Senior Drainage Lead Specialist
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Role Overview
Provide technical leadership for stormwater drainage, sewerage, flood protection, and water infrastructure projects in Dubai.
Lead drainage design from feasibility and concept design through detailed design, tender documentation, authority approvals, and construction support.
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Position Overview
Provide technical leadership for stormwater drainage, sewerage, flood protection, and water infrastructure projects in Dubai.
Lead drainage design from feasibility and concept design through detailed design, tender documentation, authority approvals, and construction support.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead technical delivery of drainage, stormwater, sewerage, and flood protection projects.
- Manage drainage design teams and develop drainage strategies, master plans, and catchment assessments.
- Undertake and review hydrological and hydraulic assessments.
- Design drainage networks, sewerage systems, culverts, channels, detention facilities, retention facilities, and related infrastructure.
- Review hydraulic modelling outputs and coordinate designs with other disciplines.
- Prepare technical reports, calculations, specifications, and tender documentation.
- Lead authority submissions, respond to comments, and liaise with clients, contractors, and government authorities.
- Provide construction support, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to technical standards and procedures.
Minimum Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
- A minimum of 15 years of relevant professional experience.
- A minimum of five years of relevant professional experience in Dubai is mandatory.
- Proven experience in drainage, stormwater, sewerage, and flood protection projects.
- Strong knowledge of Dubai drainage and infrastructure requirements.
- Experience with Dubai Municipality and RTA projects is highly desirable.
- Experience with DEWA and other utility authorities is advantageous.
- Chartered Engineer or Professional Engineer status is desirable.
Software Experience
- Experience with InfoWorks ICM, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, TUFLOW, Civil 3D, and GIS.
- Strong technical leadership, engineering judgement, communication, coordination, problem-solving, and attention to detail.
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