Installation Engineer - Elevator and Escalator

About the role

KONE, a leading elevator and escalator manufacturer, is hiring a full-time Installation Engineer for its Abu Dhabi site. The role supervises installation and handovers, manages site logistics and customer expectations, and leads the installation team and subcontractors.

Key responsibilities

• Supervise installation and handovers, ensuring safety, quality and productivity, and acting on non-conformities
• Verify the site execution plan, field cost management and the S-plan milestones, and confirm material deliveries to site
• Plan and organise installation activities, site storage, logistics and tools, and request and receive materials
• Organise continuous huddles with the installation team to keep work flowing smoothly
• Verify quality, perform final testing of the equipment, close outstanding items and complete a successful handover to maintenance
• Manage quality claims, time sheets, documentation, progress reporting, cost accumulation, risks and schedule changes
• Act as the primary contact for the customer on site management, ensuring customer satisfaction
• Verify that installers, testers and contractors are trained, certified and competent, and manage their safety, motivation and well-being
• Identify training needs and maintain professional relationships with subcontractors
• Follow and improve standard ways of working according to LEAN principles, coaching the team and recognising improvements

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• Minimum 3 years of experience in elevators and escalators, with a proven track record in a similar role
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to manage teams on site
• Excellent health and safety knowledge
• Good English and Arabic language skills