Senior Chief Engineer-Roads & Facilities Maintenance (Only UAE National)

Roads and Transport Authority; Dubai; On-site; AED 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai seeks a senior asset management professional to lead strategic road asset maintenance, policy development, and multi-year programs. You will align executive plans with sustainability goals, approve contracts, and steer design reviews to ensure safety, lifecycle value, and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities include monitoring road conditions, managing the department budget, and reporting progress and risks to the Director.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. required with 5+ years in related field.
• Master’s degree with 7+ years in related field.
• Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years in related field.

Responsibilities

• Formulate policies, standards, and multi-year maintenance programs.
• Approve contracts, tenders, and design reviews ensuring compliance.
• Plan and review road/bridge rehabilitation to maintain long-term serviceability.
• Monitor road conditions, allocate resources, and ensure timely project delivery.
• Oversee budgets, analyze costs, and drive financial efficiency.
• Report progress, KPIs, and risks to the Director.

Skills

Policy development

Budget planning

Contract approvals

Program management

Analytics & KPIs

AI-enabled insights

Education

Ph.D. in related field

Master’s degree in related field

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Job description

Direct strategic and operational road asset maintenance, shaping policies, programs, and budgets that maximize lifecycle value, safety, and customer satisfaction while embedding global best practice and next generation asset management techniques.

• 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.

Job Qualifications & Requirements

• 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