Principal Wet Utilities Engineer

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Lead planning, design, and implementation of water supply, treatment, and distribution infrastructure projects.
• Manage project timelines, budgets, deliverables, feasibility studies, technical assessments, and design optimization.
• Perform hydraulic and hydrological modeling, water demand calculations, supply strategy development, and reservoir planning.
• Provide expertise in transmission, distribution, storage, transient analysis, valve arrangements, hydraulic chambers, looping, and pump stations.
• Supervise and mentor junior engineers, technicians, and support staff.
• Review and approve technical reports, designs, calculations, drawings, specifications, and bills of quantities.
• Coordinate with clients, contractors, government agencies, and other stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with water quality, safety, environmental, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Prepare reports, permits, and environmental impact assessments.
• Conduct site inspections, resolve design and construction issues, and promote water conservation and renewable-energy integration.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of water engineering experience focused on infrastructure design and resource management.
• Proficiency in hydraulic and hydrological modeling software, including Infoworks WS, Bentley software, Autodesk Civil 3D, and Esri GIS.
• Expertise in BIM for infrastructure, network clash detection, and resolution.
• Strong knowledge of water treatment processes, distribution systems, and environmental regulations.

Desired skills

• Master’s degree preferred.
• Background in value engineering and project value improvement.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with Abu Dhabi ADQCC standards and authority approval procedures.
• Best-practice knowledge for system reliability, safety, sustainability, and team utilization.