Material Engineer

Job description

Join the employer to deliver innovative infrastructure and airport solutions. Review project specifications, drawings, material requirements, and standards to define compliance needs. Evaluate material submittals, approvals, and technical documents. Verify that proposed materials meet specifications, international standards, and client requirements. Coordinate with Engineering and QA/QC teams on material specs and approval status. Arrange material inspections, sampling, testing, and lab activities per approved ITPs. Monitor testing requirements and ensure testing is performed by approved labs. Review test results and confirm acceptance criteria. Oversee material storage, handling, and protection, especially for environmentally sensitive items. Maintain material registers, approval logs, and testing records. Work with Procurement and Construction to secure approved materials on schedule. Identify material-related risks affecting progress, quality, cost, or schedule. Support resolution of technical queries, RFIs, NCRs, and site issues. Review alternative materials and provide technical recommendations. Ensure traceability from procurement to installation and final acceptance. Liaise with suppliers on compliance, testing, warranties, and documentation. Support audits by client, consultant, and authorities. Keep documentation ready for handover and closeout. Provide technical support to construction teams on material selection, application, installation, and compliance. Monitor quality trends and trigger corrective or preventive actions. Ensure HSE compliance during material activities. Participate in technical, coordination, and quality meetings. Prepare material status reports for project quality and progress. Airport-specific duties include reviewing pavement, aggregate, concrete, asphalt, geosynthetics, drainage, utilities, and road works materials, ensuring compliance with aviation standards, coordinating testing of civil construction materials, and maintaining traceability and quality records for critical airport infrastructure.

Requirements

• Proficient in reviewing manufacturers' data sheets, technical literature, certificates of conformity, and test certificates
• Proficient in inspecting delivered materials for quantity, condition, identification, certification, and compliance with approved submittals
• Proficient in reviewing project specifications, drawings, and material requirements
• Proficient in evaluating Material Submittals, Material Approval Requests (the employer), and Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs)
• Proficient in coordinating with material suppliers, manufacturers, testing laboratories, contractors, consultants, and Clients
• Proficient in understanding material approval, inspection, testing, storage, and traceability processes
• Proficient in quality control procedures for construction materials
• Proficient in ASTM, AASHTO, BS/EN, and other international standards
• Proficient in handling technical documentation such as NCRs and RFIs
• Proficient in working on major infrastructure, airport, road, and utilities projects
• Experience coordinating with material suppliers, manufacturers, testing labs, contractors, consultants, and clients
• Strong understanding of material approval, inspection, testing, storage, handling, and traceability
• Strong knowledge of construction materials, laboratory testing, material specifications, and quality control
• Familiarity with ASTM, AASHTO, BS/EN and other relevant standards
• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Materials Engineering, Construction Engineering, or related field
• Minimum 8 years of experience in construction materials engineering, material inspection, testing, and quality control
• Experience in major infrastructure, airport, airfield, roads, utilities, or large-scale construction projects preferred.

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