Lead Tunnel Design Engineer-UAE

Role Overview

Key Job Responsibilities

• Lead tunnel design delivery from concept through detailed design while ensuring technical quality and timely deliverables.
• Lead TBM tunnel design covering alignment, excavation methodology, segmental lining, waterproofing, and associated structures.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary tunnel design activities and technical interfaces throughout the design lifecycle.
• Review tunnel design calculations, drawings, specifications, reports, and other technical deliverables.
• Coordinate design requirements, technical matters, and design reviews with clients and external consultants.
• Provide technical direction on shafts, portals, cross passages, groundwater, and other tunnel structures.
• Manage technical risks, design issues, interfaces, and changes throughout the design process.
• Develop the local tunnel engineering team through technical leadership, mentoring, and knowledge transfer.

Job Requirements

• Minimum 15 years of overall engineering experience with extensive tunnel design experience.
• Mandatory rail and metro experience with a strong background in tunnel design.
• Proven TBM tunnel design delivery experience within an engineering consultancy environment.
• Strong knowledge of TBM tunneling, segmental lining, alignment, excavation methodology, groundwater, and waterproofing.
• Experience across concept, preliminary, and detailed tunnel design stages.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary interfaces and working with clients and external consultants.
• Proven technical team leadership and tunnel design deliverable management experience.
• Practical knowledge or experience with TBM machines and tunneling methods.

Preferred Qualifications

• Regional or GCC rail and metro experience is preferred.
• Experience on major underground infrastructure projects is preferred.
• Experience with major international engineering consultancies is preferred.
• Knowledge of international tunnel design standards and practices is preferred.

Working Environment and Benefits

• The role offers a hybrid working environment.
• The position includes large-scale rail and metro projects, career development, mentorship, and continuous learning.
• The posting mentions competitive salary and benefits, a stable long-term career, and a collaborative team culture.