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Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Your role

  • Lead and execute the geotechnical and earthworks aspects of the assigned project, conceptualisation to completion, ensuring adherence to project design specifications and timelines.
  • Act as a technical reference (SME) for geotechnical design standards, analysis, and investigation planning.
  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including designers, contractors and project managers, commercial staff, and project controls team to develop project plans and budgets.
  • Interface with internal and external stake holders as required.
  • Ensuring projects meet specifications, deadlines, and quality standards.
  • Review the technical documentation related with the discipline for completeness and compliance with the project requirements, interface, stakeholder requirements and applicable standards. These will include, not limited to, design submissions at different stages, shop drawings, as-built drawings, calculations, assessments, technical specifications, interface documents, value engineering reports, material requests, system code classifications, bill of quantities.
  • Contribute to produce multidisciplinary reviews of the technical documents to ensure full coordination of the deliverables.
  • Participate in producing and reviewing value engineering proposals.
  • Conduct quality inspections and oversee the execution of geotechnical and earhworks, ensuring compliance with safety standards and regulations.
  • Monitor and report on project progress, identifying and addressing potential issues, and deviations from the baseline(s), in collaboration with the Project Control Teams.
  • Report regularly in accordance with the project and company policies.
  • Ensure adherence to the project and company quality program and policies.
  • Stay updated on the latest engineering technologies and best practices.
  • Provide technical support and guidance to project teams.
  • Promote culture of safety.
  • Perform walkdowns, attend site visits and meetings as required.
Transportation Engineering

Location

Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Job Type

Full time

Ref

R-158621

Salary range

-

About you

  • Master'S or PhD in Civil/Geotechnical Engineering from an accredited University.
  • A minimum of 12 years of experience in geotechnical and earthworks, preferably combining construction supervision and technical review.
  • Proficiency in advanced geotechnical software (GeoStudio packages, Slide, PLAXIS, and others) and seismic design principles.
  • Experience performing engineering work in accordance with railway systems procedures, standards, and practices, and KSA regulatory requirements would be a plus.
  • Experience in analysis of project requirements and check for their implementation in technical documentation and in the site works, through site inspections and testing processes.
  • Strong problem-solving abilities and the ability to make decisions in dynamic project environments.
  • Good communication skills for effective collaboration with project teams and stakeholders.
  • Detail-oriented with a focus on delivering high-quality engineering outcomes.
Why choose AtkinsRéalis?

Why choose AtkinsRéalis?

Wherever you are in your career – and whoever you are – AtkinsRéalis is for you. Here, support and collaboration are a vibrant part of a culture that lets you choose where – and how far – your career can go. Take on projects that push boundaries and drive sustainable impact, surrounded by colleagues who believe there's no limit to how brilliant you can be. It's time to join a like-minded team where you'll be rewarded, supported, and free to be your kind of brilliant.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career.

This includes:

  • Tax-free salary.
  • Life insurance coverage.
  • Medical insurance.
  • Annual leave balance.
  • Company gratuity scheme.
  • Discretionary bonus program.
  • Annual flight contribution.
  • Transportation & housing allowances.
  • Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.

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About AtkinsRéalis

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Overview

We are looking for an experienced Geotechnical Engineer to join our team, supporting the delivery of high quality engineering solutions within railway projects. This role will be responsible for reviewing technical documentation and supervision of construction works related with its disciplines, including geotechnical, earthworks and the related foundations works, for new and updated assets of railway facilities. The successful candidate will perform detailed reviews of documentation including design drawings and reports, shop drawings and as-build documentation ensuring full compliance with applicable standards and requirements, ensuring robust and compliant engineering outcomes. You will work hand with hand with the civil and structural engineer and will interface with internal and external stakeholders supporting effecting collaboration and ensuring successful project delivery across all stages from the concept design until the final hand-over, including testing and commissioning.

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