Water Asset Strategy Lead

NEOM

Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦

Summary

Develop, review and manage water sector (water and wastewater) design requirements, guidelines and asset standards to enable the functional water business areas to achieve their strategic objectives

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

Standards and Guidelines      

Ensure asset design standards are defined to deliver water sector strategy and optimum asset lifecycle management in compliance with Neom ETSD, local codes and standards

Lead the development of water employer requirements per asset class related to asset design, product quality and data sheets

Compare, analyse, review and prioritise design standards, codes and guidelines to ensure the most suitable practices are adopted in line with project local conditions and strategic objectives

Liaise with ETSD to ensure technical alignment across the water sector functional areas

Ensure all adopted design guidelines are communicated and understood by design consultants, partners, contractors, etc.

Continuously provide training programs to water sector stakeholders (internal and external) to ensure understanding of water sector employer’s requirements

Liaise with the Sustainability team to ensure UN Sustainability goals are met throughout the whole asset lifecycle

Design

  • Continuously R&D for innovative modular construction solutions and materials to support the delivery of the water sector objectives
  • Establish applications for items, materials, processes, methods and establish engineering and technical definitions and limitations
  • Establish innovative design measures to address the needs of the customers and to create market opportunity
  • Establish sustainable design practices in line with NEOM Sustainability strategy and goals
  • Create, maintain, and update a digital library of design standards in BIM that is interoperable among different design platforms

Data Management       

  • Continuously review & evaluate developments from scientific journals, suppliers’ catalogs, government standards and other sources of information on materials, processes, and parts to update standards where appropriate.
  • Collecting, validating, inputting, manipulating, extracting and analyzing water asset data to inform future developments of standards and specifications.

Stakeholder Management       

  • Liaise with the functional water business areas to establish Design and Engineering Practices to be applicable by design consultants, manufacturers, and equipment suppliers
  • Work within the Water BIM lead and NEOM Digital Delivery team to assure water requirements are digitally reflected on NEOM Design Collaboration Platforms
  • Liaise with NEOM Engineering and Technical Standards Department

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

  • Minimum of 15 years of experience in asset design processes
  • Experience on plan of work stages and necessary interactions with Designers
  • Understanding of the relation of Codes & Standards and Design Guidelines
  • Design and delivery of water assets, especially in relation to water transmission and distribution
  • Knowledge of Middle East construction standards in particular Saudi Building Code and AWWA Standards
  • Advanced analytical interpretation and problem-solving skills
  • Strong interpersonal, team and communication skill as well as a focus on efficiency and effectiveness combined with a hands-on, can-do mentality
  • Strong and positive relationships skills, influencing, and negotiation skills
  • Strong presentation skills, presentation preparation and MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering or a related field

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