Project Engineer – Civil & Infrastructure

Petroraq Engineering Co. Ltd. is seeking a highly experienced and technically strong Project Engineer – Civil & Infrastructure to lead the complete execution of civil and infrastructure projects from mobilization through final handover.

The ideal candidate must have strong hands-on experience managing large-scale civil, infrastructure, utilities, roadworks, drainage, earthworks, structural, and associated EPC projects in Saudi Arabia. The role requires someone who can independently manage the full project lifecycle, including planning, engineering coordination, procurement, construction, subcontractors, cost control, commercial matters, QA/QC, HSE, client coordination, progress monitoring, claims, and project closeout.

We are looking for a project leader with strong site and commercial understanding, not only a coordination-focused Project Engineer.

Key Responsibilities

Project Execution & Management

• Take complete ownership of assigned projects from kick-off and mobilization through execution, testing, handover, and closeout.
• Develop and implement the overall Project Execution Plan (PEP) in accordance with contractual requirements, approved scope, budget, schedule, quality standards, and HSE requirements.
• Manage civil and infrastructure works including earthworks, excavation, grading, roads, paving, foundations, concrete structures, underground utilities, stormwater/drainage, sewer networks, water networks, and associated infrastructure works.
• Establish project priorities, execution strategies, resource requirements, construction sequences, and recovery plans.
• Ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, safely, and according to approved specifications and client requirements.

Planning & Project Controls

• Coordinate with Planning Engineers to establish the baseline schedule, WBS, milestones, manpower plan, equipment plan, and procurement schedule.
• Monitor daily, weekly, and monthly progress against the approved baseline.
• Review look-ahead schedules, progress curves, productivity, manpower utilization, critical-path activities, and project forecasts.
• Identify delays and bottlenecks early and implement appropriate corrective/recovery plans.
• Conduct regular project progress and performance meetings.
• Ensure accurate and timely submission of progress reports to management and clients.

Engineering & Technical Coordination

• Coordinate with engineering teams for timely preparation, review, and approval of drawings, shop drawings, method statements, material submittals, technical queries, RFIs, and design clarifications.
• Review construction drawings, IFC drawings, specifications, BOQs, scope of work, and technical requirements.
• Identify discrepancies between drawings, BOQ, specifications, and actual site conditions before they impact project execution.
• Coordinate effectively between Engineering, Procurement, Construction, QA/QC, HSE, Planning, Commercial, and Finance teams.

Procurement & Subcontractor Management

• Coordinate project procurement requirements including material requisitions, technical evaluations, vendor selection, long-lead materials, delivery schedules, and site requirements.
• Monitor material and equipment availability against the construction schedule.
• Participate in subcontractor selection and technical/commercial evaluation.
• Manage subcontractors from mobilization through completion.
• Monitor subcontractor progress, productivity, manpower, quality, safety, contractual obligations, and performance.
• Review subcontractor progress claims and ensure quantities and completed work are properly verified.

Cost & Commercial Management

• Maintain strong control over the project's approved budget, committed cost, actual cost, forecast cost, and cash flow.
• Work closely with Cost Control and Commercial teams to monitor project profitability.
• Control material wastage, manpower productivity, equipment utilization, subcontractor costs, and unnecessary expenditure.
• Review and validate project quantities, BOQs, variations, additional works, and change orders.
• Identify works outside the original contractual scope and ensure appropriate documentation before execution.
• Support preparation and negotiation of variation orders, extension-of-time claims, additional-cost claims, and contractual correspondence.
• Ensure timely preparation and certification of client invoices/progress payment applications.

Client, Consultant & Stakeholder Management

• Act as a key point of contact with the client, consultant, PMC, subcontractors, vendors, and internal management.
• Lead project progress meetings and technical/coordination meetings.
• Maintain professional client relationships while protecting the company's contractual and commercial interests.
• Resolve site, technical, contractual, and coordination issues promptly.
• Ensure all important instructions, approvals, changes, delays, and decisions are properly documented.

QA/QC Management

• Ensure construction activities comply with approved ITPs, method statements, drawings, specifications, codes, standards, and project quality requirements.
• Coordinate with QA/QC teams regarding inspections, MIRs, WIRs, NCRs, punch lists, and corrective actions.
• Ensure NCRs and quality observations are closed within the required timeframe.
• Prevent rework through proper planning, supervision, inspection, and technical coordination.

Risk & Contract Management

• Understand the project's contractual scope, exclusions, obligations, milestones, payment terms, liquidated damages, variation provisions, and notice requirements.
• Maintain an active project risk register.
• Identify technical, commercial, schedule, procurement, manpower, and execution risks before they affect the project.
• Ensure contractual notices and supporting records are submitted within required timelines.
• Maintain proper records for delays, instructions, additional works, disruptions, and claims.

Project Handover & Closeout

• Manage testing, inspections, punch-list closure, as-built documentation, and final handover.
• Ensure completion of as-built drawings, O&M documentation where applicable, warranties, final quantities, completion certificates, and project dossiers.
• Coordinate final account settlement with clients and subcontractors.
• Ensure proper demobilization and formal project closeout.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from a recognized university.
• Minimum 5+ years of relevant construction/project management experience, preferably with significant experience in Saudi Arabia or the GCC.
• Strong experience in Civil & Infrastructure EPC/Construction projects.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Strong leadership, negotiation, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficiency in MS Office and familiarity with project planning/management systems such as Primavera P6 and/or MS Project.
• PMP certification is highly preferred.