Job description

The Department Manager – Engineering Interface Manager at Hill International is responsible for overseeing all design and engineering interfaces associated with large-scale water and wastewater projects in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Hill International provides program management, project management, and construction management services across global infrastructure developments, including services such as cost engineering and estimating, quality assurance, inspection, scheduling, risk management, and claims avoidance. Within this context, the Engineering Interface Manager ensures alignment of engineering scope, design schedules, and deliverables across multidisciplinary engineering teams and design consultants. The role involves supervising the coordination between technical design teams and project delivery schedules to ensure alignment with the master schedule of project execution. The manager monitors the performance of Design Consultant(s) and sub-consultants to verify the correctness, completeness, and compliance of engineering designs with the scope of work requirements. Responsibilities include controlling and managing Senior Discipline Engineers within the Project Management Team regarding design aspects, evaluating and endorsing variation orders and concession requests submitted by design consultants for client approval, and participating in coordination meetings with consultants, sub-consultants, and client representatives. The role also involves reviewing project design strategies and providing technical recommendations to the client while ensuring the timely submission of engineering documentation from Design Consultant(s) to relevant government departments for regulatory approvals and permits required for project execution and completion. The position ensures the delivery of tender documents according to the tendering plan and provides project input data to technical design consultants to facilitate accurate design development. Additionally, the Engineering Interface Manager is responsible for continuously updating the technical department regarding future project requirements and leading the development or rectification of departmental operating structures including organizational charts, defined roles and responsibilities, and deployment of tools or software aligned with international best practices. The position also requires ensuring compliance with Hill International’s internal policies related to quality, environmental standards, safety, and occupational health, as well as adherence to manuals and procedures governing project delivery. The manager performs additional duties as assigned by line managers or supervisors while maintaining oversight of engineering interface management and technical coordination across major water and wastewater infrastructure initiatives.