Project Manager – STP & Water Distribution Network (Future Opportunities)

Sener en Ingeniería; United Arab Emirates; Hybrid; AED 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Career development

Mentorship and learning

Competitive salary and benefits

International project exposure

Job summary

Sener seeks an experienced Project Manager in the United Arab Emirates to lead complex water infrastructure projects. The role requires a strong design background in STP and water transmission/distribution networks, with a track record of advancing from hands-on design to project management.

Ideal candidates will manage multidisciplinary teams, coordinate with clients and authorities, and ensure delivery within scope, schedule, and budget in a consultancy setting.

Qualifications

• 15 years of overall engineering experience.
• Strong design engineering background in water and wastewater infrastructure.
• Proven STP and water transmission/distribution network project experience.
• Career progression from hands-on design engineering into project and/or design management.
• Proven project management experience covering scope, schedule, cost, resources, risks, changes and delivery.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams and complex project interfaces.
• Strong client and stakeholder management experience.
• Experience in an engineering consultancy environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage projects from initiation through design and delivery, ensuring scope, schedule, cost, quality, and objectives are achieved.
• Manage multidisciplinary project teams, resources, deliverables, and technical interfaces.
• Oversee design development and provide technical direction based on STP and water network design.
• Manage project programs, budgets, risks, changes, resources, and contractual deliverables.
• Lead coordination with clients, consultants, authorities, contractors, and other key stakeholders.
• Monitor project performance, identify risks and issues, and implement mitigation measures.
• Ensure deliverables comply with contractual requirements, standards, quality requirements, and client expectations.
• Lead project meetings, design reviews, progress reporting, and key project decisions.

Skills

STP design

Water infrastructure

Project management

Stakeholder mgmt

Multidisciplinary teams

Job description

Future Opportunities - United Arab Emirates | Hybrid

Join Sener and Shape the Future of Water Infrastructure

At Sener, we deliver complex engineering and infrastructure projects across the region and seeking experienced Project Managers with a minimum of 15 years of overall engineering experience and a strong design background in Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) and water transmission/distribution networks. Ideal candidates will have started their careers in hands-on design engineering and progressed into project and/or design management, with the ability to lead projects, multidisciplinary teams, clients, and stakeholders

Key Job Responsibilities:

1. Lead and manage projects from initiation through design and delivery, ensuring scope, schedule, cost, quality, and project objectives are achieved.

2. Manage multidisciplinary project teams, resources, deliverables, and technical interfaces.

3. Oversee design development and provide technical direction based on a strong background in STP and water transmission/distribution network design.

4. Manage project programs, budgets, risks, changes, resources, and contractual deliverables.

5. Lead coordination with clients, consultants, authorities, contractors, and other key stakeholders.

6. Monitor project performance, identify risks and issues, and implement appropriate mitigation measures.

7. Ensure project and technical deliverables comply with contractual requirements, applicable standards, quality requirements, and client expectations.

8. Lead project meetings, design reviews, progress reporting, and key project decisions.

Job Requirements:

1. Minimum 15 years of overall engineering experience.

2. Strong design engineering background in water and wastewater infrastructure.

3. Proven experience in STP and water transmission/distribution network projects.

4. Career progression from hands-on design engineering into project and/or design management.

5. Proven project management experience covering scope, schedule, cost, resources, risks, changes, and delivery.

6. Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams and complex project interfaces.

7. Strong client and stakeholder management experience.

8. Experience working within an engineering consultancy environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. UAE or GCC water and wastewater infrastructure experience.

2. Experience managing major and complex STP projects.

3. Experience managing large water transmission/distribution network projects.

4. International engineering consultancy experience.

5. Knowledge of relevant regional and international water and wastewater design standards.

Why Join Sener?

• Multinational working environment
• High-impact, large-scale Rail & Metro, Airports, Water, Stadiums, & Roads projects
• End-to-end project ownership
• Career development and growth opportunities
• Mentorship and continuous learning
• Hybrid working environment
• Competitive salary and benefits
• Stable, long-term career with an innovative company
• Collaborative and supportive team culture
• Opportunity to make a real impact

BE PART OF A MISSION THAT MATTER — JOIN SENER

If you are passionate, values meaningful work, and want to be part of a company that builds things that matter.