Civil & AI Engineer — Construction

Why this role matters Construction Management Associates advises owners, contractors, lenders and governments on construction and PPP projects across the Middle East. Our work runs from bid preparation and project research before contract award, through construction management, technical advisory, contracts and claims after award. AI now does much of the reading, checking and first drafting in that work. We are hiring an AI Construction Engineer who knows how work gets built on site, uses AI every day and can tell when an AI answer is wrong. You will bring engineering judgement from the field into our office and use AI to deliver it faster and more accurately. The role at a glance Office based: about 90% of the work is at our office in Amman, with occasional site visits. Experience: around 3 years, including real time on construction sites. Scope: pre-contract bidding and research, and post-contract execution support. AI: you use AI tools every day in your engineering work. What you will do Pre-contract: bidding and research Review tender documents, drawings and specifications, and identify gaps, risks and ambiguities. Prepare clarification registers, compliance matrices and the technical sections of our bids and proposals. Take off quantities and check bills of quantities to support pricing. Research projects, clients, markets and potential partners, and summarise the findings for decision-makers. Attend pre-bid site visits and record site conditions that affect cost, programme or risk. Post-contract: execution support Engineering review Review drawings, specifications and bills of quantities, and check designs and design changes for constructability, cost and programme impact. Take off and check quantities, and verify contractors’ payment applications by measurement. Review method statements and construction sequences against the drawings, the specifications and site conditions. Programme and progress Monitor progress against the programme, and report delays and their causes. Attend progress and design meetings, and issue the minutes and the record of decisions within one working day. Keep a written log of requests, responses, site instructions and decisions. Contracts and claims support Build the technical record behind our contracts and claims work, including correspondence chronologies, variation assessments and delay event records. Give our delay and quantum team the site facts and as-built records they need. Site visits Visit project sites for inspections, condition assessments, progress checks and meetings. Record what you see with photographs and clear notes, and close every gap while you are still on site. Reports Prepare inspection reports, progress reports and the technical sections of our deliverables in CMA’s format. Reconcile every number that appears in more than one document before it goes out. AI in your daily work Use AI tools such as Claude to read and summarise tender documents, drawings, specifications, contracts and correspondence, and to draft bids, reports, letters and technical notes. Use AI to speed up project and market research, and verify every source before you rely on it. Check every AI output against the drawings, the contract and what you have seen on site, and sign off only what you have verified. Build simple AI workflows that make our engineering work faster and more accurate, such as clarification registers, quantity checks, document registers and progress reports. Share what works with the team and help colleagues adopt it. Who we are looking for You hold a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. You have around 3 years of experience, including real time on construction sites in supervision, execution or inspection. Experience in tendering or bid preparation is a plus. You use AI tools every day in your engineering work, and you can tell when an answer is wrong. You read construction drawings, specifications, bills of quantities and programmes with confidence. Primavera P6 and familiarity with FIDIC conditions of contract are a plus. You write and speak clearly in English and Arabic. You are organised, careful with detail and calm under deadlines. What we look for in everyone We look for three things in everyone who joins CMA: a desire to be the best in the world at what you do, a record of solving difficult problems, and a collaborative spirit to build new things together as a team. Location and hours This is an office job. The role is based at our office in Shmeisani, Amman, Sunday to Thursday, 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. About 90% of the work is in the office, with occasional site visits. Interview process Our interview process has four stages: 1. An online interview with our AI interviewer 2. Building something with AI 3. An online interview with a member of our team 4. A final interview at our office If you pass a stage, you move on to the next one. How to apply Send your CV to [redacted email] with the subject line “AI Civil Construction Engineer”. Show more Show less