Jordan Engineers Association
Information in brief
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for over than 50 years to
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Jordan Engineers Association
Information in brief
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President's message
Jordan Engineers Association (JEA) was established in 1953 as “engineers’
society” to organize the services of few hundreds of engineers. Today, Jordan
Engineers Association (JEA) is proud to have more than 125,000 members
from all engineering sectors operating in different regions with a varied wide
globally experience.
We are now leaders in the development of engineering practice, services and
granting the membership privileges such as retirement benefits, health care,
employment assistant and many other professional benefits to support the
social security of its members.
Serving and supporting its members, meet their needs and maintain their
accreditation and code of ethics is the main goal for the JEA, all the activities
of JEA is supporting this goal.
The JEA is a great advocate to the sustainable development in Jordan and the
Arabic region at all aspects, established the Engineers Training Center (ETC)
on 1997 to provide educational and training programs, exchange the knowledge
in various engineering topics, and qualify Jordanian engineers to lead the
development process in Jordan and the Arabic region, the ETC has accreditation
from the major international professional organizations including FIDIC,
several new Engineering programs has been adopted in Jordan such as Building
Information Modeling BIM, LEED Green building and working on adopting
The AIA Contracts scheme.
In addition to our professional responsibilities, our social responsibilities
requires coordination and collaboration with all Government and non-government
organization, including the private sector, providing the knowledge and
technical support to the National Industry and Academia, our social
responsibility also establish for our relationship with the international
organization to support the sustainable development in Jordan.
All JEA employees and branches around the world are doing their best to
bring happiness, safety, and peace of mind to our 125,000 members and
communities. As we work to achieve these goals, I would very much appreciate
our partners efforts in supporting us to maintain the progress and
development of engineering and consultancy sectors to meet the
international standards and best engineering practice.
Establishment
JEA was established according to the Law No. (15) for the year
1972 and the Amending Laws thereon. Before that it was called
"Engineering Professions Association" according to the Law No.
(18) issued in the 1958, following the cancellation of the Law No.
(59) issued in 1953 by which the first " Jordan Engineers Society"
was incorporated in Jordan.
President of Jordan Engineers Association
Eng. Majid Taba`
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Aug, 2015
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Vision
Seeking to organize and develop the engineering occupation and
accession with the member professionally, scientifically, Sociality
and economically
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Mission
Working on organize and develop the engineering occupation and
building the Jordanian Engineers abilities to share efficiency in
economically development to Jordan and working on create
environment driving for development, creation and invention to
give the society and the nation and to offer the best professional
and technicality services and to cooperate with the official sides
as consultative form and share it to put educational programs and
engineering, professional and industrial training to rise with the
scientific and professional level for the members and to defend on
there rights and acquires and to guaranty the good living for them
and there families and to consolidation the cooperation and the
coordination with the engineering professional unions Arabian,
Islamic and international.
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Association Council
The Council is composed of:
President, Vice-President and 8 members from the seven chapters,
which are being formed for the purpose of Association Organization,
as follows two members represent the Civil Engineering Chapter, and
Electrical Engineering Chapter, One member represents each of the
following chapters: Architectural, Mechanical, Mines, Geological and
Petroleum, Chemical, and Applied Engineering.
Objectives
A. Organization of the profession's practices in such manner as will
raise its scientific and professional standing and exploit any
ac¬cruing benefits for economic ,civic , and national advancement;
B. Defend the members interests and dignity and uphold the
pro¬fession's ethics and honor;
C. Promote the scientific and professional standing of engineers
and activate and support research in the science of engineering;
D. Participate in planning and developing educational and training
programs in engineering, industry, and vocational trades and
Endeavour to raise the, proficiency of persons practicing engi¬neering;
E. c. Participate in studies of inter-Arab nature, and exchange with
the Arab countries information, expertise , and publications
cov¬ering engineering subjects;
F. Provide a decent life to engineers and their families in the event
of disability, old age, and other emergency cases;
G. Make all possible endeavors to enable the Association to achieve
its professional objectives.
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JEA Representative Structure
• General Assembly.
• Central Assembly.
• Association Council.
• Branches Councils.
• Divisions Councils.
• Council of Consulting companies.
Association Offices and Branches
JEA has two main offices: one in Amman, one in Jerusalem; it also has
17 branches in different cities of Jordan. And has representative offices
in UAE, KSA, Qatar, Bahrain, Libya, Sudan, AlGeria, Egypt, Turkish, USA,
Germany, Italia and Canada.
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Association Committees
Training & Education
JEA, Council formed about 33 committees working in JRA to assist
them to Serve engineers in two main Fields of engineers sciences,
and social aspects for engineers, Around 1000 engineers are
working as volunteers in these commitees.
The engineers Training Center (ETC) at Jordan Engineers Association
(JEA) was established on the first of January 1997 to serve the role
of serving the JEA objectives in the fields of continuing education and
professional development of Jordanian engineers in an
institutionalized form.
Some of these committees are as follows:
• Engineering Practice.
• Training & Employment.
• New Technology.
• Information Technology.
• Energy and sustainability.
• Environment.
• Graduation Engineering Projects.
• Degrees Accreditation.
• Engineering Magazine (Al-Muhandis AL urduni).
• Water.
• Legal.
• Information.
• Housing.
• Palestine & Iraq.
• Library.
• Social & Culture.
• National Industry support.
• Human Rights (Freedom).
• Financial.
• Innovation and entrepreneurship.
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Training courses can be classified under two main categories:
Specialized courses in the fields of: Civil Engineering, Architectural
Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,
Chemical Engineering and Metallurgy and Mining.
General Courses in Quality Management and Specifications,
Marketing, Technical Writing, English Language, Engineering
Management and Computing.
In addition to Jordanian engineer, engineers from Many Arab
countries form Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Qater, Lybia and Palestine
has join the Center to take many training Courses in Different
Areas of Knowledge.
Conferences
In order to keep up with the ever evolving nature of science and
technology and to keep our members informed and updated of
the latest development in the engineering sector, and to
exchange information and expertise, JEA organizes solely and/or
in cooperation with local and international engineering institutes
a range of international conferences:
Conferences website: www.jeaconf.org
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Publications - Engineers
Provision of Services
Provision of services:
JEA provides the following services for its members:
professional services:
1A. Engineering practice.
2A. Continuing education.
3A. Following up and protecting of members rights.
4A. Training & employment.
Social Services:
1C. Social security insurance.
Employment
Training and Employment Section has been founded in 1992
with two main objectives:
• To give new graduates a better chance in finding jobs by training
them in engineering firms and state departments.
• To assist engineers find job opportunities available in both local
and foreign markets.
To
• achieve the second objective, a program has been designed
with the aim at providing help to local, Arab, and foreign
employers in search for Qualified Jordanian Engineers.
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2C. pensions & retirement fund.
3C. social interchange protection.
4C. Medical insurance.
Investment in:
1D. Land (for housing & agriculture).
2D. Stock Exchange.
3D. Equipment purchasing.
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Engineering Offices Order
Complying with the "Engineering Offices By-Laws" No. (31) for the
year 1989 an authorized order was formed to follow and study all
is¬sues pertaining to the engineering office such: registration,
classification and organizing the profession practice.
The Board of this order shall be elected from the, owners of the
engineering. offices.
Pension Fund & Social
Security Insurance
These two funds were put into force during the year 1973, aiming
at increasing the income and expanding the services offered to
the Association members.
Various types of investment were carried out such as: real estate,
electrical instruments, computers, cars, and shares.
Medical Insurance
Numbers of Registered
Engineers and Architects
in Association
Civil Eng. Division
34833 Member
Architectural Division
10719 Member
Mechanical Eng. Division
24236 Member
Electrical Eng. Division
46658 Member
Mining, Petrol, Geology Eng. Division
1090 Member
Chemical Eng. Division
7213 Member
approx. Total as at 2015
124749 Member
Offers medical care for the participating members and their
families all over.
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sectors percentage
JEA total members
Chemical
Engineering
6%
Mining and
metallurgy
engineering
1%
Civil
engineering
28%
Engineering Sectors
Electrical
engineering
37%
Architecture
9%
Mechanical
engineering
19%
Total
Civil engineering
34833
Architecture
10719
Mechanical engineering
24236
Electrical engineering
46658
Mining and metallurgy engineering
1090
Chemical Engineering
7213
124749
Total
Distribution engineers
by gender
140000
124749
120000
100000
Female
25%
80000
60000
46658
24236
Male
75%
7213
Total
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34833
Chemical
Engineering
20000
10719
1090
Mining and
Electrical
metallurgy Engineering
Engineering
40000
0
Mechanical
Engineering
Architecture
Civil
Engineering
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Jordanian Engineers
Yearly increasing
after (5) years
Engineering Sectors
Civil engineering
Architecture
Mechanical engineering
Electrical engineering
Mining and geology and oil mines
Chemical Engineering
Total
Civil engineering
34833
18139
52972
Architecture
10719
6514
17233
9000
Mechanical engineering
24236
13151
37387
8000
Electrical engineering
46658
20169
66827
7000
Mining and metallurgy engineering
1090
621
1711
6000
Chemical Engineering
7213
2640
9853
124749
61234
185983
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Total
Total
Engineers Undergraduates
#
5000
4000
3000
185983
Engineers
Undergraduates
2000
1000
1976
1975
1974
1973
1972 Under
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
1979
1978
1977
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
0
66827
52972
37387
9853
Total
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Chemical
Engineering
17233
1711
Mining and
Electrical
metallurgy Engineering
Engineering
Mechanical
Engineering
Architecture
Civil
Engineering
17
Yearly increasing
120000
100000
80000
60000
40000
20000
16
18
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
0
Forecasting
Engineering Services
Green building
Environmental assessment
Materials testing
Other Technical
Services
Site survey
Other structures
Buildings
Sewage and waste water
Utility Projects Geotechnical
Services
and Services
Storm water management
and drainage
Airports
Marine Facilities
Mass Transit
Bridges and tunnels
Transportation
Projects
Water supply and distribution
Building
Projects and
Services
Streets and Highways
127347
137378
148139
159658
171966
185089
Other Design
Services
Electrical
15
16
17
18
19
20
Building
Projects and
Services
Mechanical, Plumbing
and protection
20
20
20
20
20
20
Architectural Services
Structural
47509 47430
50206 50267
53364 53430
56795 56948
60898 60851
65289 65167
70281 69924
75174 75152
80672 80880
86645 87135
93892 93948
101810 101347
109489 109360
117825 118018
Interior Design
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Landscape architecture
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
20
20
20
20
20
Project site master planning
Actual
Urban and/or rural planning
140000
Year
Non-Residential
The expected JEA members number
will reach (185,000 member) by 2020,
and the number will increase to reach
(250,000 member) or more by 2025.
Residential
Forecasting:
Selected Other Areas of
Specialization and Competence
For Engineering Offices
• Supervision of mega projects, Design of industrial estates,
Infrastructure, Water, Wastewater, Healthcare.
• Quality Control of Project, Special Studies for projects , Land and
Marine Surveying, Agricultural Studies & Testing.
• Hospitals and health care, Industrial, Pharmaceutical, Hotels &
touristic development, Master planning, Infrastructure, roads,
& transportation, Environmental Assessments, .
• Conservation of Heritage Sites and Buildings, Health care, Facility
planning and Design, Educational Facilities Planning and Design,
IT consultation and Engineering.
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• Supervision and Project Management, Traffic Engineering, Capacity
Building and Training.
• Water, Environment and Transportation Consultants.
• Health facilities, Industrial and Process buildings, Structural
assessment and design, Structural rehabilitation and retrofitting.
• Environmental & water audit, Environmental management tools,
Natural resources management, Transaction advisory services,
Financial management, Business modeling and Institutional reform.
• O & M, Institutional Development, Storage systems and Irrigation
and Socioeconomic studies.
• Museum design, Mixed-use building design & Specialized Buildings.
• Building rehabilitation and reuse, Industrial buildings, Water
parks and beach services, Hotels and clubs, Religious sites
Jordanian Engineering
& Architectural Consultancy offices
1. Present Number of Offices:" 1273" including "138" offices
of Consultant Category 2- Fields of Activities:
A. Architectural : Studies , Design * includes "Town Planning"
B. Structural Engineering:
• Buildings
• Bridges (includes more than 70 field of practice)
• Roads, highways, Railways
• Waste water, Sewage treatment Plants,
• Water Supply and Reservoirs,
C. Mechanical engineering in studies and design:
• Mechanical stations and plants, Pumping Stations.
• Air Conditioning.
• Central heating more than 80 (includes field of practice).
• Motors,
• Industrial Mech.eng.
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D. Electrical Engineering : Studies and design:
• Thermo-power stations.
• Power generating sub- stations ( includes more than 25 field
of practice).
• Electrical installations for Buildings.
• Electricity cables supply.
E. Applied Engineering -includes all branches in Applied Eng'g.
of accredited university programs.
F. Construction Management.
G. Site investigation - Separate office:
• Soil mechanics and foundations.
• Material Engineering.
H. Markets of Services:
• Northern Africa • Southern Africa
• Saudi Arabia
• Yemen
• Lebanon
• Syria
• All Gulf Arab States
• Iraq
• Singapore
I. Types of Projects services for overseas:
• Highways.
• Hangars.
• Buildings: Banks, Hospitals, Palaces, Hotels, etc.
• Sport installations.
Numbers of Members registered and work in the engineering
consultancy offices is more than 4800 member covering all kind
of engineering fields.
Classification of Offices Practicing
the Profession in Jordan and abroad
1. One member office (Architect or Engineer):
• Categories : A,B,C.
• Experience is Considerable.
2. Expert and Expert office:
• Categories : A,B,C.
• Experience is Considerable.
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3. More than one member office or firm:
A. Two members office: with two specialization.
• One member with min 7 years exp. + one member with min.
3 years exp. in diff. field.
B. Four members office or firm:
• Two members with min. 7 years exp. in diff. engineering
fields + two with min. 3 years exp. as their assistants.
4. Consulting office or Consulting Co.
• The higher category in practicing the profession consultancy.
• Min. requirements: two members with min. 11 years exp.
in diff specialization + 3 others members as their assistants.
• Design exp. is a must.
• Min. requirements of administrative cadre and technicians
must be fulfilled.
Engineering offices
The distribution of the audited
projects areas
The total audited areas Increased from (10058,000 m2) in year
2008 to (17373,000 m2) in the end of 2014, and it is expected to
have a drop by 15% in this year.
Year
Total (1000X m^2)
2008
10058
2009
2010
11815
2011
16002
2012
2013
17341
2014
17373
To 6/2015
6919
20000
15000
12740
10000
5000
16989
2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
0
The total number of engineering offices in Jordan is (1273),
concentrated in Amman by 77.9% and distributed as the following:
Area
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Total
Amman
992
Irbd
Al Zarqa
100
Al Balq`a
28
Others ….
77
1273
Al Zarqa
6%
Al Balq`a
2%
Others ….
6%
Irbd
8%
76
Amman
78%
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Registeration of International
Engineering Consultants at JEA
Article (22) - Of the Bylaws Of JEA
(A) practicing studies works and preparation of engineering
designs may not be carried out except by engineering
offices and companies which are registered with the associ
ation according to the provisions of this law and the regula
tions issued there under.
(B) non- Jordanian offices or companies wishing to
practice the profession in the kingdom shall, prior to
their contraction any engineering work or practicing the
profession, submit and application setting forth the ring
their technical status and the names of the members of
the association working therewith, as well as the names of
the non Jordanian engineers who shall engage in the field of
the work thereof in the kingdom. This is to be effected by
filling in the forms assigned for this purpose, pursuant to
the applicable regulations of the association. The associa
tion council may accept or reject the request according to
the provisions of this law and the regulation issued thereunder.
(C) it is stipulated that the Jordanian office shall be a Jordanian
and full time devoted to the work in the office and its
administration and registered with the association, has
settled its fees, and practiced the profession for a period of
not less than seven years, of which three years on design
works.
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(D) the Jordanian engineering or consultant company shall
fulfill the flowing conditions:
1- it should be registered in the kingdom, according to the
provisions of the applicable companies law.
2- its head office should be in the kingdom, where its main
technical cadre is existing.
3- at least half of the members of its partners should be
members registered with the association and have settled
their annual fees, devoted for the work in the company,
and their shares are not less than 50% of the full compa
nies shares.
4- at least one of partner engineers, who is full time devoted
to the work in the company should have practiced the
profession for a period of not less than three years.
(E) it is stipulated for the registration non-Jordanian engineering
offices or companies with the association that they should
be registered in the kingdom according to the provisions
of the applicable companies law, and to execute their con
tractual work in Jordan in copartner ship with a Jordanian
engineering office or company by virtue of a contract,
a copy thereof shall be deposited with the council.
(F) the council shall register the Jordanian and non-Jordanian
engineering offices and companies in special registers, and
they should keep the council informed of all changes that
may occur in their technical status and in the number and
names of the members of the association working there
with Any such offices or companies which practice the
profession, prior to their registration with the association
and the payment of their registration and annual fees shall
be deemed to have contravened to the provisions of this
law and the regulations issued there under.
(G) the engineering offices and companies or any of their
owners or employees who are members of the association
are prohibited from engaging in contracting works, as well
as they are prohibited from practicing trade business relat
ed to their engineering works after registration with the
association.
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(I) the institutions and companies which have an engineering
cadre of their own may obtain the councils permission to
undertake study work and designs for their own projects
within the field of specializations of the member engineers
who are full time devoted to work with them, as well as the
members may, after obtaining the councils permission,
undertake studies, designs and supervision of their own
projects within the field of their specializations. These insti
tutions, the members or companies shall pay the prescribed
fees on the estimated engineering returns of the works
performed.
( J) the Jordanian and non-Jordanian offices and companies
should pay to the association the prescribed fees in accor
dance with the association by-laws for all engineering earn
ings received by them.
Article (23) - Of the Bylaws Of JEA
the non-Jordanian engineering contracting institutions and
companies wishing to work in the kingdom should, prior to
practicing their engineering work, submit an application in
writing for their registration, stating their technical status
and the number and names of those working there with of
the Jordanian engineers, technological engineers, as well as
the names and number of the non-Jordanian engineers.
Thereupon, the council shall register the contracting compa
ny in its registers after realizing the fulfillment of the requi
site conditions according to the provisions of this law and
the regulations issued thee under, and the collection of the
annual registration fees of the contracting companies,
provided that:
A. It is registered with the ministry of industry and commerce
according to the provisions of the companies law.
B. The engineers and technological engineers working in Jordan
are registered with the association and have settled its fees
according to the provisions of this law.
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C. To employ a number of members equal to double the number
of foreign engineers and technological engineers working
with the company in the kingdom, rebidded that, under no
circumstances, it is not less than one member, or be partner
with a Jordanian establishment or contracting company, so
that the total number of the members working in the project
of copartner ship of both companies equal to double the
number of foreign engineers and technological engineers.
Article (24) - Of the Bylaws Of JEA
A. 1- any Jordanian establishment or company which undertake
engineering profession works in the kingdom with a prepaid
capital fund not less than one hundred thousand dinars
or the execution of engineering contract exceeding one
hundred and fifty thousand JD and not more than two
hundred and fifty thousand JD, should employ at least one
member engineer, registered with the association, and if
contract value exceeded this limit, the number of members
to be employed by it shall be determined by a decision
from the minister upon submission from the council.
2- these establishments or companies shall notify the council
in writing of the names and Number of the members
and other non-member engineers, employed by it as well
as any change which may occur to their number within one
month of employment or change.
B- if any of the establishment or companies fails to abide with
the provisions of paragraph (a) of this article, it shall be noti
fied by the council to this effect, and if made no response to
employ the required number of members, it should pay ten
JD for each member to the association fund for each day of
delay in this respect. This amount shall be doubled every six
months as long as contravention is outstanding. The council
may exempt the establishment or the company for the con
travention for this fine under the instructions it issues for
this end.
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