Manager - Road and Highway Design
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About the Role
AD Ports Group is seeking a Manager for Road and Highway Design in Abu Dhabi. The role involves managing the review, evaluation, and approval of dry utility systems across master-planned developments.
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Responsibilities
- Review dry utility designs including electrical networks, substations, telecom systems, district cooling networks, and gas infrastructure to ensure compliance with AD Ports’ standards and authority requirements
- Evaluate load demand calculations, capacity assessments, equipment layouts, and network configurations
- Coordinate with authorities such as ADDC, Transco, Etisalat, Du, and gas authorities regarding power loads, substations, routing corridors, and compliance approvals
- Manage review cycles from concept to detailed design, ensuring quality, compliance, and authority acceptance
Requirements
- Degree in Electrical Engineering or associated field
- Minimum 10 years of experience in Urban Planning with multi discipline approach
- Min. 5 Years local experience
- Proficient in AutoCAD, electrical network design tools, GIS, and related dry utility software platforms
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Job Description
- Manages the review, evaluation, and approval of all dry utility systems across AD Ports’ master planned developments.
- This includes power distribution, substations, telecom networks, district cooling, and gas supply systems.
- The role ensures that all dry utility submissions from third party developers comply with AD Ports’ development standards, relevant authority regulations, and long term infrastructure requirements
Core Responsibilities
- Review dry utility designs including electrical networks, substations, telecom systems, district cooling networks, and gas infrastructure to ensure compliance with AD Ports’ standards and authority requirements.
- Evaluate load demand calculations, capacity assessments, equipment layouts, and network configurations.
- Verify integration of proposed dry utility systems with existing and planned infrastructure to ensure proper connectivity, redundancy, and operational efficiency.
- Issue Master Developer/Owner dry utility NOCs for authority submissions after consolidating internal and technical comments.
- Coordinate with authorities such as ADDC, Transco, Etisalat, Du, and gas authorities regarding power loads, substations, routing corridors, and compliance approvals.
- Assess impact of new developments on existing networks and recommend upgrades, diversions, or system reinforcements.
- Review corridor allocations, utility clearances, and cross utility interfaces to prevent conflicts between dry utilities and other infrastructure systems.
- Support plot level applications involving new power connections, telecom routing, gas supply, and district cooling load changes.
- Participate in coordination meetings with developers, consultants, and authorities to resolve technical issues and streamline approvals.
- Ensure all designs consider long term operations, maintenance access, safety standards, and future expansion capability.
- Maintain updated records of dry utility load allocations, approvals, and infrastructure capacities.
- Prepare review reports, technical comments, and authority submission letters.
Strategic Responsibilities
- Coordinate with dry utility consultants across electrical, telecom, gas, and district cooling disciplines to ensure coordinated and compliant submissions.
- Manage review cycles from concept to detailed design, ensuring quality, compliance, and authority acceptance.
- Facilitate technical workshops and coordination sessions to resolve conflicts and finalize utility solutions.
Qualifications
- Degree in Electrical Engineering or associated field. Master’s Degree or equivalent preferred
- Minimum 10 years of experience in Urban Planning with multi discipline approach.
- Min. 5 Years local experience.
- Written and Spoken English is essential; Arabic is preferred
- Proficient in AutoCAD, electrical network design tools, GIS, and related dry utility software platforms.
- Able to interpret load calculations, substation layouts, protection schemes, and telecom network diagrams.
- Capable of preparing design mark ups, corridor layouts, and coordination sketches to support design reviews.
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