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Job Description:

Wet Utilitiy Design Engineer

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Wet Utility Engineer to join our team! In this role you will be a core member of the infrastructure design team, responsible for producing and coordinating wet utility designs for urban development, roads, and infrastructure projects in Abu Dhabi. The role involves hands-on design, authority submissions, and coordination with other disciplines, with moderate independence and limited supervision from senior engineers.

Key Responsibilities

Design & Engineering

• Plan and design:
  • Potable water distribution networks
  • Fire-fighting and irrigation/TSE networks
  • Sanitary sewer networks (gravity and pressurized/LP systems)
  • Stormwater drainage systems, culverts, manholes, and outfalls
• Perform engineering calculations:
  • Hydraulic sizing of pipelines and networks
  • Headloss calculations and pressure zone checks
  • Pump station, reservoir/tank sizing (in coordination with seniors)
  • Basic hydrologic analysis for stormwater (runoff, pipe sizing, inlet spacing)

Design Deliverables

• Prepare and review:
  • Utility master plans, layouts, long-sections, and connection details
  • CAD drawings/models in AutoCAD/Civil 3D (in coordination with CAD/BIM team)
  • Design calculation packages and design basis notes
  • Bills of quantities and material take-offs
• Contribute to:
  • Tender drawings and outline specifications
  • Design reports and technical presentations for clients/authorities

Authority Coordination

• Prepare submission drawings and technical documents for:
  • ADDC, ADSSC/ADQCC, ADM/Abu Dhabi City Municipality, ITC/DOT, and other relevant authorities
• Support the authority liaison process by:
  • Addressing technical comments and preparing revised drawings/calculations
  • Tracking submission status and coordinating with senior engineers and authority PROs
• Ensure designs comply with:
  • Abu Dhabi and UAE regulations, manuals, and standards
  • Relevant international standards (AWWA, BS/EN, ISO, NFPA where applicable)

Multidisciplinary Coordination

• Coordinate wet utilities with different disciplines through out the project development
• Participate in Internal coordination and clash detection meeting and Preparation of composite utility corridor drawings
• Provide timely inputs to other disciplines to avoid design conflicts and rework

Project Support

• Support senior engineers and project managers with:
  • Planning and sequencing of utility design deliverables
  • Inputs to technical proposals (scope breakdown, assumptions, basic man-hour estimates)
• Assist in:
  • Value engineering exercises (pipe routing optimization, material selection)
  • Risk identification related to utilities (interference with existing services, constraints)

Construction Support (As Required)

• Provide design clarifications and responses to RFIs relayed via supervision teams
• Review shop drawings and as-built drawings for compliance with design intent
• Support senior staff during technical meetings with contractors when required

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or closely related field
• Master’s degree in Water Resources / Environmental Engineering is an advantage
• Registration with UAE Society of Engineers and/or progress towards professional qualification (PE, CEng, or similar) is preferred
• Good knowledge of Abu Dhabi/UAE design guidelines and authority procedures

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience.

Skills and Competencies

Technical Skills

• Solid understanding of hydraulics, hydrology, and pipeline design principles
• Proficiency in:
  • AutoCAD (Civil 3D preferred) for plan/profile development
  • Hydraulic modeling tools such as WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, EPANET, SWMM, or equivalent
• Strong MS Excel skills for tabulated calculations and data management

Soft Skills

• Good written and verbal communication skills in English (Arabic is an advantage)
• Ability to work with moderate independence while taking direction from senior engineers
• Strong organizational and time-management skills to meet project deadlines
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and capable of mentoring junior engineers/CAD staff on basic tasks

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Accuracy and quality of design drawings, models, and calculation packages
• Compliance with Abu Dhabi authority standards and number of review cycles to obtain approvals
• Timely delivery of assigned tasks within budgeted hours
• Effectiveness of coordination with internal disciplines and reduction of design clashes
• Minimization of design-related comments during tender and construction stages

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