Iraq · 2013–2025
Al Faw Grand Port
Progression from Assistant Resident Engineer to Senior Resident Engineer across marine, port, dredging and reclamation works.
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Jacob Coetzer
Senior marine construction professional with extensive international experience across port, breakwater, dredging, reclamation and survey-led project delivery. Former Senior Resident Engineer at Al Faw Grand Port, with earlier assignments in the UAE and Bahrain.
Iraq
Port, breakwater and dredging works
United Arab Emirates
Offshore survey leadership
Bahrain
Dredging and reclamation
South Africa
Hydrology and civil construction
Selected experience
International project evidence
Project context is presented separately from Jacob’s own position and verified contribution.
UAE · 2011–2013
Upper Zakum Artificial Islands
Chief Surveyor supporting offshore guidance, survey control, volume tracking and marine construction activities.
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Bahrain · 2006–2010
Dredging & reclamation
Assistant Project Engineer work across confirmed Bahrain assignments, including production monitoring and survey-led reporting.
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Technical understanding connected to project delivery
Jacob’s career brings together marine works supervision, survey management, production monitoring and disciplined project administration.
- Marine works supervision
- Dredging and reclamation monitoring
- Hydrographic and topographic survey management
- Progress, quantity and production reporting
- FIDIC project-administration support
- QA/QC, HSE reporting and document control
Professional pathways
Defined routes for serious enquiries
Each opportunity is considered individually against experience, scope, availability, confidentiality and applicable professional requirements.
International appointments
Permanent family-status roles and rotational contract appointments across the Middle East, Africa and Southeast Asia.
Project support
Carefully defined marine construction, dredging, survey, reporting and project-administration requirements.
Remote technical support
Evidence-led reporting, tracking, documentation and survey-data support using client-supplied information.