Job description

The Engineering Interface Manager role based in Abha, Aseer Province, Saudi Arabia is responsible for coordinating all design and engineering activities for water and wastewater infrastructure projects to ensure alignment with project scope and schedules. The position involves working closely with technical design teams to integrate design delivery timelines with the overall master schedule, monitoring design consultants to ensure correctness, completeness, and compliance with scope of work requirements, and controlling senior discipline engineers on design-related matters. The role includes evaluating variation orders and concession requests submitted by design consultants, reviewing project design strategies, and advising clients on improvements. The Engineering Interface Manager participates in meetings with consultants, sub-consultants, and stakeholders, ensures timely submission of design documents, supports government authority approvals and permits, and ensures delivery of tender documentation according to project schedules. The role also involves providing project data to technical design consultants, updating technical departments on future project requirements, and contributing to development and rectification of departmental operating structures, roles, responsibilities, and tools aligned with international best practices. The position requires maintaining compliance with quality, environmental, safety, and occupational health policies, and performing assigned duties under project management leadership. The candidate must have a Bachelor or Master of Engineering degree, minimum 20 years of experience in water and wastewater project design and engineering works, strong project management skills, experience managing engineering consultants, and strong communication capabilities.