Senior Resident Engineer

About the role

SMEC is seeking a Senior Resident Engineer to lead site supervision on a major road and bridge project in Georgia. The role involves overseeing daily construction activities, coordinating technical teams, and supporting the Team Leader to ensure quality, safety, schedule, and contract compliance.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee day‑to‑day site supervision activities for road and bridge works.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary technical teams and manage on‑site engineering resources.
• Support the Team Leader in monitoring quality, safety standards, project schedule, and contract compliance.
• Ensure adherence to FIDIC or similar contract conditions and reporting requirements.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from a recognized university.
• Professional registration (PE, Chartered Engineer, EUR ING, or equivalent).
• Minimum 15 years of experience in road, highway, and transport infrastructure projects.
• At least 8 years of international project experience, preferably across multiple countries.
• Proven experience supervising major highway construction, including pavements, earthworks, structures, bridges, and interchanges.
• Experience delivering projects under FIDIC or similar contracts.
• Ability to lead site‑based engineering teams and interact with contractors and clients.
• Experience on ADB, World Bank, EBRD, AIIB or other MDB‑funded projects is highly desirable.
• Prior work in Central Asia or the Caucasus region is strongly preferred.
• Excellent English communication and report‑writing skills.