Chief Engineer - Roads Urban Design

Roads and Transport Authority; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Roads and Transport Authority seeks an experienced professional to lead strategy, governance, and project delivery for road infrastructure in Abu Dhabi. You will develop and enforce governance frameworks, align plans with sustainability goals, and drive adoption of AI-driven analytics to improve decision-making and performance.

Responsibilities include end-to-end contract and financial lifecycle management, adherence to technical standards, cross-functional coordination, and on-site quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, architectural engineering, or urban planning.
• Experience: Bachelor’s degree with 2 years, master’s degree with 3 years.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enforce standardized project governance frameworks across road projects.
• Lead integrated project plans aligned with urban mobility and sustainability goals.
• Champion advanced project management methodologies, digital tools, and AI-driven analytics.
• Evaluate new design concepts and value engineering proposals.

Skills

Governance

Strategic planning

AI analytics

BIM integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Architectural Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning

Tools

BIM

Job description

Job description

Strategy

• Develop and enforce standardized project governance frameworks, including financial, contractual, and technical oversight mechanisms across all road projects.
• Lead the formulation of integrated project plans aligned with RTA’s long-term urban mobility and sustainability goals, ensuring strategic coherence and future-readiness.
• Champion the adoption of advanced project management methodologies, digital tools, and AI-driven analytics to enhance decision-making, predictive planning, and performance monitoring.
• Evaluate and prioritize new design concepts, innovations, and value engineering proposals based on technical feasibility, operational efficiency, and contribution to urban sustainability and uniqueness.

Operations

• Manage end-to-end contract and financial lifecycle of road projects, including tendering, change orders, claims, payments, cash flow forecasting, and final account settlements.
• Ensure strict adherence to approved technical standards, specifications, and design guidelines across all project phases and departments, with centralized oversight and unified compliance protocols.
• Coordinate cross-functional project integration, aligning timelines, resources, and deliverables to prevent conflicts and optimize execution efficiency.
• Conduct regular field inspections to validate on-site implementation, material quality, and compliance with approved designs, ensuring real-time quality assurance and corrective action.
• Oversee the handover of completed infrastructure assets to relevant authorities, ensuring accurate registration in RTA and municipal systems and full documentation of deliverables.

Product/Process Improvement

• Design and maintain a centralized Projects Dashboard to track technical, financial, and contractual KPIs in real time, ensuring data accuracy, transparency, and actionable insights.
• Implement a standardized project performance review system using lessons learned from past projects to continuously improve execution efficiency, risk mitigation, and design quality.
• Develop and institutionalize a formal governance process for requesting, reviewing, and approving deviations or exceptions to technical standards, ensuring accountability and consistency.
• Drive the integration of BIM and automated project management systems, leveraging AI and data analytics to enhance monitoring, forecasting, and decision support capabilities.

Physical Working Conditions

• Regular on-site visits to construction and implementation zones; moderate exposure to outdoor environments, traffic, and construction activities.
• Standard office environment with frequent collaboration across departments and external stakeholders.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, Architectural Engineering, or Urban Planning.

Experience: Bachelor's degree, 2 years of experience master’s degree, 3 years of experience