Senior Infrastructure Wet Utilities Site Engineer

ElSewedy Engineering Industries SEI|Giza, Al Jizah, Egypt|Full-time|Mid-Senior level

The Senior Infrastructure Wet Utilities Site Engineer is responsible for supervising and coordinating all site activities related to wet utilities—including potable water networks, TSE/irrigation networks, stormwater drainage, foul sewer systems, pumping stations, chambers, and associated infrastructure works. The role ensures compliance with design specifications, project schedules, safety standards, and quality requirements.

Responsibilities

Lead and supervise daily construction activities for wet utility networks (water supply, sewerage, drainage, firefighting, irrigation/TSE).
Review IFC drawings, shop drawings, network alignments, profiles, and hydraulic details.
Prepare daily/weekly progress reports and highlight potential risks or delays.
Conduct inspections of pipelines, manholes, chambers, and associated works.
Enforce site safety plans and ensure compliance with HSE standards.
Supervise pressure testing, leakage testing, CCTV inspections, deflection tests, manhole testing, and final commissioning.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering (Infrastructure/Utilities focus preferred).
5+ years of experience in infrastructure and wet utilities construction.
Proven experience with water, sewer, stormwater, and TSE/irrigation networks.
Strong understanding of local authority requirements (e.g., DEWA, ADWEA, Ashghal, RTA, ARAMCO, KAHRAMAA—depending on region).

Benefits

Life, Medical and Social insurance.
Transportation is provided.

AI Sourcing Intelligence

Sourcing Advice for This Role

AI-powered analysis of recruitment difficulty and recommended sourcing channels for this position.

Recruitment Difficulty Analysis

Key challenge: The role requires a niche mix of civil/mechanical expertise in wet utilities, hands-on site supervision, and commissioning across water, sewer, drainage, and irrigation networks. In Egypt near Cairo, the talent pool with 5+ years of relevant, multi-network experience is small, and competition from large EPCs and Gulf employers is high.

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LinkedIn Groups

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Recommended Boolean query:

(Senior Engineer OR Site Engineer OR Civil Engineer) AND (Infrastructure OR Utilities) AND (Water OR Sewer OR Drainage OR Wet Utilities) AND (Egypt OR Cairo OR Giza)(Water Network OR Sewer Network OR Drainage) AND (CCTV OR pressure testing OR leakage testing OR pipeline inspection OR hydraulic design) AND (IFC OR shop OR drawings) AND (Egypt OR Cairo OR Giza)(Senior OR Lead) AND Engineer AND (Utilities OR Wet Utilities) AND (Contractor OR EPC OR Engineering Firm) AND (Egypt OR Cairo OR Giza)

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Job Titles to Search

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Key Skills

Water networksSewer networksStormwater drainageTSE irrigationPumping stations

Location Radius

Prioritize candidates within Cairo metropolitan area (Giza, Cairo, 50-150 km radius) for feasible relocation and on-site work. Also consider nationwide Egypt-based candidates open to relocation to Cairo.

Experience Level

5-12 years Prioritize hands-on site supervision of potable water, sewer, stormwater, and irrigation networks, including testing and commissioning (pressure, CCTV, leakage).