Design Manager – Wet Utilities, Dubai

Tanqeeb; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Tanqeeb is seeking an experienced Design Manager – Wet Utilities to lead the design delivery of potable water, wastewater, stormwater and irrigation networks for large-scale developments. You will guide multidisciplinary teams, ensure compliance with authorities, and drive value engineering throughout the project lifecycle.

Lead design reviews, coordinate with clients and authorities, and promote BIM workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, Environmental Engineering or a related discipline.
• 12–15+ years of relevant experience in infrastructure design.

Responsibilities

• Lead design delivery of potable water, wastewater, stormwater and irrigation networks.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary design teams and stakeholders across projects.
• Review technical calculations, drawings, reports and specifications for compliance.
• Promote BIM and digital design workflows within wet utilities delivery.
• Mentor engineers, designers and BIM teams.
• Support client presentations, technical proposals and project delivery strategies.

Skills

Design management

BIM coordination

Utilities design

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil or environmental engineering

Tools

BIM

Job description

Role Overview

SSH is seeking an experienced Design Manager – Wet Utilities to lead and manage the design delivery of wet utility infrastructure across large-scale and complex developments. The role will provide technical and design management leadership for potable water, wastewater, stormwater, irrigation and associated utility networks, ensuring coordinated, efficient and compliant solutions throughout the project lifecycle. The successful candidate will work closely with multidisciplinary design teams, clients, stakeholders and relevant authorities to deliver high-quality infrastructure solutions from concept and masterplanning through detailed design and construction support.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the design and delivery of wet utility infrastructure, including potable water, sewage/wastewater, stormwater drainage, irrigation and associated pumping systems.
• Manage projects through concept, preliminary, detailed design and tender/construction documentation stages.
• Oversee preparation and review of utility masterplans, network layouts, hydraulic calculations, design reports, specifications and technical submissions.
• Ensure designs comply with relevant local authority requirements, international standards, project specifications and sustainability objectives.
• Lead multidisciplinary design coordination with roads, dry utilities, landscape, architecture, structures and other infrastructure disciplines.
• Manage interfaces between proposed utilities and existing infrastructure, identifying clashes, constraints and required diversions.
• Lead design reviews, technical workshops, coordination meetings and constructability assessments.
• Coordinate with clients, developers, utility providers and approving authorities throughout the design and approval process.
• Manage design programmes, deliverables and resources to ensure projects are delivered in line with agreed programme, budget and quality requirements.
• Review and approve technical calculations, drawings, reports, specifications and other design deliverables prior to submission.
• Identify design risks and provide technically sound solutions while driving value engineering and design optimisation.
• Support tender and construction stages by responding to RFIs, reviewing contractor proposals and resolving design-related technical issues.
• Provide leadership, mentoring and technical guidance to engineers, designers and BIM teams.
• Promote effective implementation of BIM and digital design workflows within wet utilities delivery.
• Support project leadership in client presentations, technical proposals and the development of project delivery strategies.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, Environmental Engineering or a related discipline.
• Typically, 12–15+ years of relevant experience, preferably within a multidisciplinary engineering or