Engineer - Utilities

About AECOM

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 7+ Years relevant experience in infrastructure and dry utilities.
• Proven experience in infrastructure and dry utilities construction.
• Good knowledge of electrical, telecom, street lighting, utility ducts, chambers, and associated infrastructure works.
• Experience in construction supervision, inspection, quality control, and coordination with Contractors.
• Good understanding of construction drawings, specifications, method statements, ITPs, and technical submissions.
• Experience working on major infrastructure projects is preferred.
• UAE infrastructure and Authority experience is an advantage.
• Strong communication, coordination, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary project team and manage multiple site activities.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and monitor the construction of dry utility infrastructure works, including electrical, telecom, street lighting, and associated utility networks.
• Oversee construction activities including utility ducts, chambers, manholes, cable routes, sleeves, crossings, and associated infrastructure works.
• Ensure construction works are carried out in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, method statements, ITPs, and project requirements.
• Review Contractor submissions, shop drawings, material submittals, method statements, RFIs, inspection requests, and other technical documents.
• Monitor site progress, quality, workmanship, and compliance with approved project requirements.
• Coordinate with the Contractor, Authorities, utility providers, stakeholders, and other disciplines to resolve technical and construction-related issues.
• Monitor testing and inspection of dry utility networks and ensure all required inspections and approvals are completed.
• Identify technical issues, construction risks, and potential delays and coordinate with the project team to implement appropriate corrective actions.
• Coordinate interfaces between dry utilities and other infrastructure elements, including roads, wet utilities, structures, landscaping, and other services.
• Review site conditions and proposed construction solutions and provide technical recommendations where required.
• Monitor the Contractor’s compliance with approved construction methodologies, ITPs, specifications, and quality requirements.
• Maintain proper records of site inspections, progress, technical issues, RFIs, and construction activities.
• Participate in site meetings, progress meetings, technical discussions, and coordination meetings with the Contractor and relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure that health, safety, environmental, and quality requirements are properly implemented on site.
• At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.