Civil Maintenance Engineer (Saudi Arabia)

About the role

The Maintenance Engineer (Civil) ensures that buildings, architectural assets and external areas are kept in a safe, functional and aesthetically acceptable condition, in line with KAUST standards, specifications, building codes and maintenance best practices. The role covers monitoring maintenance quality, inspections and audits, asset condition assessments and recommendations for corrective and preventive action.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor the quality of civil and architectural maintenance work carried out by service providers.
• Inspect and audit existing facilities, ongoing maintenance and completed works against approved standards and specifications.
• Take part in construction inspections, project handovers, walkthroughs, snagging and verification of rectification works.
• Audit preventive and reactive maintenance programmes and work orders, identify recurring issues and recommend corrective and preventive measures.
• Assess the condition of civil and architectural assets and recommend repairs, refurbishments or replacements.
• Review maintenance plans, task lists, failure modes and codes, and monitor PM/RM/CM work orders to help reduce maintenance backlogs.
• Investigate incidents and failures, carry out root cause analysis and prepare inspection, audit, condition assessment and maintenance reports.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in building maintenance, civil/architectural inspections, audits, construction or facilities management.
• Experience in design, construction, quality inspection, project handover and snagging is desirable.
• Experience with maintenance management systems such as SAP or Maximo is desirable.
• Familiarity with USGBC LEED requirements is desirable.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Required skills

• Working knowledge of AutoCAD and Microsoft Office.
• Good knowledge of building construction, architectural finishes, civil works and maintenance practices.
• Ability to conduct inspections, audits, condition assessments and root cause analysis, and to perform mid-level data analysis.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication and reporting skills.