Principal Design Engineer Highways

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Job Description

Company Description

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There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of nearly 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

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  • Senior technical resource may serve as technical advisor for team
  • Provides specialized technical input to studies and design for staff\'s specific area of expertise.
  • Develops study and design procedures to facilitate high quality cost effective work by others.
  • Participates in interdisciplinary review of project deliverables.
  • Develops construction cost estimates and estimates of technical efforts for projects.
  • Uses expertise in all steps of completing discipline component of PS&E package.
  • Performs quality control review of design calculations or drawings.
  • Prepares technical specification sections.
  • Provides input to the development of engineering budget and schedule to meet requirements.


Provide technical input and supervise technical input of others within the highways discipline

Able to make decisions, act on own initiative and operate in a pro-active way

A good understanding of quality assurance, safety, environmental and sustainability

Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English, able to inspire, influence and negotiate

Membership of a Professional Engineering Institution

Liaising with other engineers/technicians to ensure updates to technical standards are maintained and disseminated to the team * Performs specific and moderate portions of a broader assignment of an experienced engineer.
  • Gathers and correlates basic engineering data using established and well-defined procedures.
  • Works on detailed or routine engineering assignments involving calculations and relatively simple tests.
  • Proposes approach to solve new problems encountered using modifications of standard procedures or methods developed in previous assignments.
  • Identifies discrepancies in results.
  • Provides guidance to entry level engineers.
  • Performs work in accordance with agreed upon budget and schedule with little supervision.
  • Independently performs all the tasks necessary to complete primary design.
elements for engineering works.
  • Performance at this level requires developmental experience in a professional position.
Responsibilities:
  • Act as a design manager on mega projects, manage and coordinate with different disciplines on the daily design activities and present the design updates weekly to the Client.
  • Preparation of all design stages of road geometry, signing and marking, ancillary works of major urban and inter-urban road projects, incorporating tunnels, sophisticated grade separation interchanges, and service roads, investigation of alternatives, route selection and preparation of the main items of bill quantities.
  • Assigning work to junior engineers, supervising work, acquiring Road Design approvals.
  • Coordination with local authorities for Road geometry, TIS approvals.
  • Responsible for the submission, discussion and follow up with local authorities for approvals and permits in coordination with department local authority Engineer.
  • Work coactively with the design team, collaborate closely with sub-consultants and liaising with clients ensuring their satisfaction.
  • Responsible for acquiring Road Design approvals, work closely with TIS consultant in obtaining approval from the concerned authorities.
  • Provide design support during the construction stage.
  • Leads a highway team, leads the highway design work, and coordinates with other design disciplines.
  • Coordinates and communicates with the client.
  • Performs interdisciplinary reviews and provides coordinating data to ensure a compatible design.
  • Understands and applies company commonly used design standards and methods.
  • Prepares manpower estimates.
  • Design of grade-separated interchanges and complex interchanges.
  • Design of junctions of roundabouts and signalized junctions both horizontally and vertically, and the development of site grading.
  • Design the Roads in 3D environment.
  • Design of road cross-sections and generating earthwork quantities from the 3D model.
  • Pavement design and pavement design reports.
  • Be able to prepare the required presentations to client using PowerPoint or any other applicable software.
  • Reviews supplier data as required.
  • Reads supplier manufacturer drawings.
  • Completes additional duties as assigned.
Operate to the Quality Assurance system, quality control and document management in line with current policy

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:
  • Minimum of 15 years of experience in the UAE and KSA working on public and private sector projects at least 10 of which are with a recognized Consultancy or PMC.
  • Approved status with DMT, RTA and KSA authorities is preferred.
  • Knowledge with the local authority procedure, standards and regulations in UAE and KSA is essential.
  • Expertise in Civil 3D.
  • Conversant with local authority approval procedure related to road design. including authority NOC/approval/permit procedure.
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
Qualifications

BEng or MEng in Civil engineering

Additional Information

About AECOM

AECOM is the world\xe2\x80\x99s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle \xe2\x80\x93 from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $13.1 billion in fiscal year 2022. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you\xe2\x80\x99re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion \xe2\x80\x93 a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We\xe2\x80\x99re the world\xe2\x80\x99s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we\xe2\x80\x99re in this together \xe2\x80\x93 your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you\xe2\x80\x99ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm \xe2\x80\x93 access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person\xe2\x80\x99s potential, and we\xe2\x80\x99ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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  • Job Id
    JD1583096
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
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  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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