Landscape Site Engineer

Role Overview

Landscape Site Engineer at GHD, a leading multidisciplinary professional services company with over 14,000 professionals globally delivering engineering, design, and advisory solutions across water, energy, resources, environment, property & buildings, and transportation sectors.

Company Overview

GHD is a multidisciplinary professional services company operating globally across water, energy, resources, environment, property & buildings, and transportation sectors.

Role Purpose

The Landscape Site Engineer provides support to the Resident Engineer during project construction, supervising landscape and irrigation projects, coordinating technical solutions across disciplines, and ensuring all works comply with contract documents, specifications, and quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

Site Supervision & Inspection

• Supervise landscape and irrigation projects including soft and hard landscape works.
• Undertake general project site observation and inspection of works for contractor adherence to approved shop drawings, consultant specifications, good working practices, construction schedule, and health & safety.
• Lead the snagging and de-snagging process to progress works to completion.
• Perform works inspection requests and material inspection requests as required.
• Be available to undertake off-site inspections of proposed materials as deemed necessary by the Project Manager.
• Maintain records for activities on site including progress photos and ensure they are readily available for inspection as and when required.

Technical Engineering & Design

• Assist the Resident Engineer in performing contractual duties on site.
• Provide resolution for technical engineering problems within assigned disciplines and coordinate application of solutions to ensure progress on site.
• Perform design reviews.
• Review and interpret discipline design drawings and specifications to ensure current revision level and correct technical execution of the work.
• Assist with selection of native plants appropriate to their locality, exposure, aspects, soil, and landscape desires.
• Design irrigation systems for landscape projects if required.
• Perform all aspects of garden installation, including softscape, hardscape, irrigation, and plant placement.

Documentation & Compliance Review

• Review shop drawings, material submittals, method statements, RFI responses, and as-built drawings.
• Review technical submittals related to soft landscaping and hard landscape works.
• Prepare draft site/engineer's instructions relating to the project as required and issue to the Project Manager.
• Prepare Surveillance Reports for deficiencies of work found on site believed to have failed or if contractor is not complying with verbal instructions, and complete a Non-Conformance Report (NCR) if required.
• Ensure that project quality control procedures are used and monitor for improvement.

Coordination & Communication

• Coordinate processes with other disciplines.
• Perform nursery inspections.
• Attend project, site progress, and any related technical meetings as directed by the Project Manager.
• Advise the Project Manager of any technical aspects that may affect construction progress, quality, and other relevant factors.
• Provide advice to the Project Manager regarding any variation costs claimed by the Contractor during the course of works.
• Collaborate with construction management to eliminate any hazards associated with the work that may adversely affect the environment or the safety or health of employees.

Monitoring & Scheduling

• Hands-on monitoring of landscape works for conformance with contract document provisions and procedures manual.
• Continually review the contractor's construction schedule during the progress of site works.
• Monitor procurement and deliveries to ensure timeliness in support of construction activities and schedule within assigned discipline.

Reporting & Leadership

• Prepare and present work progress reports on daily, weekly, and monthly basis.
• Oversee junior staff members for all landscape work and ensure installation activities comply with contractual obligations and quality control standards.
• Participate in landscaping design reviews and with design approving agencies, including technical expertise in soft and hard landscaping works, if required.

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, or related field.
• 10 years' experience in relevant positions.
• Strong technical knowledge with the ability to resolve design issues on site.
• Experience in construction supervision.
• Experience in technical review of project documents.
• Experience in project execution.
• Experience with irrigation, soft and hard landscaping.
• Regional experience preferred.
• Authority registration preferred.
• BIM360 skills desirable.
• Good knowledge of building codes desirable.
• Cost estimation experience.

Skills & Competencies

• Pro-active in resolving issues.
• Good communication skills and relationship building.
• Good team player, systemic and organized.
• Innovative and problem-solving mindset.
• Ability to manage and coordinate specialized activity, discipline, or team of moderate size and complexity.

Additional Information

• UAE Driving License required.
• Collaborate in a multi-disciplinary, innovative environment where your input shapes both standardised and bespoke solutions.
• Join a team that values knowledge-sharing, mentorship, and professional excellence.