Site Engineer - Finishing Fit-out Joinery

Job Title: Finishing / Fit out Site Engineer – Painting, Wallpaper & Joinery

Employment Type: Full-time

Reporting to: Construction / Project Manager

About the Role

We are seeking a skilled Finishing Site Engineer with strong hands-on experience in paint coatings, luxury wallpaper installation, and high-quality joinery/woodwork finishing for a prestigious high-rise hotel project in Dubai. As part of the main contractor’s site team, you will oversee day-to-day finishing works, ensuring quality, progress, and compliance with project specifications and hotel brand standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate painting, wallpapering, and joinery/fine carpentry works on site, including subcontractors and direct labour. 
• Inspect substrate conditions, material approvals, and workmanship to ensure compliance with approved shop drawings, method statements, and material data sheets. 
• Manage defect-free finishing – control over pinholes, touch-ups, wall flatness, joint sealing, wallpaper alignment, and joinery grain/veneer matching. 
• Conduct regular site inspections, to help QAQC find quality defects and support QAQC to raise non-conformance reports (NCRs), and drive corrective actions. 
• Coordinate with MEP, drywall, and other trades to avoid rework and clashes in high-end guestroom and public area finishes. 
• Monitor material consumption, wastage, and storage – especially for wallpapers, lacquers, and pre-finished joinery panels. 
• Prepare daily/weekly progress reports, maintain snag lists, and lead finishing punch-list clearance.L 
• Ensure strict adherence to hotel quality standards, fire codes, and UAE/DM/DCD regulations.

Qualifications & Experience

Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering / Architecture / Interior Design or equivalent. 

Minimum 5–8 years of GCC/Middle East experience in high-rise hotel or luxury residential finishing.

Proven track record with three key trades:

– Paint: water-based, epoxy, texture, high-gloss, and anti-fungal coatings.

– Wallpaper: commercial-grade, fabric-backed, custom digital print, and seam concealment techniques.

– Joinery (fine woodwork): solid wood, veneer, MDF/lacquered finishes, wooden panelling, wardrobe/cabinetry installation.

Ability to read and interpret interior finishing drawings, joinery shop drawings, and material schedules.

Strong snagging, de-snagging, and site quality management skills.

Good communication in English (written & spoken) – ability to coordinate with subcontractors, consultants, and hotel operators’ QA team.