Senior Design Manager - RTA Infrastructure

AECOM Middle East Ltd; Dubai; On-site; AED 390,600 - 613,800; Full time

Job summary

Join AECOM Middle East Ltd as a Senior Design Manager, located in Dubai, UAE. This role leads the design development of RTA infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance with local standards and managing multidisciplinary design teams. Candidates should have a BEng or MEng in Civil Engineering and at least 10 years of UAE experience in infrastructure design.

We offer a competitive salary range of AED 35,000 - 55,000. You will play a vital role in delivering complex transportation projects that improve urban mobility and public services.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of UAE experience in infrastructure design and authority coordination.
• Strong knowledge of RTA procedures, Dubai authority standards, local regulations, and approval workflows.
• Experience coordinating with Dubai Municipality, DEWA, Etisalat, Du, and other authorities for submissions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage design development for RTA infrastructure projects.
• Review and approve design deliverables across all design stages.
• Ensure compliance with RTA manuals and international standards.

Skills

RTA infrastructure design

Roads and interchange design coordination

Civil engineering design management

Multidisciplinary design coordination

Authority submissions

NOC and permit coordination

Dubai Municipality requirements

DEWA coordination

Etisalat and Du coordination

Design deliverable review

Concept and detailed design

IFC design review

Design calculations

BOQ and cost estimate review

Utility interface management

Drainage design coordination

Structures coordination

ITS and lighting coordination

Road safety audit support

Traffic staging

Temporary traffic management

RFI and design change review

Value engineering

QA-QC and document control

Education

BEng or MEng in Civil Engineering

Job description

Senior Design Manager - RTA Infrastructure

Location: Dubai, UAE

Industry: Civil Engineering

Function: Civil & Structural Engineering

Experience: Minimum 10 years of UAE experience in infrastructure design and authority coordination

Job Type: Full‑time

Overview

Senior Design Manager - RTA Infrastructure in Dubai, UAE is a Civil Engineering leadership role focused on managing design development for roads, interchanges, utilities, drainage, structures, ITS, lighting, landscaping, and associated infrastructure works. The role supports AECOM by coordinating multidisciplinary design deliverables, ensuring compliance with RTA standards and Dubai authority requirements, resolving interfaces, supporting approvals, and delivering constructible infrastructure design solutions for complex transportation projects.

Job Details

Country: UAE
City: Dubai
Salary: 35,000‑55,000 (estimated; confirm final offer with employer)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage design development for RTA infrastructure projects covering roads, interchanges, utilities, drainage, structures, and associated works.
• Review, coordinate, and approve design deliverables across concept, preliminary, detailed, and IFC design stages.
• Ensure all designs comply with RTA manuals, Dubai authority requirements, and applicable international standards.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary inputs from highways, traffic, structures, drainage, utilities, lighting, ITS, landscaping, and related design teams.
• Review design calculations, drawings, specifications, BOQs, cost estimates, and technical submissions.
• Manage interfaces between roadworks, utilities, structures, existing services, and live infrastructure to reduce clashes and design conflicts.
• Review and respond to RTA design comments, ensuring timely incorporation, tracking, and closure.
• Liaise with RTA Engineering, Traffic, and Safety departments throughout design development and approval stages.
• Ensure road safety audit requirements, traffic staging, and temporary traffic management designs are properly addressed.
• Support preparation and review of authority submissions, NOCs, permits, and approvals related to RTA projects.
• Participate in design coordination meetings, technical workshops, value engineering sessions, and stakeholder reviews.
• Identify design risks and propose cost‑effective, innovative, and constructible engineering solutions.
• Provide technical support during tender stage, including responses to queries, addenda, and clarifications.
• Support construction teams by reviewing RFIs, design changes, technical queries, and site‑related design issues.
• Mentor junior engineers and help ensure design outputs meet quality, schedule, document control, and RTA approval requirements.
• Maintain adherence to the project Design Management Plan, QA‑QC procedures, and document control processes.
• Contribute to as‑built drawing preparation, design closeout documentation, and final project records.

Ideal Profile

• BEng or MEng in Civil Engineering.
• Minimum 10 years of UAE experience in infrastructure design, transportation projects, roads, utilities, drainage, structures, or RTA‑related developments.
• Strong knowledge of RTA procedures, Dubai authority standards, local regulations, and approval workflows.
• Experience coordinating with Dubai Municipality, DEWA, Etisalat, Du, and other authorities for submissions, NOCs, and permits.
• Strong understanding of multidisciplinary infrastructure design across highways, traffic, structures, drainage, utilities, lighting, ITS, and landscaping.
• Ability to review design calculations, drawings, specifications, BOQs, cost estimates, and technical reports.
• Experience managing design interfaces, authority comments, road safety audit requirements, temporary traffic management, and design risk resolution.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to mentor junior engineers and coordinate design teams.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
• Detail‑oriented approach to QA‑QC, document control, design review, and approval tracking.
• Ability to support tender, construction, RFI, design change, and closeout activities in a fast‑paced infrastructure environment.

Skills Set

• RTA infrastructure design
• Roads and interchange design coordination
• Civil engineering design management
• Multidisciplinary design coordination
• Authority submissions
• NOC and permit coordination
• Dubai Municipality requirements
• DEWA coordination
• Etisalat and Du coordination
• Design deliverable review
• Concept and detailed design
• IFC design review
• Design calculations
• BOQ and cost estimate review
• Utility interface management
• Drainage design coordination
• Structures coordination
• ITS and lighting coordination
• Road safety audit support
• Traffic staging
• Temporary traffic management
• RFI and design change review
• Value engineering
• QA‑QC and document control

Why Join Us

• Lead design delivery for major Civil Engineering and transportation infrastructure projects in Dubai, UAE.
• Work closely with RTA, Dubai authorities, multidisciplinary design teams, construction teams, and senior stakeholders.
• Build senior exposure across roads, interchanges, utilities, drainage, structures, ITS, lighting, approvals, and technical design governance.
• Contribute to safer, more efficient, and constructible infrastructure solutions across high‑impact regional projects.
• Join a global infrastructure consultancy where technical leadership, design quality, innovation, and career growth support long‑term success.

About the Company

AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm delivering planning, design, engineering, construction supervision, program management, and project delivery services across transportation, buildings, water, environment, and energy. In Dubai and across the Middle East, AECOM supports public and private sector clients with sustainable, resilient, and technically advanced infrastructure solutions that improve mobility, urban development, public services, and long‑term community growth.