Senior Engineering Manager

at  Kent

ABOUT THE JOB:

Kent is looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to be based in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

KNOWLEDGE/ QUALIFICATION/ TRAINING/ CERTIFICATION:

• Engineering Degree in an Engineering Discipline
• Professional registration with appropriate bodies e.g. IEI etc
• Minimum of 18 years of experience in EPC/Design environments
• Proven ability to run multiple projects.
• Client liaison
  The qualifications and experience set out above represent what Kentz would be seeking if this position were advertised. Kentz may subject to the recruitment process and the needs of the business offer the position to a person with different qualifications and experience.

OUR PURPOSE AND BELIEFS:

As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.
It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:
We PLAY BIG
We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY
We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE
We are built on INFINITE THINKING
Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us: https://kentplc.com/who-we-are/purpose-beliefs

SKILLS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for managing the design and drawing office, establishing and monitoring engineering standards for the development of systems design, providing engineering & environmental services both for Head Office & Site Offices.
• Responsible for the efficiency and profitability of the Engineering Department
• To ensure that the coordination among all disciplines interfaces within the ED is in compliance with the project requirements.
• Main interface with Client for engineering related activities to ensure that all reasonable requests are met.
• Prepare monthly progress report on all projects and closely monitor performance.
• Approve all engineering / design work undertaken by the engineering group in accordance with company QA/QC procedures.
• Assign the manpower on all engineering projects and shall liaise directly with Project Managers for manning and de- manning of engineering staff.
• Select supporting software programs required to operate the design functions as applicable.
• Assign the specific job responsibility to a person who will keep full control of all documentation produced during the progress of the work.
• To ensure that design activities are performed in accordance with the planned programme.
• To provide necessary support and information to the Procurement Manager for technical bid evaluations,
• Manage the preparation of Bid Proposals
• He will have a supervisory role in preparation of engineering deliverables during bidding stage & modification if any on award of engineering contracts.
• Co-ordinate the preparation of Bid submittals with Business Development.
• Conduct interview as required.
• Have authority to negotiate and sign on behalf of the section within the responsibility.
• Responsible for completion of all engineering works necessary to honor contractual obligations or other undertakings to the client in respect of final handover.
• Continually review work and QA/QC procedures and modify as necessary.
• Maintain/long term customer relations and retain them.
• Any other adhoc duties as assigned from time to time.