Technical Engineer - Wet Utilities

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About the role

Technical Engineer

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Technical Engineer to join our team! In this role you will be responsible for the planning, design review, coordination, and construction supervision of wet utility infrastructure systems including potable water, irrigation, sewerage, stormwater drainage, and recycled water networks. The role ensures compliance with client requirements, local authority standards, project specifications, and applicable engineering codes.

What You'll Be Doing

• Review detailed designs, calculations, drawings, and specifications for wet utility infrastructure.
• Coordinate the design of water supply, sewerage, stormwater, irrigation networks.
• Conduct hydraulic analysis and network modeling using industry-standard software.
• Review shop drawings, material submittals, method statements, and technical submissions.
• Ensure designs comply with local authority standards and international engineering practices.
• Supervise site activities related to wet utility installations.
• Monitor construction progress and ensure works are executed according to approved drawings and specifications.
• Conduct inspections and witness testing, commissioning, and handover activities.
• Identify and resolve technical issues arising during construction.
• Review contractor RFIs, NCRs, and construction methodologies
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams including roads, utilities, structures, landscape, and MEP disciplines.
• Liaise with clients, contractors, utility authorities, and other external stakeholders.
• Attend technical meetings and provide engineering support throughout project delivery.
• Ensure timely approvals from relevant utility authorities and government agencies
• Ensure adherence to QA/QC procedures and project quality standards.
• Support HSE initiatives and ensure utility works are executed safely.
• Monitor compliance with contractual requirements and project specifications.
• Participate in audits, inspections, and project reporting activities

What Required Skills You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Water or Environmental Engineering or related discipline from an accredited university.
• Minimum 8+ years of wet utilities experience, including 5 years in a lead or team leadership role within UAE.
• Strong exposure in projects related with potable water, sewerage, stormwater drainage, irrigation, firefighting water, pumping stations, storage facilities, outfalls and utility diversions.
• Experience leading authority submissions, technical meetings, NOCs, approvals and comment resolution.
• In-depth understanding of local authority standards, utility provider requirements, international codes, quality procedures, and safety requirements.
• Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder management, problem-solving, mentoring, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to attend in person interviews.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring

• Master's degree in related discipline.
• Professional registration or chartership.
• Proficiency in design documentation, hydraulic modelling, Civil 3D/AutoCAD, BIM coordination, GIS workflows, and clash resolution.
• Strong GCC/UAE infrastructure project experience preferred.
• Technical knowledge of wet utilities planning, hydraulic design, hydrology, gravity and pressure networks, pumping, storage, and utility corridors.

Additional information

Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.

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