Assistant Resident Engineer (Electrical & Instrumentation) – Al Ain

Company Overview:

A highly successful, premier international engineering consultancy corporation, mega-scale utility infrastructure provider, and leading civil construction supervision group is expanding its professional framework across Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Built upon sustainable water resource engineering, high-level automation, and strict municipal regulatory alignment, the organization handles multi-billion dirham public sector assets, massive distribution pipelines, and strategic emergency reservoirs, maintaining absolute alignment with municipal utility directives and international safety parameters.

Job Description:

We are executing a strategic professional appointment within our construction supervision division and are seeking an experienced, highly technical Assistant Resident Engineer (Electrical & Instrumentation) to govern site installations and direct automation pipelines for a major water infrastructure project in Al Ain. Operating as a critical engineering anchor and technical systems supervisor within our site management team, this full-time role focuses on accelerating project delivery timelines, auditing contractor installations, and maximizing system safety under our integrated project management framework.

🔹 Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in supervising electrical, SCADA, and instrumentation engineering works on-site to guarantee high-fidelity installations.
• Ensure absolute structural compliance with approved project specifications, local utility codes, and international engineering standards.
• Review and audit detailed contractor submittals, shop drawings, loop diagrams, and specialized instrument data documentation.
• Monitor the physical progress of major water infrastructure components, prioritizing heavy-duty pumping stations and distribution reservoirs.
• Coordinate seamlessly with field contractors, main engineering consultants, utility authorities, and key municipal project stakeholders.
• Conduct thorough site quality inspections, supervise field instrumentation testing, and prepare comprehensive technical progress reports.
• Support resident project management teams in isolating, analyzing, and resolving complex electromechanical or automation issues on-site.
• Enforce rigid adherence to safety protocols, international quality assurance matrices, and environmental guidelines during construction.

🔹 Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation & Control Engineering, or an equivalent accredited engineering discipline.
• A minimum of 10 to 12+ years of successful, verified professional experience in construction supervision, specifically focused on heavy utility projects.
• Strong, proven engineering background directing installations across major water infrastructure frameworks, high-capacity reservoirs, and pumping stations.
• Prior successful project experience within the United Arab Emirates and deep familiarity with regional utility standards and approval metrics are highly desirable.
• Advanced technical data literacy with practical proficiency evaluating automated calculations, tracking metrics tables, and managing material indices inside Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent technical reporting, sharp problem-solving capabilities, and highly polished verbal and written English communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Candidates holding valid, active TAQA approvals or related regional authority engineering registrations will be given absolute priority.

What We Offer:

• Competitive baseline fixed salary package structured from AED 5,000 to 6,000, determined entirely by past technical engineering audits, site scenario testing, and project documentation speed checks.
• An elite pathway to take true operational ownership of massive public utility systems and significantly scale your professional engineering profile.
• Stable, long-term infrastructure engineering career advancement tracks supported by our integrated regional operations and specialized networks of engineering jobs.