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Senior Chief Engineer

Roads and Transport Authority
Dubai, UAE
fulltime
Mid-Senior
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Strategy

  • Develop executive truck route plans using the Freight Model and AI driven demand forecasts, balancing
  • logistics efficiency with network capacity and safety.
  • Recommend regulations on curfews, axle load control, truck free zones, and dedicated freight corridors,
  • benchmarking Norway, Singapore, and London practices.
  • Lead multi-agency committees to align freight strategies, PPP opportunities, and future technologies
  • such as autonomous freight and digital signage.
  • Advise on legislation, licensing standards, and RTA technical manuals to integrate smart mobility,
  • predictive safety, and soft mobility principles.
  • Operations
  • Coordinate with ports, airports, and Etihad Rail to build and maintain a freight traffic data platform;
  • analyze trends and issue evidence-based solutions.
  • Conduct engineering studies for truck rest areas, weight stations, dedicated lanes, and logistics hubs;
  • secure approvals and supervise implementation.
  • Review Level 2 traffic impact studies, permits, and road project designs to ensure freight facilities and
  • signage meet RTA specifications.
  • Investigate complaints, accident data, and congestion hot-spots; provide rapid engineering remedies and stakeholder briefings.
  • Draft terms of reference, evaluate bids, and manage contracts for freight infrastructure and smart system projects.
  • Represent RTA in local and international forums, presenting technical papers on predictive freight analytics and autonomous monitoring.

Product And Process Improvement

  • Design and update GIS heat maps, freight dashboards, and machine learning models to predict demand, optimize routing, and trigger real-time alerts.
  • Propose quick win engineering or policy measures to mitigate truck related congestion and safety risks.
  • Continuously review global innovations—smart truck tracking, electric freight corridors—and pilot suitable technologies within Dubai.

Physical Working Conditions

  • Primarily office based with frequent site inspections of corridors, rest areas, and logistics hubs, plus regular meetings with external agencies and investors.

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or Transportation Planning or Logistics Management; master’s degree/Ph.D in Supply Chain Management or Urban Planning.

Experience

5+ in case of Ph.D (7+ Years in case of Master’s degree, 10+ years in case of Bachelor’s degree) in related field

Qualification

Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), ArcGIS

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