Senior Civil Engineer

ENSEA FZCO is a Dubai-based engineering and project services company supporting energy and industrial projects across the UAE and internationally. We are hiring a Senior Civil Engineer for a major construction project in the UAE.

The Role

You will support the Company in delivering the civil works package: from the bidding stage and contractor selection through execution on site. The role combines project management responsibilities with hands-on site engineering and includes office-based engineering and administrative support.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise day-to-day execution of civil works per approved drawings, specifications, and UAE standards
• Read and work with design drawings, specifications, BOQs, and method statements; raise technical queries
• Verify quantities; support BOQs, progress measurements, and interim payment records
• Coordinate subcontractors and site teams; plan daily and weekly work fronts
• Manage QA/QC: inspections, ITPs, material submittals and approvals, as-built records
• Coordinate setting-out, earthworks, concrete works, and utilities installation
• Manage scheduling, procurement follow-up, and interface coordination with the Client and consultants
• Support the bidding phase: obtain and evaluate contractor quotations, prepare scope and commercial comparisons, support negotiations and the project budget
• Support formation and mobilization of the project team: engineers, site supervision, subcontractor teams
• Develop and maintain the project execution schedule; monitor progress against milestones
• Monitor project expenditure against the approved budget; flag cost deviations early
• Ensure HSE compliance: method statements, risk assessments, toolbox talks, permits to work
• Prepare daily and weekly progress reports and maintain site documentation
• Handle project administrative tasks: correspondence, document control, meeting minutes, timesheets, procurement paperwork
• Work from both the site and the office, depending on the project stage and priorities

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
• 7-10 years of experience in civil construction, including site-based roles
• Experience in industrial, infrastructure, water treatment, oil and gas, or similar projects
• UAE site experience and familiarity with local authority requirements strongly preferred
• Strong command of construction drawings, specifications, BOQs, and quantity take-off
• Hands-on QA/QC experience: inspections, ITPs, material approvals, site records
• Experience supporting bidding: quotations, scope comparisons, contractor negotiations
• Experience coordinating site teams and subcontractors; team leadership skills
• Strong organizational, administrative, and reporting skills; able to represent the project in meetings
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and MS Office; MS Project or Primavera P6 a plus
• Good command of English; Arabic a plus
• UAE driving license preferred

We Offer

• Competitive monthly salary, commensurate with qualifications and experience
• Medical insurance in accordance with the Company's policy
• Business travel, accommodation, and transportation covered by the Company
• 6-month contract with the possibility of extension subject to the award of the underlying project contract