Deputy Team Leader - Resident Engineer / Site Supervisor (Highway Project, Timor-Leste)

About the role

SMEC is looking for a highly experienced Deputy Team Leader - Resident Engineer / Site Supervisor to support the delivery and supervision of a major highway infrastructure project in Timor-Leste. The successful candidate will assist the Team Leader in managing construction supervision so that all works follow approved designs, technical specifications, contract requirements, quality standards and health and safety regulations.

Key responsibilities

• Assist the Team Leader in managing construction supervision activities.
• Ensure works are carried out in line with approved designs, technical specifications, contracts, quality standards and health and safety rules.
• Supervise soil investigations during construction and review each soil treatment according to soil and environmental conditions, soil selection, slope stabilisation and other soil-related activities.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, preferably with a postgraduate qualification in Geology or Geotechnical Engineering, or equivalent.
• Minimum 20 years of cumulative experience in Civil/Geotechnical Engineering or Geology, including at least 10 years in highway or large-road construction supervision.
• At least two highway or large-road construction projects of similar nature in a similar capacity.
• Preferably a full-time employee of the PMC for at least 2 years.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is mandatory.