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About the Role
To provide senior-level technical expertise, engineering oversight, quality assurance and coordination for dam engineering activities at the Pakil OE PSP project. The role is responsible for ensuring the construction of the dam and the associated structures are constructed according to the approved documents and the associate quality assurance. He/she will assist in the reviewing and approving dam construction documents that include method statements, ITPs, temporary works design, plans, procedures, construction program deliverables to ensure compliance with project requirements, applicable standards and dam safety principles. The Senior Dam Engineer will supervise and manage the project inspection team. He/she will coordinate with the contractor, client, designers, and other technical specialists to resolve engineering issues, manage technical risks, and support the successful delivery of the project in accordance with quality, safety, schedule, and contract requirements.
Responsibilities:
Review the Contractor’s dam construction documents, including method statements, inspection and test plans, temporary works designs, drawings, procedures, work plans, and construction program.
Assess proposed construction methods and sequencing for foundation and abutment preparation, zoned earth fill placement, filters, transitions, drainage, seepage control, geomembrane facing, protection layers, anchorage, terminations, penetrations, and interfaces with concrete structures.
Review borrow-source development, material processing, trial fills, moisture conditioning, lift thickness, compaction plant and procedures, field and laboratory testing, and acceptance criteria for each dam zone.
Review geomembrane panel layouts, installation procedures, welding qualifications, trial seams, seam testing, repair procedures, wrinkle and thermal management, leak detection or integrity testing, and installation traceability.
Verify compliance with approved design documents, project specifications, applicable standards, quality requirements, and dam safety principles.
Identify constructability issues, omissions, inconsistencies, and technical risks, and recommend actions to the Resident Dam Engineer.
Track review comments and verify that revised submissions adequately address identified concerns before recommending acceptance or further action.
Monitor GFRD construction for conditions or practices that could affect slope stability, foundation performance, settlement and differential deformation, internal erosion, seepage control, geomembrane integrity, hydraulic performance, or long-term dam safety.
Review construction-stage hazards and potential failure modes associated with earth fill zoning, filter incompatibility or segregation, inadequate…