Resident Engineer - Electrical_ Emirati National

Role Overview

Resident Engineer - Electrical at WSP Middle East. This role is based on-site and is reserved for Emirati nationals. You will oversee the design, construction, testing, commissioning, and close-out of electrical works within the assigned project scope.

Role Purpose

Ensure compliance with contractual requirements, OpCo specifications, applicable international standards, approved project plans, quality requirements, and HSE obligations while coordinating with the OpCo Project Manager, Principal Resident Engineer, contractors, and other project stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Design and Technical Compliance

• Maintain familiarity with the overall contractual arrangements and requirements applicable to electrical works.
• Ensure adherence to OpCo specifications and applicable international standards during design to achieve inherently safe and reliable facilities.
• Review project plans and the erection, testing, and commissioning arrangements for electrical equipment, and address technical or programme issues.
• Ensure design variations and execution changes are processed through the applicable Management of Change procedures.
• Verify site compliance with FAT comments and implementation of outstanding comments on technical submittals approved with AEN status.

Health, Safety, and Environment

• Maintain a visible site presence and actively participate in planned HSE walkthroughs, inspections, safety interventions, and audits.
• Implement the Consultant's HSE supervision plan for electrical works and directly supervise the Contractor's implementation of relevant HSE plan elements.
• Promote proactive HSE reporting and empower personnel to raise concerns regarding unsafe acts and conditions.
• Actively supervise site activities for compliance with approved risk assessments, method statements, permit-to-work practices, and safe work requirements.

Quality Assurance and Documentation

• Ensure electrical works, deliverables, and documentation—including commissioning procedures, risk assessments, and method statements—comply with OpCo HSE requirements and applicable specifications.
• Verify that completed activities are certified in the required Quality Control records with complete supporting attachments, in consultation with the QA/QC Engineer.

Project Delivery and Coordination

• Deliver the electrical scope in accordance with the approved project plan and critical path, considering QA/QC and HSE plans, project interfaces, and external impacts on performance.
• Coordinate with the Planning Engineer to allow adequate time and planning for critical and high-risk electrical activities.
• Advise the Principal Resident Engineer of necessary works that may fall outside the contractual scope or design basis.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree (BE or BSc) in Electrical Engineering, certified by the Ministry of Higher Education.
• Minimum seven years of relevant experience, preferably including consultancy experience in a similar scope of work.
• HSE certification such as IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent, subject to OpCo discretion.
• Relevant training in project management tools and methodologies, such as PMP, PRINCE2, or Primavera.

Skills & Competencies

• Company HSE induction and general HSEQ management system awareness.
• Applicable OpCo system safety rules, permit-to-work, and relevant operational safety training appropriate to the scope of work.
• Construction safety training such as the OSHA 30-hour course or equivalent.
• Discipline-specific technical training.
• Emergency response and basic firefighting training.
• Third-party first-aid certification.
• Risk management, OpCo root-cause analysis, and incident reporting and investigation processes.
• Knowledge of the TAQA 12 Essential Rules.
• Auditing competency (e.g., ISO 9001 or equivalent).
• Risk management certification (e.g., ISO 31000).
• Emergency management and root-cause analysis.

Additional Information

• Credentials shall be submitted with the proposal.
• Competence will be assessed through a technical interview by OpCo project leadership and subsequent performance reviews.