Mission

The Civil Lead engineer (Owner’s Engineer) provides independent technical oversight, quality verification, and construction supervision for all civil and structural works delivered by the EPC Contractor in the PV, Substation and BESS facilities. This includes foundations, buildings, trenches, duct banks, roads, drainage, structural steel, cable routing infrastructure, boundary walls, and all site development works related to civil scope.

The role ensures full compliance with IFC drawings, civil specifications, geotechnical recommendations, structural standards, QA/QC requirements, and international codes and Egyptian local codes.

Key Accountabilities

1. Civil & Structural Construction Oversight

• Monitor and inspection for EPC execution of all civil works including:

Foundations for GIS/AIS, transformers, MV buildings, BESS civil works, O&M building, all finishing works

Cable trenches, duct banks, manholes, pull pits

Substation control building (structural + architectural)

Roads, paving, fencing, gates

Drainage systems & stormwater network

Equipment plinths and steel support structures

•  Verify works comply with IFC drawings, technical specs, and approved method statements.

• Ensure workmanship meets structural tolerance, alignment, and level requirements.

2. Geotechnical & Earthworks Control

• Review and monitor excavation, backfilling, compaction, and soil replacement.

• Ensure compliance with geotechnical reports (bearing capacity, groundwater considerations, soil treatment).

• Witness field density tests, compaction tests, plate load tests, and verify results.

• Ensure EPC manages soil disposal and backfill materials properly.

3. Concrete & Reinforcement Quality Assurance

• Witness concrete works: batching, slump tests, cube/cylinder tests, temperature checks.

•  Inspect reinforcement installation, bar spacing, anchorage, lap lengths, and supports.

• Verify formwork quality, alignment, shuttering, and curing compliance.

• Monitor concrete pouring sequence and vibration practices.

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4. Civil Engineering Review & Technical Comments

• Review EPC submittals including:

Civil shop drawings

QA/QC documents checklist, FAT, FQP, and ITP

Structural calculations

Bar Bending Schedules (BBS)

Method statements

Material approvals

• Provide structured, technically sound comments aligned with codes and project requirements.

• Review the Engineering documents and aligned with the Back-office engineering team to be aligned with the project specifications.

• Lead the technical discussion physically or virtual meetings with the EPC, client and OEMs and other stakeholders.

5. Interface Coordination

• Coordinate civil interfaces with:

Electrical (trench routing, foundation openings, embedded conduits, earthing)

 Firefighting

BESS systems (HVAC, equipment rooms, enclosures)

SCADA/telecom ducting

•Prevent clashes through early detection and collaborative resolution with OE team.

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6. QA/QC Monitoring & Testing

• Ensure EPC adheres to approved ITPs for civil works.

•Issue inspection requests and material inspection requests and the inspections

• Witness inspections for all civil scope including but not limited:

Foundation inspections

Anchor bolt alignment

Compaction & density tests

Concrete testing

Structural steel installation

Waterproofing

•  Issue NCRs, OBSs and review corrective actions, and verify closure.

7. Progress Validation (Technical)

• Validate EPC progress based on physical quantities:

Cubic meters of concrete

Excavation/backfill quantities

Linear meters of trenching/ducts

Building completion percentages

• Verify progress claims reflect real site status through measurements and inspection logs.

• Report progress risks and recommend mitigations.

Desired Candidate Profile