Technical Office Manager – Civil Projects

About the role

Lead the project technical office for civil engineering projects, overseeing the production and approval of design‑derived deliverables such as shop drawings, method statements, technical submittals and as‑built documentation, ensuring compliance with approved designs and MPW specifications.

Key responsibilities

• Establish and manage the technical office organisation, drawing production programme and submittal schedule aligned with the construction baseline.
• Review and authorise shop drawings, bar bending schedules, method statements and technical submittals before issue to the Consultant.
• Manage design interface with designers and sub‑consultants, handling design change requests, technical clarifications and value‑engineering proposals.
• Direct resolution of design conflicts and multi‑discipline clash detection across civil, mechanical, electrical and I&C works.
• Oversee compilation of as‑built documentation, input to O&M manuals and technical handover dossiers.

Required profile

• B.Sc. in Civil Engineering.
• Minimum 15 years of engineering and technical office experience on large‑scale water/wastewater treatment or heavy civil EPC projects, with at least 5 years leading a project technical office.
• Fluent written and spoken English; Arabic is an asset.
• Experience in Kuwait/GCC preferred.

Required skills

• Reinforced concrete and water‑retaining structure detailing (BS 8007 / ACI 350).
• BIM and clash detection workflows.
• Submittal and design change management.
• Interpretation of MPW technical specifications.