Construction Project Job Descriptions & Organization Chart

On this page you can find typical project organization chart and job descriptions of the project team.

The job descriptions include:

1. Project Manager
2. Senior Project Engineer
3. Architectural Coordination Engineer
4. Planning Engineer
5. Quantity Surveyor
6. Safety Officer
7. Quality Control Engineer
8. Structural Engineer
9. Civil Engineer
10. Land Surveyor
11. General Foreman
12. Electrical Engineer
13. Mechanical Engineer

Understanding the job description in your field of work may help you for having perfect engineering job as well.

Project Manager Job Description

• Overall project policy and monitoring relations with consultant and clients team.
• Conducting daily / weekly meetings with all staff / subcontractors to point out the difficulties in work activities, requirement of resources, order/ direct material and equipment at site with maximum efficiency, find solutions and taking immediate actions.
• Review correspondence for proper action.
• Financial follow up and control the cost of project duration execution, follow up monthly payment certificates, variation orders in co-ordination with Q.S/Planner.
• He will be directing the Senior Project Engineer, Architectural engineer, Planning Engineer, Quality Control engineer, Quantity Surveyor and the Safety Officer

Senior Project Engineer

• Overall area activities directing, monitoring and controlling the productivity of all staff.
• He will determine possible critical areas and activities have to be improved for the successful completion of project in time
• Find solutions and taking immediate action required to push the work in proper coordination with project manager
• He will be assisted by the site engineer, foreman, safety officer and services/finishing works engineers.
• He will be directing the Subcontractors, Site Engineer, General foreman and Land Surveyor and reporting to the Project Manager

Architectural Coordination Engineer

• Overall technical coordination, preparation of architectural drawing, composite drawings.
• He will be responsible for the coordination between subcontractors for the preparation of shop drawings.
• Find technical solutions with consultants and subcontractors and taking immediate action required.
• He will be reporting directly to the Project Manager, and will be directing the structural engineer and the architectural draftsmen.

Planning Engineer

• Preparation, submission, approval of the project schedule, updates, revisions, adjustments and monitor the construction progress, identify/initiate potential variance and delays, follow up resource assignment. He will be reporting directly to the Project manager and will coordinate with Senior Project Engineer to follow up and monitor construction activities and the Q.S for the preparation of CLS, as well the subcontractors.
• Preparation, submission, approval of cost loaded schedule in coordination with Q.S.
• Prepare the monthly / fortnightly work programmes including values of work done vs planned values.
• Prepare monthly progress reports
• Follow up the updates of material / drawing submittal logs & procurement of material.
• Preparation & submittal of Pre-meeting submittals

Quantity Surveyor

• Preparation of Cost load values for all activities as per Project construction schedule in coordination with planning engineer.
• Check quantities, preparation of payment application under the supervision of the project manager and in co-ordination with the Planning engineer / Senior project engineer.
• Preparation of Subcontractors payments, analyzing variations, claims and all other contractual issues in coordination with planning engineer

Safety Officer

Establish and follow up safety procedures all in accordance with the safety manual prepared by him. He will be reporting to Project Manager, and will be coordinating with the Senior Project Engineer to ensure safety control at site.

Quality Control Engineer

• All the aspects of materials / quality control of site works, and site laboratory functioning.
• Review preparation of all submittals of subcontractors, supplier’s materials, samples to provide continuous flow of procurement as per the requirement of Project Program. As well as E1 & E2 logs.
• Responsible for all technical aspects regarding shop drawings preparation and coordination between different subcontractors.
• Preparation of Method statements and follow up procurement of materials and equipment.
• Supervise Quality control procedures and will follow up all types of submittals such as Subcontractors, suppliers shop drawings, materials, etc.

Structural Engineer

• Structural shop drawings preparation.
• Coordination between the different subcontractors
• Prepare, submit and get approval of structural As-Built drawings.
• To coordinate with the Project Manager / MEP Coordinator for the progress priority of shop drawings submittal and to solve site structural problems on daily basis.
• He will be assisted by the draftsmen.

Civil Engineer

• Work under the directives of the Project Engineer and will be responsible to carry out the works as site directly, and to arrange laborers, materials, equipment, machine etc.
• To supervise the work of subcontractors and arrange their responsibility.
• To report for any material or other requirements well in time and report to the Project Engineer in case of expected shortage.
• To supervise the foremen and advise him to carry out the work according to drawings, specification.
• To get the work inspection of A/E and follow up with checklists in co-ordination with QC Engineer.
• To follow up the works progress under the responsibility of Project Manager and Project Engineer and ensure that CCS is followed.

Land Surveyor: Assisting Site Engineers, Foremen with all levels, coordination information. He will be reporting to the Civil Engineer.

General Foreman: Proper execution of Daily work / weekly work program as provided by the Civil Engineer and proper distribution of resources. He will reporting to the Civil Engineer and will be managing the labors at site.

Electrical Engineer

Follow up the execution of electrical works at site.

Follow up all electrical materials submittal and approvals as well as procurement and delivery of these materials to the site.

Find solutions take immediate actions

Testing and commissioning of all electrical works prior handing over the project

Mechanical Engineer

Follow up the execution of mechanical works at site.

Follow up all mechanical materials submittal and approvals as well as procurement and delivery of these materials to the site.

Find solutions take immediate actions

Testing and commissioning of all mechanical works prior handing over the project.

Construction Project Organization Chart