Dry Utilities Inspector - Electrical and Telecom Infrastructure

AECOM Middle East Ltd

Dubai

On-site

AED 78,000 - 123,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Dry Utilities Inspector to support inspection, QA, and construction supervision of electrical and telecommunications utility infrastructure in Dubai, UAE. You will verify installations against IFC/shop drawings, specs, and authority requirements, and monitor non-conformances with corrective actions.

The role involves coordinating with contractors, consultants, engineers, survey teams, and utility authorities on-site.

Responsibilities

Inspect dry utility network installations against approved IFC drawings, shop drawings, and technical specifications.
Monitor construction activities involving electrical and telecommunications utility infrastructure.
Inspect medium-voltage and low-voltage electrical duct installations.
Verify telecommunications ducts, street lighting ducts, and designated cable routes.
Check duct alignments, installation levels, depths, spacing, and required clearances.
Confirm that installed utility networks conform to approved construction requirements.
Identify installation discrepancies and coordinate appropriate follow-up actions.
Inspect duct banks, utility chambers, manholes, and handholes.
Verify the installation of conduits, sleeves, cables, and associated protection systems.
Check the placement of marker tapes and warning tapes.
Inspect utility crossings and interfaces with existing and proposed infrastructure.
Verify appropriate separation between dry utilities and other underground services.
Monitor the implementation of utility protection measures.
Check installation details against approved drawings and relevant authority standards.
Verify construction materials against approved MIRs.
Review materials used for ducts, conduits, sleeves, and utility protection systems.
Witness and inspect duct mandrel tests.
Monitor rope testing and other applicable duct verification activities.
Witness continuity tests and insulation tests where required.
Review relevant testing activities against approved inspection requirements.
Record testing observations and results.Identify testing deficiencies requiring corrective action.
Maintain supporting test reports and quality documentation.
Review and approve WIRs in accordance with applicable inspection requirements and assigned authority.
Monitor contractor compliance with approved method statements.
Verify implementation of relevant ITPs.
Conduct inspections to assess construction quality and specification compliance.
Identify defective or non-conforming installations.
Raise site observations and NCRs where required.
Coordinate follow-up inspections after corrective actions.
Maintain accurate inspection checklists and quality control records.
Coordinate with survey teams to verify utility coordinates and installation levels.
Check utility alignments against approved drawings and site information.
Review utility crossings and interfaces with other infrastructure.
Coordinate inspection requirements with electrical and telecommunications teams.
Liaise with wet utilities, roads, and civil construction teams regarding shared work areas.
Identify conflicts involving utility routes, clearances, or installation levels.
Communicate technical observations to relevant engineering and construction personnel.
Verify that dry utility installations comply with applicable utility authority requirements.
Check construction activities against approved standards and technical specifications.
Coordinate with relevant utility authorities regarding inspections and approvals.
Identify installation issues that may affect regulatory or authority compliance
Support the preparation and review of relevant inspection documentation.
Maintain records of inspections and approval-related activities.
Coordinate with project stakeholders to address outstanding compliance matters.
Coordinate with survey teams to verify utility coordinates and installation levels.
Check utility alignments against approved drawings and site information.
Coordinate inspection requirements with electrical and telecommunications teams.
Identify conflicts involving utility routes, clearances, or installation levels.
Coordinate with consultants, clients, contractors, and utility authorities during final inspection and approval activities.
Review as-built information against actual site installations.
Verify relevant utility coordinates, alignments, and levels.
Identify differences between recorded information and completed construction.
Coordinate survey and construction teams to resolve documentation discrepancies.
Maintain inspection records, checklists, and test reports.
Organise supporting quality assurance and quality control documentation.
Ensure relevant inspection information is available for project reviews and handover activities.
Support testing and commissioning activities associated with completed dry utility works.
Participate in relevant inspections before project handover.
Identify outstanding defects and snagging items.
Coordinate contractors regarding required corrective works.
Verify completion of relevant inspection and testing activities.
Support preparation of final quality and handover documentation.
Coordinate with consultants, clients, contractors, and utility authorities during final inspection and approval activities.

Job description

Dry Utilities Inspector - Electrical and Telecom Infrastructure Job Snapshot

Role: Dry Utilities Inspector - Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Industry: Civil Engineering - Function: Building-Construction Inspection - Experience: Not specified - Job Type: Full Time - Work Arrangement: On-site

Position Overview

AECOM is seeking a Dry Utilities Inspector to support the inspection, quality assurance, and construction supervision of electrical and telecommunications utility infrastructure in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The role involves inspecting medium-voltage and low-voltage electrical ducts, telecommunications ducts, street lighting ducts, cable routes, utility chambers, and associated civil infrastructure. The successful candidate will verify that installations comply with approved Issued for Construction (IFC) drawings, shop drawings, technical specifications, and applicable utility authority requirements. Working with contractors, consultants, engineers, survey teams, and utility authorities, the Dry Utilities Inspector will monitor installation quality, review inspection requests, witness testing activities, and maintain accurate construction quality records. The position also involves identifying non-compliant work, monitoring corrective actions, verifying as-built documentation, and supporting testing, commissioning, and final handover activities.

Job Details

Country: United Arab Emirates - City: Dubai - Industry: Civil Engineering - Function: Building-Construction Inspection - Salary: Not disclosed - Gender: No Preference - Candidate Nationality: Not specified - Job Type: Full Time - Work Arrangement: On-site

Key Responsibilities

Inspect dry utility network installations against approved IFC drawings, shop drawings, and technical specifications.
Monitor construction activities involving electrical and telecommunications utility infrastructure.
Inspect medium-voltage and low-voltage electrical duct installations.
Verify telecommunications ducts, street lighting ducts, and designated cable routes.
Check duct alignments, installation levels, depths, spacing, and required clearances.
Confirm that installed utility networks conform to approved construction requirements.
Identify installation discrepancies and coordinate appropriate follow-up actions.

Electrical and Telecommunications Duct Infrastructure

Inspect duct banks, utility chambers, manholes, and handholes.
Verify the installation of conduits, sleeves, cables, and associated protection systems.
Check the placement of marker tapes and warning tapes.
Inspect utility crossings and interfaces with existing and proposed infrastructure.
Verify appropriate separation between dry utilities and other underground services.
Monitor the implementation of utility protection measures.
Check installation details against approved drawings and relevant authority standards.

Duct Bank Construction and Civil Works

Inspect concrete encasement associated with dry utility duct banks.
Verify reinforcement and formwork arrangements against approved construction details.
Monitor duct bank construction for compliance with applicable specifications.
Review construction quality at utility chambers and associated civil structures.
Coordinate with civil works teams regarding installation interfaces.
Identify defective construction work and report non-compliance.
Monitor protection of completed duct banks during subsequent construction activities.

Material Inspection and Verification

Verify construction materials against approved Material Inspection Requests (MIRs).
Check that installed materials comply with relevant technical specifications.
Review materials used for ducts, conduits, sleeves, and utility protection systems.
Identify discrepancies between approved materials and actual site installations.
Maintain relevant material inspection records.
Coordinate with contractors and project teams regarding material compliance concerns.

Testing and Quality Verification

Witness and inspect duct mandrel tests.
Monitor rope testing and other applicable duct verification activities.
Witness continuity tests and insulation tests where required.
Review relevant testing activities against approved inspection requirements.
Record testing observations and results.Identify testing deficiencies requiring corrective action.
Maintain supporting test reports and quality documentation.

Work Inspection Requests and Quality Control

Review and approve Work Inspection Requests (WIRs) in accordance with applicable inspection requirements and assigned authority.
Monitor contractor compliance with approved method statements.
Verify implementation of relevant Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs).
Conduct inspections to assess construction quality and specification compliance.
Identify defective or non-conforming installations.
Raise site observations and Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) where required.
Coordinate follow-up inspections after corrective actions.
Maintain accurate inspection checklists and quality control records.

Survey Verification and Utility Coordination

Coordinate with survey teams to verify utility coordinates and installation levels.
Check utility alignments against approved drawings and site information.
Review utility crossings and interfaces with other infrastructure.
Coordinate inspection requirements with electrical and telecommunications teams.
Liaise with wet utilities, roads, and civil construction teams regarding shared work areas.
Identify conflicts involving utility routes, clearances, or installation levels.
Communicate technical observations to relevant engineering and construction personnel.

Regulatory and Authority Compliance

Verify that dry utility installations comply with applicable utility authority requirements.
Check construction activities against approved standards and technical specifications.
Coordinate with relevant utility authorities regarding inspections and approvals.
Identify installation issues that may affect regulatory or authority compliance
Support the preparation and review of relevant inspection documentation.
Maintain records of inspections and approval-related activities.
Coordinate with project stakeholders to address outstanding compliance matters.

Construction Interface and Asset Protection

Inspect interfaces between dry utility installations and existing infrastructure.
Monitor construction activities near completed electrical and telecommunications utility works.
Verify that appropriate protection measures are maintained during subsequent construction.
Identify potential damage or interference affecting completed installations.
Coordinate with relevant construction teams to address utility protection concerns.
Monitor compliance with approved installation and protection requirements.

As-Built Verification and Documentation

Review as-built information against actual site installations.
Verify relevant utility coordinates, alignments, and levels.
Identify differences between recorded information and completed construction.
Coordinate survey and construction teams to resolve documentation discrepancies.
Maintain inspection records, checklists, and test reports.
Organise supporting quality assurance and quality control documentation.
Ensure relevant inspection information is available for project reviews and handover activities.

Testing, Commissioning and Handover

Support testing and commissioning activities associated with completed dry utility works.
Participate in relevant inspections before project handover.
Identify outstanding defects and snagging items.
Coordinate contractors regarding required corrective works.
Verify completion of relevant inspection and testing activities.
Support preparation of final quality and handover documentation.
Coordinate with consultants, clients, contractors, and utility authorities during final inspection and approval activities.

Qualifications and Experience

AECOM has not specified mandatory educational qualifications, professional certifications, or minimum years of experience for this vacancy. The responsibilities require practical technical knowledge of dry utilities construction, electrical and telecommunications duct infrastructure, site inspection procedures, and construction quality control.

Relevant Professional Capabilities

Ability to inspect dry utility networks against approved IFC and shop drawings.
Understanding of medium-voltage and low-voltage electrical duct installations.
Familiarity with telecommunications ducts, street lighting ducts, and cable routes.
Knowledge of duct banks, utility chambers, manholes, and handholes.
Ability to verify duct alignment, depth, spacing, clearances, and installation levels.
Understanding of concrete encasement, reinforcement, and formwork inspection.
Familiarity with utility crossings and underground infrastructure interfaces.
Ability to review Material Inspection Requests and Work Inspection Requests.
Understanding of contractor method statements and Inspection and Test Plans.
Familiarity with mandrel, rope, continuity, and insulation testing.
Ability to identify non-conforming works and document quality concerns.
Understanding of construction inspection records and as-built verification.
Ability to coordinate with contractors, consultants, survey teams, and utility authorities.
Strong attention to technical accuracy and construction quality.

Technical Skills and Competencies

Dry utilities construction inspection.
MV and LV electrical duct infrastructure.
Telecommunications and street lighting duct systems.
Underground cable routes and conduits.
Duct bank construction and concrete encasement.
Utility chambers, manholes, and handholes.
Utility alignment and level verification.
Underground utility crossings and clearances.
Construction quality assurance and quality control.
Material Inspection Requests (MIRs).
Work Inspection Requests (WIRs).
Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs).
Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs).
Duct mandrel and rope testing.
Electrical continuity and insulation testing.
Utility authority standards and inspection requirements.
As-built documentation and survey coordination.
Construction snagging, commissioning, and handover.
Multidisciplinary site coordination.
Technical reporting and inspection record management.

Recruitment and Onboarding Requirements

AEAOM is committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and takes fraudulent hiring activities seriously. All newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding session at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.