Job Description

Job Title: Civil Team Lead

Location: Erbil

Sector: Energy/ Power Planet

Open To: Local candidates

Purpose of the Job

Ensure that the Civil Work:

• Meets the functional requirements of the project
• Meets minimum safety and reliability requirements per best industry practices
• Meets maintainability requirements
• Maximizes use of locally available material

Ensure material selection aligns with project specifications.

Ensure the Civil System design is:

• Sufficiently detailed to ensure smooth procurement
• Sufficiently detailed to avoid confusion during construction

Ensure the Civil system design:

• Caters for all requirements of other disciplines
• Provides sufficient and correct information as required by other disciplines

Ensure building support systems (Architecture, HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, etc.) meet the above criteria and local requirements.

Main Duties

• Supervise site survey, analyze and approve topographic surveying reports
• Review documents issued by other engineering disciplines and provide comments
• Inform the Civil team of scope modifications, advise on solutions, and instruct updates to Civil documents
• Coordinate with other discipline specialists to review civil design
• Review and approve geotechnical investigation reports
• Review MR/subcontract packages, provide comments/approvals, and support procurement with technical details
• Review and approve technical bid evaluations from Civil subcontractors; accept or reject technical offers
• Provide engineering expertise and technical support for project planning
• Review vendor design submissions and approve start of manufacturing
• Supervise review of contractor-prepared drawing layouts and formwork/steel reinforcement documents
• Answer technical inquiries from Civil construction site engineers
• Perform other tasks assigned by direct manager within scope of work
• Demonstrate commitment to occupational safety and health procedures

General Administrative Duties

  Prepare periodic activity/achievement reports for direct supervisor

  Specify manpower requirements per recruitment/HR planning practices

  Identify training needs of subordinates and evaluate training outcomes with HR & Admin

  Follow up on employee affairs (vacations, leaves, etc.)

  Conduct performance appraisals for subordinates and recommend actions

  Nominate a deputy to cover the role in case of absence

Communication Channels

Internal:

• All Engineering Divisions
• Project Engineering Manager
• Project Procurement Manager

External:

• Construction PM
• Field Engineering Team
• Site QC Team

Job Specification

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

Experience: 10–12 years of design experience, including 5 years in complex industrial projects (preferably power plant design)

Technical Knowledge:

• In-depth knowledge of best power plant design procedures and practices
• Knowledge of Civil Standards (International and Chinese)
• Knowledge of Health and Safety laws

Software/Training Knowledge:

• Civil 3D
• AutoCAD
• Revit (preferable)
• MS Office

Languages:

• English (Mandatory) — Good speaking, good reading, excellent writing
• Arabic (Optional) — Good speaking, good reading, excellent writing
• Kurdish (Optional, preferred) — Good speaking, good reading, excellent writing