction to ensure that the quality of works is in compliance with the project specifications approved drawings, applicable code, standards and within budget and schedule.
Field electrical engineering position in construction management. Owner’s Engineer position representing the Royal Commission.  Assists the SRCE in the review and approval of electrical submittals. Provides technical guidance to contractors, and utilizes his subject matter expertise to ensure that the permanent works are constructed per the contract in accordance with applicable codes, standards, approved drawings and specifications, budget and schedule.

Organizational Relationship:

Reports directly to the Senior Resident Construction Engineer – Electrical (SRCE) to receive administrative and technical direction in terms of project objectives. Interfaces with other Royal Commission Departments, End Users and occasionally with senior management and client representatives. Daily contacts with Contractor’s on-site structural and management staff.

Major Activities Performed:

Coordinates closely with Contractor’s electrical engineer to ensure that all works are properly coordinated with other disciplines.

Witnesses Contractors’ quality control inspections to ensure that the permanent works are constructed according to the contract, applicable codes, standards, approved drawings and specifications.

Reviews Contractor-submitted shop and as-built drawings, materials submittals, tie-in procedures, project schedules, and work permits; and assists and coordinates with the SRCE and the concerned departments/organizations for obtaining their approval and/or their comments.

Reviews Contractors’ electrical quality assurance and quality control programs, inspection and test plans, installation, testing and as-built procedures for electrical systems and assists and coordinates with the SRCE for obtaining their approval and/or their comments.

Arranges meetings between the Contractor and concerned departments/organizations to resolve interfacing problems during construction.

Organizes, coordinates, and conducts in conjunction with the concerned departments/organizations acceptance inspections and re-inspections of the completed permanent works, until all deficiencies are corrected and signed off.

Assist the Project Control Engineers or Contract Administrators, by reviewing Contractor’ invoices for correctness of installed quantities for the electrical discipline of the permanent works.

Attends regularly scheduled meetings between the Royal Commission team and the Contractor.

Initiates and prepares for SRCE/SRCM draft electrical related letters, memos or reports to Contractors and other Departments.

Experience and Qualifications: List the background experience required for the position, number of years experience, in what fields. Describe the desirable academic background.

1. B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering.

2, Minimum of five (10) years of field or design experience in electrical work; preferably for Educational Facilities works

Medium Voltage and Low Voltage electrical systems (13.8 KV and below)
Building electrical power distribution systems and equipment
General load flows, calculations, basic relay and protection coordination
Pad mounted Transformers and Switches (or unit substations and RMUs)
Fire pump and fire protection systems (fire alarm, etc)
Lighting systems – exterior and interior
Cabling
Communications cabling and distribution (CAT V, Coax, etc)
Building Management System (BMS)
Coordination with other utilities and disciplines
3. Experience with;

Construction and building drawings
Single line distribution drawings
Applicable electrical codes and specified requirements (NESC, NEC, IEC, IEEE or other related codes and standards).
Building electrical codes and construction methodology
4. Must have or be able to obtain Saudi Driver’s License.

5. Must be fluent and be able to effectively communicate in both spoken and written English.

6. Knowledge of computers and basic software applications: MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point), read construction schedules (Primavera). 

7. AutoCAD is a benefit, but not a requirement.

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