Highway Design Engineer - Transport Infrastructure

AECOM Middle East Ltd; Dubai; On-site; AED 156,000 - 246,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Highway Design Engineer to transform transport planning into practical road infrastructure solutions in Dubai. You will manage design tasks across geometry, alignments, and modeling while coordinating with utilities, structures, and BIM specialists to ensure quality and timely delivery.

Ideal candidates have 4–8 years of highway design experience, familiarity with UAE standards, and a track record in multi-disciplinary coordination using BIM-enabled workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from a recognized institution.
• 4-8 years of professional experience involving highway, roadway, or transportation infrastructure design.
• Experience on UAE infrastructure projects is preferred and familiarity with local design standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop highway geometry through concept to detailed design stages.
• Prepare calculations, quantities, technical reports, design notes, and supporting project documentation.
• Produce coordinated drawings that comply with BIM, CAD, drafting and document control requirements.
• Coordinate roadway geometry with traffic systems, drainage networks, utilities, bridges and structures, landscaping, street lighting, ITS, and related disciplines.
• Support preparation of technical packages required for authority approvals and project deliverables.

Skills

Highway geometric design

Transportation infrastructure design

Road alignment development

Vertical profile design

Horizontal alignment design

Corridor modelling

Cross section design

Road grading

Earthworks calculations

Pavement layout preparation

Bentley OpenRoads Designer

Civil 3D

MicroStation

AutoCAD

ProjectWise

Bluebeam

BIM coordination

Survey data interpretation

Quantity estimation

Engineering calculations

Technical report writing

Utility coordination

Design conflict resolution

Value Engineering

Road safety review

Design risk assessment

RTA standards

AASHTO standards

Dubai Municipality requirements

DEWA coordination

Authority approval submissions

Document revision control

QA procedures

Multidisciplinary design coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Bentley OpenRoads Designer

Civil 3D

MicroStation

AutoCAD

ProjectWise

Bluebeam

Job description

Job Snapshot

• Role: Highway Design Engineer - Transport Infrastructure
• Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Industry: Civil Engineering
• Function: Civil & Structural Engineering
• Experience: 4-8 years of highway design experience
• Job Type: Full-time
• Country: United Arab Emirates
• City: Dubai
• Salary: 14000-22000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
• Gender: Any
• Candidate Nationality: Any

Role Context

The Highway Design Engineer helps transform transport planning requirements and engineering concepts into practical road infrastructure solutions ready for approval and construction. Working under senior technical leadership, the position manages defined design tasks while coordinating interfaces with traffic, drainage, structures, utilities, landscape, lighting, ITS, and BIM specialists. Reliable geometric design, disciplined quality checks, and early identification of conflicts contribute directly to safer roads, efficient project delivery, and reduced design changes during construction.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop highway and roadway geometry through concept, preliminary, and detailed design stages.
• Create horizontal alignments, vertical profiles, road cross sections, grading layouts, and digital corridor models.
• Prepare engineering calculations, quantity information, technical reports, design notes, and supporting project documentation.
• Produce coordinated drawings that comply with approved BIM, CAD, drafting, and document control requirements.
• Analyze survey information and incorporate existing ground conditions, site limitations, and infrastructure constraints into design development.
• Coordinate roadway geometry with traffic systems, drainage networks, utilities, bridges and structures, landscaping, street lighting, ITS, and related disciplines.
• Review potential utility conflicts and work with multidisciplinary teams to develop workable design resolutions.
• Assist with alternative design assessments and Value Engineering exercises covering performance, cost, constructability, and technical feasibility.
• Participate in road safety reviews and design risk assessments to identify and address potential engineering concerns.
• Support preparation of technical packages required for RTA, Dubai Municipality, DEWA, and other authority approvals.
• Manage assigned design deliverables against agreed programme milestones, project budgets, and technical requirements.
• Carry out detailed checks of calculations, drawings, models, quantities, and documentation before issuing work for review.
• Respond efficiently to technical review comments and maintain consistency across revised design information.
• Maintain controlled design records, drawing revisions, technical correspondence, and project documentation.
• Attend multidisciplinary coordination sessions, stakeholder meetings, technical workshops, and client discussions when required.
• Provide design clarification during construction and assist with technical queries and site-related engineering matters.
• Follow established quality procedures throughout preparation, checking, submission, and revision of engineering deliverables.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor 's degree in Civil Engineering from a recognized institution.
• 4-8 years of professional experience involving highway, roadway, or transportation infrastructure design.
• Previous experience on infrastructure projects within the UAE is preferred.
• Exposure to RTA or comparable transport authority assignments would be beneficial.
• Sound capability in geometric design, road corridor modelling, grading, earthworks, and pavement layout development.
• Practical experience coordinating highways with utilities and other infrastructure disciplines.
• Familiarity with quantity estimation and preparation of technical engineering reports.
• Working knowledge of AASHTO guidance, RTA Road Design Standards, Dubai Municipality requirements, and local utility regulations.
• Able to interpret topographic surveys, engineering constraints, and multidisciplinary design information accurately.
• Comfortable working in BIM-enabled and digitally coordinated engineering environments.
• Strong analytical approach with consistent attention to dimensions, levels, design criteria, and technical accuracy.
• Ability to manage individual work packages and meet deadlines within a consultancy project environment.
• Effective communicator who can collaborate with engineers, designers, BIM specialists, clients, and stakeholders.
• Willingness to develop deeper technical expertise through project exposure, design reviews, and continuous professional learning.

Skills Set

• Highway geometric design
• Transportation infrastructure design
• Road alignment development
• Vertical profile design
• Horizontal alignment design
• Corridor modelling
• Cross section design
• Road grading
• Earthworks calculations
• Pavement layout preparation
• Bentley OpenRoads Designer
• Civil 3D
• MicroStation
• AutoCAD
• ProjectWise
• Bluebeam
• BIM coordination
• Survey data interpretation
• Quantity estimation
• Engineering calculations
• Technical report writing
• Utility coordination
• Design conflict resolution
• Value Engineering
• Road safety review
• Design risk assessment
• RTA standards
• AASHTO standards
• Dubai Municipality requirements
• DEWA coordination
• Authority approval submissions
• Document revision control
• QA procedures
• Multidisciplinary design coordination

Why Join Us

This opportunity allows highway engineers to expand their technical capability through direct involvement in demanding transportation and infrastructure assignments across Dubai and the wider UAE. Exposure to digital corridor modelling, authority approvals, multidisciplinary coordination, and construction support creates a broad engineering foundation for future progression. The region 's continued investment in mobility and road infrastructure also provides sustained demand for professionals who can combine technical design accuracy with modern digital delivery methods.

About the Company

AECOM delivers infrastructure consulting, engineering, planning, design, and project management services across transportation, buildings, water, energy, and environmental markets. Its multidisciplinary teams support major public and private developments by combining technical expertise, digital engineering, and coordinated project delivery throughout the infrastructure lifecycle.