Head of Discipline - Civil & Structural
- Location
- Sharjah, Sharjah Emirate, United Arab Emirates
- Country
- UAE
- Category
- Engineering & Construction
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Application
- External application
- Posted
- 5 Oct 2026
- Closes
- 25 Oct 2026
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About this role
JOB TITLE: HEAD OF DEPARTMENT – CIVIL & STRUCTURAL (GRADE 22)
Key Responsibilities
* Plan and allocate manpower resources for executing the different projects, proposals and other activities of the Discipline.
* Identify & manage discipline resources and development of resources for short term & long term needs
* Facilitate the manpower recruitment process in co-ordination with HR/ADMIN. Conduct regular technical interviews for potential new hires at senior positions.
* Ensure manpower resources of discipline are adequate and are utilized efficiently. Maintain proper manpower status on Innate.
* Provide technical expertise during various phases of project execution and proposal engineering.
* Promote innovation, team spirit, design improvement and technical excellence in Discipline.
* Set & Manage department objectives, Key Performance Indicators (KPI) & budget and aligning these to the requirements of management.
* Review existing working systems and explore new systems and implement the changes to improve quality and productivity.
* Develop strategies for continuous improvement of knowledge base, cost consciousness, quality and safety in response to demands of EPC business. Encourage employees to diversify and improve skills.
* Directs employee performance evaluations, establish performance criteria, identify employee
* Strengths & weaknesses and recommend training & development requirements.
* Give recommendations/directions to HR on employee salary matters.
* Arrange internal audits for monitoring quality of Discipline documents and deliverables.
* Review and approve man-hours, cost and BOQ estimates of proposals.
* Conduct internal staff meetings to ensure the progress of projects in accordance to schedule, allotted man-hours and budgeted costs.
* Direct the engineers and designers towards achieving quality and maintaining budget and schedule.
* Ensure compliance with Company ISO quality procedures.
* Facilitate Company’s internal and external quality audits in co-ordination with the QA/QC Department.
* Interact with the Engineering Director and other Discipline Managers on a regular basis in order to ensure smooth functioning of the Engineering Department.
* Interact with peers from other offices across globe on regular basis to ensure consistency of work across all offices.
* Interact with Managers / Lead engineers to carry out risk / reward / technical integrity studies of Civil and Structural Design.
* Interface with other Departments (e.g. Project Management, Project Planning & Control,
* Procurement, QA/QC, Construction and Commissioning) as required for the proper execution of the projects.
* Review complex engineering problems and guide the team in selecting safe, efficient & economical solution.
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