Area Engineering Manager - Studies & Industrial City Planning

Major Responsibilities

Reporting to the Manager of Engineering and/or Manager of Engineering Projects the Area Engineering Manager - Studies & Industrial City Planning is response to: lead a team of Project Engineers and Specialists; develop, update, maintain, monitor and coordinating the progress for ALL Studies (technical (e.g. utilities, traffic-transportation, environmental, land-use, industrial, etc.) and, non-technical (e.g. economic/ financial marketing/ branding, etc.).

Essential Job Duties:

• Primary focus of all requirements stated herein is for Ras Al Khair Industrial City (RIC) however, it MUST INCLUDE coordinating, aligning, engaging, collaborating, supporting its SABCO counterparts in Jubail industrial City (JIC).

• Reviews and ensures quality of A/E (CONSULTANT) submittals.

• Manages the Project Engineers and Specialists in their activities and provides operational support as well as guidance on Task issues.

• Ensure that Project Engineers and Specialists deliver tasks on time and budget.

• Participates in weekly staff meeting and monthly area review meetings to report on project performance and resolution of issues.

• Requests and manages off-project support, if deemed necessary.

Qualifications and Skills:

• University degree preferably in: Civil Engineering or Urban-Regional-Town Planning coupled with experience/qualifications in Applied Finance-&-Investment and/or Real Estate Development, and/or MBA, and/or Strategic Planning.

• 20-years minimum actual design experience including 5 years leading and managing various multi-discipline design projects studies and reports e.g. White Papers, feasibility studies, front end engineering design.

• Demonstrate minimum of five (5) years bottom line involvement in the economics of infrastructure and industrial project development.

• Very high level of oral, written and presentation communication skills.

• High level of skill interfacing with and presenting to senior stakeholders.

• Ability to provide strong, diverse-broad ranging active technical leadership to espouse and enforce a consistent approach that nurtures a culture of creativity, innovation and empowerment.

• Strong direction leadership, people management and persuasive communication skills.

• Able to work in a culturally diverse environment.

Additional Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Sustainability principles, key sustainability guidelines, and certification organizations, including LEED, BREAM, CEEQUAL etc.

• Financial planning-&-management, resource planning-management-organization.

• Familiarity with Engineering Design and Construction practices.

• Accountable, response, nurturing and team building

• Conflict resolution skills, tolerant, inclusive and covers diversity.

• Excellent skills in the development of collaborative working relationships across a wide range of departments and entities.