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Chief engineering officer in Arabia Saudita

I Paesi arabi si stanno dimostrando molto attenti alle eccellenze straniere e nonostante una forma molto particolare di autarchia economica, si rivelano sensibili ai talenti stranieri. Ecco allora un’offerta in inglese per quanti vogliono tentare la carriera ingegneristica in Arabia Saudita. 

Essential Responsibilities:

The Chief Engineering Officer is responsible for managing the provision of engineering technical services for all projects, ensuring high quality and timely engineering service to projects;
He is in charge of managing the preparation of accurate drawing, technical evaluation, and generation of procurement packages. He is also responsible for managing value engineering and identification of cost savings. The Chief Engineering Officer oversees the interaction with the site technical support and project directors;
Contribute to the development and refining of the company vision, mission, strategic objectives and values;
Communicate the company vision across the unit and ensure awareness and dissemination of the strategic objectives;
Develop the Engineering unit strategy and identify opportunities for strategic development or outsourcing (shop drawings, etc.) by interacting with the company’s key functions, and communicate it across the unit to ensure vertical alignment and horizontal integration with the company’s strategy;
Oversee the development, maintenance and enforcement of all policies, procedures and control systems related to the Engineering unit and oversee proper coordination to ensure alignment with local, regional and international standards and practices;
Lead the Engineering unit through strong leadership, encouraging teamwork and facilitating related professional work processes in order to achieve high performance standards and staff pride in performance and contribution;
Play the defined role in the various governance committees;
Prepare the annual budget for the Engineering unit;
Participate in the recruitment of engineering staff;
Develop and implement plans to improve the productivity of engineering resources;
Oversee, manage and evaluate the performance of all direct reports;
Support the development of intellectual capital and knowledge sharing platforms (e.g. Library) Job Description Template;
Manage the development of intellectual capital and knowledge sharing between engineers to increase the overall efficiency of the department;
Ensure high level value engineering for tenders is performed and identify cost saving alternative design options to increase competitiveness of the company;
Ensure filing in order to facilitate hand over documents at project close out;
Provide on-site support to the project teams as required in resolving engineering queries and issues;
Provide other company functions with support beyond scope of responsibilities in order to achieve common organizational goals.
Candidato ideale
Qualifications/Requirements:

Bachelor of Civil or Architectural Engineering;15 years of experience in engineering / contracting company;
Master in Engineering Management is a plus;Experience in developing concept designs and detailed design;
Conversant with all kinds of drawings;
Leadership qualities, personnel and team management skills;
Proficiency in Arabic and English languages;
Deep exposure to the Saudi construction market;
Technical Office experience for construction projects.

Sede: Jeddah
Rif. 005362