Technical Lead (Wastewater)

Role overview

What you'll do

• Lead technical delivery and governance of wastewater network and pumping station projects within the PMO.
• Develop and maintain technical standards, governance frameworks, and design assurance processes that meet stage-gate requirements and industry best practice.
• Provide technical input to programme planning, business cases, feasibility studies, investment proposals, and portfolio prioritisation.
• Lead multidisciplinary technical reviews across project phases, validating designs, hydraulic modelling, capacity assessments, constructability, and regulatory compliance.
• Identify and manage technical risks, monitor programme performance, and support continuous improvement across the capital programme.
• Provide technical oversight of wastewater planning, hydraulic modelling, network assessments, and engineering standards across projects.
• Act as technical lead between the client, PMO, operations, asset management, consultants, contractors, and regulatory authorities.
• Support design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover by reviewing technical deliverables and ensuring successful asset integration.
• Drive innovation, value engineering, lessons learned, and continuous improvement in technical governance, digital delivery, and engineering practices.

Required skills and qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 20 years' experience delivering wastewater network and pumping station projects, including significant capital programme or programme management experience.
• Strong expertise in wastewater planning, hydraulic modelling, sewer and pumping station design, and wastewater network operations.
• Experience within or alongside a PMO, including knowledge of project governance, stage-gate processes, portfolio reporting, and risk management.
• Understanding of gravity sewers, rising mains, pumping stations, odour control, asset management principles, and relevant engineering standards.
• Experience in the Abu Dhabi/UAE wastewater sector and familiarity with local regulations and permitting processes is preferred.
• Chartered or Professional Engineer status is preferred.
• Leadership, stakeholder management, communication, analytical, and organisational skills, including the ability to influence multidisciplinary teams and manage competing priorities.
• Commitment to health, safety, quality, environmental compliance, and continuous improvement.