Technical Engineering Manager

Job Title: Technical Engineering Manager

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Department: Engineering

Reporting to: Chief Operations Officer

Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role

UNIMAC is seeking an experienced and strategic Head of Technical Services to lead and oversee its Technical Services function across a diverse portfolio of construction projects.

The successful candidate will be responsible for establishing and implementing company-wide technical standards, strengthening engineering coordination, leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) and digital delivery strategies, and ensuring consistent technical performance across all projects.

This is a senior leadership role requiring extensive experience in engineering management, multidisciplinary coordination, BIM implementation, and technical governance within the construction sector, preferably in Saudi Arabia.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership & Governance: Establish, implement, and maintain company-wide technical standards, engineering procedures, BIM execution requirements, shop drawing workflows, RFI management protocols, and survey and as-built documentation standards.
• Engineering Coordination: Provide functional leadership and technical guidance to Engineering Managers across projects, ensuring effective multidisciplinary coordination and compliance with approved procedures.
• Portfolio Oversight: Monitor technical delivery performance across active projects, conduct technical reviews and BIM audits, and proactively address engineering coordination issues that may affect project quality, cost, or schedule.
• BIM & Digital Delivery: Develop and implement the company's BIM strategy, digital delivery standards, model management procedures, BIM execution plans, and reusable templates to improve consistency and efficiency.
• Technical Problem-Solving: Act as the senior escalation point for complex design conflicts, coordination challenges, BIM compliance issues, and RFI backlogs.
• Tendering & Preconstruction Support: Provide technical input during tendering, review BIM and engineering requirements, and contribute to technical methodologies and delivery strategies for prospective projects.
• Performance Management: Establish appropriate technical performance indicators and provide regular reports to the Chief Operations Officer on portfolio performance, risks, compliance, and improvement initiatives.
• Resource & Capability Development: Optimize the deployment of engineering and BIM resources across projects and strengthen organizational technical capabilities through continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.
• Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with project teams, clients, consultants, and other stakeholders to promote effective technical coordination and ensure alignment with contractual and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, Structural Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 15 years of relevant professional experience , including at least 5 years in senior engineering management, technical leadership, or BIM and digital delivery management.
• Demonstrated experience managing engineering and technical services across multiple construction projects.
• Strong background in heavy civil infrastructure and building construction, with extensive multidisciplinary design coordination experience.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in Saudi Arabia , with sound knowledge of the Saudi Building Code, local regulatory requirements, and authority approval processes.
• Active registration with the Saudi Council of Engineers, as applicable to the candidate's engineering discipline and professional status.
• Experience implementing BIM standards, preferably aligned with ISO 19650, and developing BIM Execution Plans (BEPs).
• Strong knowledge of Revit, Navisworks, Common Data Environments (CDEs), shop drawing production, RFI management, surveying, and as-built documentation.
• Proven ability to establish technical standards, manage complex engineering interfaces, and lead teams across multiple projects.

Key Competencies

• Strategic leadership and technical governance
• Multidisciplinary engineering coordination
• BIM strategy and digital construction delivery
• Technical risk management and problem-solving
• Stakeholder engagement and communication
• Resource planning and performance management
• Process improvement and organizational capability development

Language Requirements

• Fluent English is required.
• Arabic language proficiency is an advantage.