Key Responsibilities

• Lead engineering activities associated with the completion and close-out of water transmission assets, including pipelines, pumping stations, reservoirs, valve chambers, and associated infrastructure.
• Provide technical leadership and oversight during testing, commissioning, performance validation, and system acceptance activities.
• Ensure all water transmission systems meet design intent, operational requirements, regulatory standards, and project specifications.
• Manage the resolution of outstanding engineering issues, technical queries, NCRs, punch-list items, and defects through to final close-out.
• Coordinate engineering reviews of commissioning records, performance testing results, as-built documentation, and handover packages.
• Work closely with contractors, consultants, and operations teams to support operational readiness and the successful transfer of assets.
• Monitor contractor engineering performance and provide guidance to ensure timely delivery of close-out milestones.
• Lead multidisciplinary coordination across civil, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, controls, GIS, and BIM teams.
• Support risk assessments, constructability reviews, lessons learned, and asset optimization initiatives.
• Ensure engineering documentation, technical approvals, asset registers, and turnover records are complete, accurate, and compliant with project requirements.
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Here's what you'll need

• Experience Minimum 20 years of experience in water engineering, with substantial experience delivering large-scale water transmission, utilities, or infrastructure projects through construction, commissioning, and handover phases.
• Technical Strong expertise in water transmission systems including large-diameter pipelines, pumping stations, reservoirs, hydraulic systems, pressure management, testing & commissioning, operational readiness, and asset handover.
• Infrastructure Proven experience leading engineering activities on major water, utility, or linear infrastructure projects, preferably within complex stakeholder environments.
• Digital Familiarity with engineering management systems, BIM environments, asset information systems, Autodesk Construction Cloud, and digital project delivery platforms.
• Project & Commercial Strong understanding of contractor management, change management, project controls, risk management, claims awareness, and project completion processes.
• Leadership Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering teams, manage senior stakeholder relationships, and drive project outcomes in a complex delivery environment.
• Behavioral Strategic thinker with strong communication, problem-solving, decision-making, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Education Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Water Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Preferred Chartered Engineer status or equivalent professional registration. Previous experience on major Middle East water infrastructure projects and asset handover programmes is highly desirable.
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