Senior Design Engineer - Building
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About the Role
AECOM seeks a Senior Design Engineer to lead RTA infrastructure projects in Dubai. The role involves managing design development for roads, utilities, and structures, ensuring compliance with RTA standards.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and manage design development of RTA infrastructure projects including roads, interchanges, utilities, drainage, structures, and associated works
- Review, coordinate, and approve design deliverables at concept, preliminary, detailed, and IFC stages
- Ensure all designs comply with RTA manuals, Dubai Authority requirements, and applicable international standards
- Coordinate multidisciplinary design activities including highways, traffic, structures, drainage, utilities, lighting, ITS, and landscaping
- Review and provide technical input on design calculations, drawings, specifications, BOQs, and cost estimates
- Manage design interfaces between roadworks, utilities, structures, and existing infrastructure to eliminate clashes
- Review and respond to RTA design review comments, ensuring timely incorporation and closure
- Liaise directly with RTA Engineering, Traffic, and Safety departments during design development and approvals
- Ensure compliance with road safety audit requirements, traffic staging, and temporary traffic management design
- Support preparation and review of authority submissions, NOCs, and permits related to RTA projects
Requirements
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in the UAE
- Knowledge of local authority procedures, standards, and regulations in UAE
- BEng or MEng in Civil Engineering
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
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Overview
- AECOM is seeking a Senior Design Engineer to lead RTA infrastructure projects in Dubai.
Job Description
- Lead and manage the design development of RTA infrastructure projects including roads, interchanges, utilities, drainage, structures, and associated works in accordance with RTA standards and guidelines.
- Review, coordinate, and approve design deliverables at various stages including concept, preliminary, detailed, and IFC designs.
- Ensure all designs comply with RTA manuals, Dubai Authority requirements (DM, DEWA, Etisalat, Du), and applicable international standards.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary design activities including highways, traffic, structures, drainage, utilities, lighting, ITS, and landscaping.
- Review and provide technical input on design calculations, drawings, specifications, BOQs, and cost estimates.
- Manage design interfaces between roadworks, utilities, structures, and existing infrastructure to eliminate clashes and design conflicts.
- Review and respond to RTA design review comments, ensuring timely incorporation and closure.
- Liaise directly with RTA Engineering, Traffic, and Safety departments during design development and approvals.
- Ensure compliance with road safety audit requirements, traffic staging, and temporary traffic management design.
- Support preparation and review of authority submissions, NOCs, and permits related to RTA projects.
- Participate in design coordination meetings, technical workshops, and value engineering sessions.
- Identify design risks and propose innovative, cost effective, and constructible solutions.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in the UAE
- Knowledge with the local authority procedure, standards and regulations in UAE is essential.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
- BEng or MEng in Civil engineering
About AECOM
- AECOM is the global infrastructure leader, committed to delivering a better world.
- AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm that had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025.
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