Technical Engineer - Wet Utilities

Role overview

Design and technical review

• Review detailed designs, calculations, drawings, and specifications for wet utility infrastructure.
• Coordinate design of water supply, sewerage, stormwater, and irrigation networks; conduct hydraulic analysis and network modeling.
• Review shop drawings, material submittals, method statements, and technical submissions.
• Verify compliance with local authority standards and international engineering practices.

Construction and project delivery

• Supervise wet utility installation activities and monitor construction against approved drawings and specifications.
• Conduct inspections and witness testing, commissioning, and handover activities.
• Identify and resolve construction technical issues; review contractor RFIs, NCRs, and methodologies.
• Coordinate with roads, utilities, structures, landscape, and MEP teams and liaise with clients, contractors, authorities, and stakeholders.
• Attend technical meetings, provide engineering support, secure authority approvals, and participate in audits, inspections, and project reporting.
• Ensure QA/QC, contractual, specification, and HSE requirements are followed.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Water, or Environmental Engineering, or related discipline, from an accredited university.
• At least 8 years of wet utilities experience, including 5 years in a lead or team leadership role within the UAE.
• Experience across potable water, sewerage, stormwater, irrigation, firefighting water, pumping stations, storage, outfalls, and utility diversions.
• Experience leading authority submissions, technical meetings, NOCs, approvals, and comment resolution.
• In-depth knowledge of local authority standards, utility provider requirements, international codes, quality procedures, and safety requirements.
• Leadership, communication, stakeholder management, problem-solving, mentoring, and decision-making skills.
• Must be able to attend in-person interviews.

Desired qualifications and skills

• A related master’s degree and professional registration or chartership are desired.
• Desired proficiency includes design documentation, hydraulic modeling, Civil 3D or AutoCAD, BIM coordination, GIS workflows, and clash resolution.
• Strong GCC or UAE infrastructure project experience is preferred.
• Desired technical knowledge includes wet utilities planning, hydraulic design, hydrology, gravity and pressure networks, pumping, storage, and utility corridors.