Electrical Engineer (Abu Dhabi Projects)

Electrical Engineer (Abu Dhabi Projects) Job Description Job Alerts Link Job Title: Electrical Engineer (Abu Dhabi Projects) Start Date: 19-October-2026 Job Location: Abu Dhabi Site Country: United Arab Emirates

Job Summary

The Electrical Engineer is a junior member of the supervision services team. S/He supports supervision teams with the management of construction sites, including conducting quality and HSSE inspection and monitoring the contractors’ daily activities and resources allocation against construction programs. He supports the commissioning and testing activities during the Hand-Over and Defects Liability Period in coordination with senior supervision team members as needed.

Key Responsibilities

• Support Project Managers with managing client relations and expectations, as needed
• Support Project Managers with responding to client clarifications on technical and contractual issues, as needed
• Support Project Managers with organizing inspections by third parties, as needed
• Ensure client satisfaction with construction supervision services
• Closely work with the project team for the review of the contractor’s work program during the pre-construction phase
• Support the Associate Project Manager and Planning Engineer with the review of contractors’ submittals, including staffing proposals, organization charts, shop drawings, method statements, project procedures, traffic management plans, etc.
• Closely work with Planning Engineers for monitoring contractors’ daily activities and resource allocation against plans
• Monitor contractors’ and subcontractors’ activities on sites (e.g. concrete pouring, installations, etc.) and maintain a daily site diary accordingly
• Assist Project Managers with the assessment and management of changes in projects’ scope of work, as needed
• Support project teams with the review, assessment and response to all claims raised by the contractor regarding scope, schedule and cost changes of projects, as needed
• Assist with reviewing contractors’ Requests for Information (RFIs) in coordination with local design support teams to obtain required information on queries related to design documents
• Conduct quality inspections on contractors and subcontractors with the QA / QC Engineer and identify and raise quality issues, as needed
• Closely work with the QA / QC Engineer on the development and implementation of quality non-conformities action plans
• Closely work with the HSSE Engineer on enforcing and monitoring the implementation of HSSE procedures on construction sites and recording and raising HSSE non-conformities
• Review construction drawings and specifications, and lead the inspection of works according to Requests for Inspections submitted by contractors
• Closely work with the Materials Engineer to supervise the testing of materials and checking of materials samples against specifications and standards
• Review contractors’ testing and commissioning plans
• Review and ensure that as-built drawings, O&M manuals and warranty certificates are provided accurately by contractors, as per project and client requirements
• Prepare commissioning reports and raise commissioning issues to the Project Manager, as needed
• Conduct final inspection of works and prepare list of snags to the contractor
• Monitor the contractors’ rectification of list of snags during the Defects Liability Period and lead final re-inspection for verification
• Support the supervision team during the hand-over and defects liability period, as needed
• Organize inspections by third parties (e.g. authorities) to obtain necessary approvals, as needed
• Provide input for the preparation and issuance of Take-Over Certificates, Defect Liability Certificates, Final Accounts and Statements of Completion
• Provide input to Planning Engineers for the development of project progress reports, as needed
• Implement corporate policies and procedures

Qualification, Technical Skills and Competencies

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Knowledge of construction supervision services
• Understanding of international engineering standards and codes
• Good interpersonal and leadership skills
• Good communication skills
• Good planning and organization skills
• Strong attention to details
• Strong time management skills
• Proficiency in spoken and written Arabic and English

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