Dubai Roads & Highways Design Lead – RTA Certified

Dar; Dubai; On-site; AED 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Dar, a leading international multidisciplinary consulting organization, seeks an experienced Roads/Highways Engineer to design and coordinate major road infrastructure in Dubai. You will lead and support the preparation of alignments, profiles, and drawings, ensuring compliance with RTA standards and UAE specs.

The role requires 7–15 years in road design, Dubai experience, and mandatory RTA approval. You will liaise with authorities, review technical deliverables, and mentor junior engineers

Qualifications

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and Dubai-specific standards knowledge.
• RTA approval as Roads/Highway Engineer is mandatory.
• 7–15 years of total professional experience in roads/highways design.
• Strong communication and coordination across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support the design of roads, highways, and related infrastructure.
• Prepare alignments, profiles, cross-sections, and detailed drawings.
• Ensure designs meet RTA requirements, UAE standards, and project specs.
• Coordinate with RTA and authorities through design and approvals.
• Review drawings, calculations, reports, and other deliverables.
• Coordinate with drainage, utilities, structures, traffic, geotechnical, and infra teams.
• Identify and resolve design interfaces and conflicts.
• Review subconsultant submissions and method statements.
• Support tender and construction documentation preparation.
• Participate in client/authority/contractor design meetings.
• Monitor deliverables for quality and schedule compliance.
• Provide guidance to junior engineers and design staff.
• Review and propose road design modifications and improvements.
• Coordinate road design with existing and proposed utilities.
• Assist in safe, practical, and constructible road solutions.

Skills

Road design

Project coordination

Technical reporting

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering

Job description

Dar, a leading international multidisciplinary consulting organization, seeks an experienced Roads/Highways Engineer to design and coordinate major road infrastructure in Dubai. You will lead and support the preparation of alignments, profiles, and drawings, ensuring compliance with RTA standards and UAE specs.

The role requires 7–15 years in road design, Dubai experience, and mandatory RTA approval. You will liaise with authorities, review technical deliverables, and mentor junior engineers