Senior Wet Utilities Design Engineer

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct or supervise engineering-unit or project work; lead engineers and design personnel in technical excellence and quality improvement.
• Provide technical consultations for interdisciplinary studies and analyses, and guide CAD designers and drafters.
• Carry out CAD tasks using special 3D software and model creation; ensure design complies with applicable codes and regulations.
• Prepare material and equipment specifications and purchase requisitions; review supplier data and support shop tests and supplier capability assessments.
• Develop O&M plans, standard operating procedures and manuals, and conduct onsite training when needed.
• Conduct surveys, studies and site investigations; perform reliability, availability, maintenance and safety analyses.
• Independently design pressure-network collection, conveyance and disposal systems; develop hydraulic models, reports and technical specifications.
• Coordinate NOCs and design approvals with service providers; contribute to budgets, staffing requirements and technical papers.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related field and 8–12 years of relevant water, wastewater or wet-utilities design experience.
• Potential to perform in a lead capacity, excellent written and oral communication skills, and familiarity with industry practices and regulations.
• Thorough knowledge of current technology and ability to select and apply suitable engineering software.
• Advanced experience designing pressure networks and preparing hydraulic models and design reports; conversant with Bentley WaterCAD/WaterGEMS, Bentley HAMMER and WANDA.
• Familiarity with load-demand calculations for large developments or government projects and relevant Gulf water, irrigation and firefighting authority regulations.
• Working knowledge of water-supply planning, design and construction, including treatment, pumping systems and intake structures.
• Basic experience creating utility cross-sections to local Gulf authority requirements; conversant with British and American codes and wastewater-design regulations.
• Experience liaising with service-provider agencies to obtain NOCs and design approvals.

Desired skills and experience

• A master's degree is preferred; UAE experience is preferred.
• Civil 3D, Dynamo, Python, OpenRoads, OpenUtilities and GIS are listed as preferred software knowledge.
• Advanced engineering knowledge in urban water supply and irrigation systems is identified as a desired skill.

Workplace and travel

• The posting identifies Abu Dhabi, UAE, and expects willingness to travel or relocate to supplier, client or construction-site locations.