Manager, Bridges & Tunnels
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About the Role
Big Fish Consult seeks a Manager for Bridges & Tunnels Design for a real estate developer in Abu Dhabi. The role involves overseeing design and coordination of bridges, tunnels, and road structures from concept through construction.
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Responsibilities
- Lead bridge and tunnel design management across all project stages
- Review and manage consultant deliverables, technical reports, drawings, and specifications
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams including transport, roads, utilities, marine, geotechnical, and landscape disciplines
- Drive value engineering, design optimisation, constructability, and lifecycle performance improvements
- Manage authority approvals and stakeholder engagement
- Support tender preparation, technical evaluations, and contractor appointments
- Provide technical leadership during construction, including RFIs and design clarifications
- Identify and mitigate project risks while ensuring compliance with HSE and industry standards
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (Master's preferred)
- 10–12+ years of experience in bridge and tunnel design and design management
- UAE/GCC experience preferred
- Expertise in steel and post tensioned bridge design
- Experience in tunnel systems including TBM and IMT (subsea tunnel experience is an advantage)
- Proficiency with structural analysis software such as CSiBridge, MIDAS Civil, SAP2000, or equivalent
- Strong knowledge of AASHTO LRFD, Eurocodes, ADQCC, and relevant authority requirements
- Experience leading multidisciplinary consultant teams and delivering complex infrastructure projects
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Purpose
- Reporting to the Associate Director – Design, oversee design and coordination of bridges, tunnels, and associated road structures from concept through construction and handover.
- Ensure technically robust, authority compliant, commercially efficient, and future ready infrastructure solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead bridge and tunnel design management across all project stages.
- Review and manage consultant deliverables, technical reports, drawings, and specifications.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams including transport, roads, utilities, marine, geotechnical, and landscape disciplines.
- Drive value engineering, design optimisation, constructability, and lifecycle performance improvements.
- Manage authority approvals and stakeholder engagement.
- Support tender preparation, technical evaluations, and contractor appointments.
- Provide technical leadership during construction, including RFIs and design clarifications.
- Identify and mitigate project risks while ensuring compliance with HSE and industry standards.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (Master's preferred).
- 10–12+ years of experience in bridge and tunnel design and design management.
- UAE/GCC experience preferred.
- Expertise in steel and post tensioned bridge design.
- Experience in tunnel systems including TBM and IMT (subsea tunnel experience is an advantage).
- Proficiency with structural analysis software such as CSiBridge, MIDAS Civil, SAP2000, or equivalent.
- Strong knowledge of AASHTO LRFD, Eurocodes, ADQCC, and relevant authority requirements.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary consultant teams and delivering complex infrastructure projects.
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