Senior Engineer - Environment

Role Overview

Leadership and Technical Delivery

• Lead EIAs and ESIAs from screening and scoping through approvals, conditions management, and post-consent obligations.
• Own scope, schedule, budget, risks, quality, issue resolution, and change control.
• Mentor and quality-review junior and mid-level practitioners.
• Direct and author EIA/ESIA chapters covering baseline definition, alternatives, cumulative impacts, and mitigation.
• Coordinate air, noise, hydrology, biodiversity, social, and other discipline inputs into integrated assessments and ESMPs.

Regulatory, Commercial, and Coordination Duties

• Engage UAE regulators and relevant authorities, manage consultations, and respond to formal feedback.
• Lead stakeholder engagement and document issues, responses, and commitments.
• Lead proposals covering technical approach, pricing, risk, execution plans, and differentiators.
• Build client relationships, support account growth, and identify cross-sell opportunities.
• Integrate EIA outputs with planning, architecture, engineering, and program management deliverables.
• Use GIS and collaborative tools and promote AECOM quality, safety, risk, and ethics standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 8–12 years of EIA/ESIA delivery experience in consultancy.
• Experience leading EIAs for major urban development, transport, energy, water, or industrial projects.
• Competence engaging UAE regulators and navigating local permitting.
• Valid driving license and willingness to travel for site work as needed.

Specific Skills

• EIA/ESIA leadership covering scoping, terms of reference, baseline design, alternatives, impact assessment, mitigation, and ESMP preparation.
• Familiarity with UAE environmental approvals and IFC Performance Standards or Equator Principles where applicable.
• Commercial skills in proposal leadership, pricing, risk management, governance, and client or subconsultant negotiation.
• Strong report writing, QA/QC, and integration of multidisciplinary inputs.
• Competence with GIS tools such as ArcGIS or QGIS and environmental data management.
• Additional depth in air quality, noise, hydrology, ecology, or social assessment is advantageous.
• Ability to translate sustainability objectives into practical project measures and performance tracking.

Workplace

• The role is based in Dubai and uses a hybrid work location model.
• New hires must attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office.

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