Requirements
Requires a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering and a minimum of 15 years of field execution experience in similar large-scale water/wastewater treatment plants or heavy civil infrastructure projects. Must possess technical competencies in deep excavation, dewatering, water-retaining structures, mass concrete pours, and interface sequencing. Fluent English is mandatory, with Arabic being a distinct asset.
Description
Position Title: Assistant Project Manager (Site Manager – Civil)Project Phase: Mobilisation and Construction ExecutionReports To / Direct Reports: Reports directly to the Project Manager. Direct reports include Senior Civil Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Electrical/I&C Engineers, General Site Superintendents, and Survey Engineers.POSITION PURPOSEMaintain full-time, direct operational control over the South Al-Mutlaa site, coordinating workforce logistics, heavy equipment, subcontractors, and work-front sequencing in accordance with approved shop drawings and specifications.KEY RESPONSIBILITIESManage daily construction activities across all WWTP treatment process units, lifting stations, TSE lines, and administrative structures.Maintain mandatory continuous presence on site during all working hours throughout the contract duration.Implement site logistics plans, including access roads, batching plant coordination, material laydown, and heavy crane setups.Coordinate daily site inspections with the Consultant's resident inspection team.Allocate labor, plant, and materials to ensure physical progress aligns with weekly and monthly look-ahead programs.AUTHORITY & DECISION-MAKINGResponsible for: Physical execution of works on site in compliance with approved drawings.Authorized to instruct: Subcontractors, field engineers, general foremen, and plant operators.Not authorized: Not empowered to amend contractual terms, agree to financial variations, or alter approved design details without Project Manager and Consultant authorization.QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCEMinimum Qualifications: B.Sc. in Civil Engineering.Required Experience: Minimum 15 years of field execution experience in projects of a similar type and value scale (large-scale water/wastewater treatment plants or heavy civil infrastructure).Technical Competencies: Deep excavation, dewatering, water-retaining structures (BS 8007 / ACI 350), mass concrete pours, interface sequencing.Language Requirements: Fluent written and spoken English is required; English is the working language for all correspondence, submittals, and reporting to MPW and the Consultant. Arabic is a distinct asset for liaison with Kuwaiti authorities, local suppliers, and the workforce.INTERFACES, DELIVERABLES & PERFORMANCEKey Interfaces: Consultant Site Inspectors, Subcontractor Site Managers, HSE Engineer, QA/QC Field Engineers, Procurement Logistics Team.Key Deliverables: Daily site activity logs, 3-week look-ahead schedules, field inspection requests (RFIs), subcontractor resource allocation charts.KPIs: Achievement of weekly physical milestones; reduction of re-work / non-conformance reports (NCRs); on-time closure of site observation notices.