Associate- Wet Utilities

Role Overview

Design and Technical Delivery

• Lead wet utilities design from concept through detailed design and IFC for drainage, water supply, firefighting, irrigation, pumping stations, and reservoirs.
• Direct hydrology and hydraulic analyses covering design flows, HFLs, catchments, flood risk, and flood protection.
• Oversee modelling and design of open channels, ditches, culverts, piped drainage, and pressurised water networks.
• Perform surge and transient analysis, pump duty calculations, and system curve development.

Deliverables and Coordination

• Lead reports, drawings, hydraulic models, specifications, data sheets, bills of quantities, and tender documentation.
• Coordinate with highways, rail, structures, electrical, mechanical, architectural, and environmental teams.
• Provide technical leadership for drainage and water master planning, performance reviews, operational scenarios, and capacity planning.
• Support project managers with scope, fees, schedules, risks, change management, quality, progress, and budgets.

Leadership and Stakeholders

• Lead, mentor, and technically develop wet utilities, drainage, water, and hydrology engineers.
• Participate in client meetings, technical workshops, and design reviews.
• Present technical solutions and defend design decisions to clients, contractors, and authorities.
• Support authority interfaces and approvals while ensuring compliance with applicable standards.

Experience and Education

• Typically 14-15 years of wet utilities engineering experience.
• Significant experience on large-scale infrastructure or industrial projects, including leadership of multidisciplinary design teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or Process Engineering.
• A master’s degree in water resources, hydraulics, or a related field is preferred.

Technical Skills

• Expertise in stormwater and foul drainage, culverts, channels, pressurised water, firefighting, irrigation, pumping stations, reservoirs, and storage tanks.
• Advanced proficiency in SewerGEMS, StormCAD, WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, WaterHAMMER, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, or related modelling tools.
• Competence in Civil 3D, AutoCAD, and GIS platforms.
• Knowledge of international and local water, wastewater, stormwater, and fire protection codes and standards.

Professional Capabilities

• Proven leadership and team management skills, including mentoring junior and mid-level engineers.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills under schedule and cost constraints.
• Excellent communication across cross-cultural multidisciplinary teams.
• Self-management, initiative, commercial awareness, and focus on quality, efficiency, and risk management.