Senior Irrigation Engineer

Hanmi Global is seeking a highly qualified Senior Irrigation Engineer to join our program management and PMCM team in Saudi Arabia. In this role, you will deliver program-level irrigation engineering expertise and technical governance for a mega multi-work package land and infrastructure development program in Riyadh, delivered on behalf of a major government entity.

Technical Manager

• Review irrigation engineering reports, hydraulic studies, drawings, and technical submissions prepared by Lead Developers and their consultants to verify compliance with approved design criteria, specifications, and Client's requirements.
• Assess irrigation engineering solutions, distribution networks, TSE networks, pumping systems, and storage facilities for functionality, efficiency, maintainability, and lifecycle performance.
• Review irrigation strategies, water demand calculations, and water conservation measures to ensure efficient resource optimization and compliance with sustainability objectives.
• Support the implementation of program technical governance and engineering assurance processes across all development packages.
• Coordinate irrigation engineering reviews with the Technical Manager, Design Manager, and Program Technical Team to support multidisciplinary design integration and resolve technical interface challenges.
• Review irrigation engineering implications of design modifications and evaluate the technical acceptability of Value Engineering proposals submitted by Lead Developers.
• Provide irrigation engineering expertise during technical workshops, design reviews, and coordination meetings to resolve implementation issues and optimize systems.
• Coordinate with Lead Developers, consultants, utility providers, and environmental authorities regarding irrigation engineering matters and authority approvals.
• Prepare irrigation engineering review comments, technical assessments, reports, and executive summaries for the Technical Manager, PMCM Management, and the Client.
• Support the identification and mitigation of technical compliance risks while promoting engineering excellence and continuous improvement.

• Bachelor's Degree in Irrigation Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Membership of a recognized Chartered Professional Institution relevant to the discipline or approved equivalent.
• Minimum fifteen (15) years of professional experience in irrigation engineering, landscape irrigation systems, water distribution networks, TSE systems, urban development, or major capital infrastructure projects.
• Experience with in PMCM, PMC, consultancy, developer, contractor, or client-side organizations, preferably on large-scale infrastructure and land development projects in Saudi Arabia or the GCC region.

• Irrigation Engineering Design Review & Hydraulic Analysis
• Landscape Irrigation Systems & TSE Distribution Networks
• Water Demand Assessment, Conservation, and Resource Efficiency
• Sustainable Irrigation Solutions & Smart Irrigation Control Systems
• Infrastructure Integration & Multidisciplinary Design Coordination
• Technical Compliance Review & Engineering Assurance Frameworks
• Value Engineering Assessment & Constructability Review
• Technical Risk Assessment & Mitigation
• Technical Reporting & Authority Coordination
• Leadership, Strategic Thinking, Communication, Team Collaboration, and Problem Solving