Senior Consultant Dry Bulk & Materials Handling

• Deadline to apply is Sunday, 8 November -- Play a leading role in shaping the next generation of dry bulk and industrial projects across the Gulf Region and beyond. As a Senior Consultant Dry Bulk & Materials Handling, you will work with international clients on strategically important projects involving bulk terminals, storage facilities, and industrial plants. You will combine technical expertise with client advisory, supporting projects from early feasibility studies through to implementation. Working alongside multidisciplinary teams and a global network of specialists, you will help clients improve supply chains and address increasingly complex operational, sustainability, and investment challenges. Based in either the United Arab Emirates or Saudi Arabia, you will contribute to projects across the Gulf Region and internationally. What you will do as Senior Consultant Dry Bulk & Materials Handling As a Senior Consultant Dry Bulk & Materials Handling, you will take a leading role in developing and delivering consultancy and engineering projects throughout the Gulf Region. Acting as a trusted advisor to clients, you will translate complex industrial challenges into practical and commercially viable solutions while building long-term client relationships. • Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, managing technical assignments, project delivery, and stakeholder expectations. • Contribute throughout all project phases, from feasibility studies and master planning to concept design, basic design, tendering, and implementation. • Select, specify, and integrate bulk handling systems and equipment within industrial and port-related facilities. • Lead workshops, site surveys, technical reviews, audits, and stakeholder engagement activities to align engineering solutions with client objectives. • Prepare and review technical reports, consultancy deliverables, tender documentation, and design specifications. • Support procurement processes, including tender evaluations, contractor selection, and contract negotiations. • Collaborate with international specialists across disciplines to deliver integrated solutions. • Identify and develop new business opportunities and convert market needs into future consulting assignments. Where you will work At Haskoning, you will join an independent, employee-owned international consultancy that combines engineering, design, and consultancy services with software and technology. Our mission, "Enhancing Society Together," drives us to create a positive impact on the world. We offer purpose-driven and challenging work in diverse international projects, leveraging our 140+ years of expertise. With over 6,800 employees in more than 25 countries, we work together to turn challenges into opportunities and make a real impact on society. We collaborate with leading clients in markets such as infrastructure, climate resilience, renewable energy, decarbonisation of industry, and sustainable mobility. You will join the Industry & Buildings business line in our Dubai office, where you will work closely with colleagues from Industry & Buildings and Water & Maritime. Together, you will deliver complex industrial and terminal projects for clients in sectors including minerals, agribulk, critical raw materials, chemicals, metals, and ports. As one of the senior members of the team, you will have the opportunity to influence project direction, support the growth of our regional activities, and help develop the next generation of engineering talent. What you bring You are an experienced engineering professional with strong expertise in dry bulk and materials handling. You are comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders on strategic investment decisions while also contributing to technical studies, designs, and consultancy deliverables. You combine analytical thinking with a proactive mindset and enjoy taking ownership of your work in an international environment. • Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline. • 7-15 years of experience in dry bulk handling, materials handling, terminal engineering, mining, ports, or heavy industry. • Proven experience working on projects within the Gulf Region. • Strong knowledge of dry bulk handling systems, storage facilities, and associated infrastructure. • Experience with feasibility studies, master planning, concept development, tender design, and owner's engineering assignments. • Solid understanding of CAPEX, project execution strategies, and investment decision-making processes. • Strong stakeholder management and client-facing skills. • Experience working with international and multicultural project teams. • Excellent communication, presentation, and leadership capabilities. • Commercially aware and entrepreneurial, with the ability to develop client relationships and generate new business opportunities. • Willingness to be based in the United Arab Emirates or Saudi Arabia and travel when required for projects. What you can expect from us At Haskoning, we believe that the well-being of our employees is essential to our shared success. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support both your professional development and personal well-being. What We Offer • A solid foundation: A competitive base salary with annual increases. • Prioritisation of your well-being: By offering flexibility, support and a strong sense of community to ensure work and personal life go hand in hand. • Development opportunities: A wide range of training and development programs, including tailored learning paths, learning weeks, and various knowledge-sharing groups. • Informal and inclusive culture: A welcoming and open environment where people come first, diversity is embraced, team spirit is high, and everyone is approachable. And with voluntary social and sports activities, and employee networks such as Pride and Young Haskoning. • Regional impact: The opportunity to strengthen and grow Haskoning’s dry bulk and materials handling business across the Gulf Region, with the autonomy of a regional role and the backing of an international consultancy and engineering firm. • Diverse project exposure: The opportunity to contribute to dry bulk and industrial projects throughout the Gulf Region. • Responsibility and autonomy: Significant ownership in project delivery, client engagement and business development. Are you our new colleague? Then we would like to meet you! Click on the apply button and upload your resume and motivation letter before Sunday, 8 November. After receiving your application, we will contact you as soon as possible. Do you have any questions about the role or the process? You can always contact Maria Boeve, Recruiter Industry & Energy, at [email protected]. At Haskoning, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered. Our mission of "Enhancing Society Together" drives us to create an environment that embraces each individual’s unique background, identity, and perspective. Regardless of your experience, background, age, gender, or other personal characteristics—you are welcome here. We believe that diversity makes us stronger and that an inclusive

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline. 7-15 years of experience in dry bulk handling, materials handling, terminal engineering, mining, ports, or heavy industry. Proven experience working on projects within the Gulf Region. Strong knowledge of dry bulk handling systems, storage facilities, and associated infrastructure. Experience with feasibility studies, master planning, concept development, tender design, and owner's engineering assignments. Solid understanding of CAPEX, project execution strategies, and investment decision-making processes. Strong stakeholder management and client-facing skills. Experience working with international and multicultural project teams. Excellent communication, presentation, and leadership capabilities. Commercially aware and entrepreneurial, with the ability to develop client relationships and generate new business opportunities. Willingness to be based in the United Arab Emirates or Saudi Arabia and travel when required for projects.

Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, managing technical assignments, project delivery, and stakeholder expectations. Contribute throughout all project phases, from feasibility studies and master planning to concept design, basic design, tendering, and implementation. Select, specify, and integrate bulk handling systems and equipment within industrial and port-related facilities. Lead workshops, site surveys, technical reviews, audits, and stakeholder engagement activities to align engineering solutions with client objectives. Prepare and review technical reports, consultancy deliverables, tender documentation, and design specifications. Support procurement processes, including tender evaluations, contractor selection, and contract negotiations. Collaborate with international specialists across disciplines to deliver integrated solutions. Identify and develop new business opportunities and convert market needs into future consulting assignments.