Senior Civil Inspector — Stormwater & Drainage

Aecom2; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a highly experienced Civil Inspector to supervise stormwater and drainage works in Dubai. You will monitor construction activities, ensure compliance with drawings, specs, quality standards, and authority requirements, and coordinate with contractors and surveyors to deliver successful projects.

You will inspect pipelines, manholes, drainage structures, testing, reinstatement, and ensure proper documentation.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
• 7–10 years of experience in supervision and inspection of stormwater/utility projects.
• Experience inspecting drainage networks, pipelines, manholes, and related works.
• Knowledge of pipeline installation, bedding, backfilling, and reinstatement.
• Experience with CCTV, leakage, hydrostatic, and air testing.
• Familiarity with DM standards, specs, and local requirements in Dubai.
• Ability to verify line, level, coordinates, invert levels, gradients, and survey records.
• Experience reviewing IRs, quality records, test reports, and NCR close-outs.
• Understanding of concrete works, reinforcement, and drainage structures.
• Coordination with contractors, surveyors, utilities authorities, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Awareness of health, safety, environmental requirements for infra projects.
• Strong reporting, documentation, and communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and construction reporting systems.
• Experience on major UAE stormwater/municipal projects is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Inspect sewerage and stormwater works per drawings, specs, and DM requirements.
• Verify setting out, alignment, coordinates, invert levels, slopes and gradients.
• Inspect excavation, trenching, shoring, dewatering, and formation levels.
• Check bedding material, thickness, compaction, and pipe foundations.
• Inspect pipe installations, joints, connections, and fittings.
• Witness CCTV inspections, leakage, hydrostatic, and other tests.
• Coordinate with surveyors to verify line, level, and as-built data.
• Review IRs, quality records, test reports, and NCR close-outs.
• Monitor defect rectification and NCR closure; report non-conformances.
• Ensure temporary works, diversions, and bypass pumps are in place where required.
• Maintain daily inspection reports, site records, photos, and test docs.

Skills

Report writing

Communication

MS Office

Construction supervision

Education

Diploma in Civil Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Construction reporting systems

Job description

AECOM is seeking a highly experienced Civil Inspector to supervise stormwater and drainage works in Dubai. You will monitor construction activities, ensure compliance with drawings, specs, quality standards, and authority requirements, and coordinate with contractors and surveyors to deliver successful projects.

You will inspect pipelines, manholes, drainage structures, testing, reinstatement, and ensure proper documentation.