Senior Chief Engineer - Roads & Facilities Maintenance

Roads and Transport Authority; Dubai; On-site; AED 280,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai seeks a senior strategy and operations professional to formulate multi-year maintenance programs and align plans with asset management goals.

Responsibilities include approving contracts, monitoring road conditions, and leading AI-driven process improvements, with site inspections across the Dubai road network.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in civil/Materials Engineering
• 5+ years of experience for Ph.D; 7+ years for Master’s; 10+ years for Bachelor's in related field

Responsibilities

• Formulate policies, standards, and multi-year maintenance programs aligned with asset management and sustainability goals.
• Approve contracts, tenders, and design reviews ensuring technical, legal, and statutory requirements are addressed.
• Monitor road conditions, prioritize work, allocate resources, and ensure timely project delivery.
• Analyze KPIs and propose AI-enabled, data-driven improvements to enhance operational excellence.
• Develop technical reports and value engineering proposals to inform strategic decisions.
• Lead internal training programs and knowledge-sharing initiatives to raise competency and innovation maturity.
• Apply transportation engineering principles to optimize inspection strategies and maintenance intervals across road assets.
• Conduct site inspections across Dubai's road network and facilities in outdoor, traffic-exposed environments.

Skills

Policy formulation

Contract approvals

Budget management

Project delivery

KPI analysis

AI-driven improvements

Technical reporting

Training programs

Transportation engineering

Education

Master's degree in civil/Materials Engineering

Job description

Strategy

• Formulate policies, standards, and multi-year maintenance programs, aligning executive plans and budgets with RTA asset management and sustainability goals.
• Approve contracts, tenders, and design reviews, ensuring all technical, legal, and statutory requirements are addressed.
• Contribute to the planning and technical review of road and bridge rehabilitation or upgrade designs to ensure long-term serviceability and engineering integrity.

Operations

• Monitor road conditions, prioritize work, and allocate resources to contractors and in-house teams, ensuring timely, high-quality project delivery.
• Manage departmental budget, analyze cost reports, and implement corrective measures that drive financial efficiency.
• Oversee execution of projects and preventive programs, reporting progress, KPIs, and risks to the Director.

Product / Process Improvement

• Analyze KPIs and innovation metrics; recommend AI-enabled, data-driven improvements that enhance operational excellence and reduce lifecycle costs.
• Develop technical reports, studies, and value engineering proposals to inform strategic decisions and foster continuous improvement.
• Lead internal training programs and knowledge-sharing initiatives, raising competency and innovation maturity across the department.
• Apply transportation engineering principles to optimize inspection strategies, maintenance intervals, and geometric compliance across road assets.

Physical Working Conditions

• Conduct site inspections across Dubai's Road network and facilities in outdoor, traffic-exposed environments, including occasional emergency or after-hours visits.

Education:

Master's degree in civil/Materials Engineering

Experience:

5+ years in case of Ph.D (7+ years in case of Master's, 10+ years in case of Bachelor's degree) in related field