Senior Engineer – Drainage (KSA Nationals)

Sener; Abu Dhabi; Hybrid; AED 441,000 - 735,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Competitive salary

Career development

Mentorship

Job summary

Sener is seeking a Senior Engineer – Drainage to lead the drainage design for major railway infrastructure projects in the region. The role requires a minimum of 10 years in drainage design, including at least 5 years on rail projects, and a strong capability in hydrological and hydraulic analysis.

The candidate will coordinate with track, earthworks, structures, stations, and utilities, provide technical guidance to junior engineers, and contribute to high‑quality project outputs while

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of professional drainage design experience.
• At least 5 years of drainage design experience on rail projects.
• Proven experience with major railway or transportation drainage systems.
• Strong hydrological/hydraulic analysis and flood risk assessment.

Responsibilities

• Lead drainage design activities across concept to tender design stages.
• Develop and review drainage strategies, calculations, layouts, and reports.
• Design surface water, stormwater, track, station, depot drainage and culverts.
• Coordinate drainage solutions with track, earthworks, roads, structures, stations, utilities, and geotechnical teams.
• Review models, drawings, reports, specifications for quality and compliance.
• Identify flood risks, constructability constraints, and multidisciplinary interfaces.
• Participate in technical reviews, workshops, stakeholder meetings, and value engineering.
• Provide guidance to junior engineers and support high‑quality deliverables.

Skills

drainage design

hydrological analysis

hydraulic analysis

stormwater management

multidisciplinary coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

Join Sener and Shape the Future of Rail Infrastructure

At Sener, we deliver complex rail and metro projects across the region. We are seeking an experienced Senior Engineer – Drainage with a minimum of 10 years of drainage design experience, including at least 5 years on rail projects, to support major railway infrastructure developments in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

This opportunity is focused on attracting qualified KSA Nationals with a strong technical background in railway drainage design. The successful candidate will lead and undertake hydrological, hydraulic, stormwater, and drainage design activities while coordinating drainage solutions with track, earthworks, structures, stations, roads, utilities, and other engineering disciplines.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Lead and undertake drainage design activities across concept, preliminary, detailed, and tender design stages.
• Develop and review drainage strategies, hydrological and hydraulic calculations, drainage layouts, technical reports, specifications, and design documentation.
• Design surface water, stormwater, track drainage, station drainage, depot drainage, culverts, channels, attenuation systems, and associated infrastructure.
• Coordinate drainage solutions with track, earthworks, roads, structures, stations, utilities, geotechnical, environmental, and other engineering disciplines.
• Review drainage models, calculations, drawings, reports, specifications, and technical submissions to ensure technical quality and compliance.
• Identify and resolve flood risks, constructability concerns, design constraints, technical interfaces, and multidisciplinary coordination issues.
• Participate in technical reviews, design workshops, stakeholder meetings, and value engineering activities.
• Provide technical guidance to junior and intermediate engineers while supporting the delivery of high-quality project outputs.

Job Requirements:

• A minimum of 10 years of professional drainage design experience.
• At least 5 years of drainage design experience on rail projects is mandatory.
• Proven experience designing drainage systems for major railway or transportation infrastructure projects.
• Strong experience in hydrological and hydraulic analysis, stormwater management, flood risk assessment, and drainage network design.
• Experience with track drainage, station drainage, depot drainage, culverts, channels, attenuation systems, and associated infrastructure.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare and review drainage calculations, models, drawings, reports, specifications, and technical submissions.
• Strong understanding of multidisciplinary interfaces between drainage, earthworks, track, roads, structures, stations, utilities, and geotechnical works.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Water Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering, or a related discipline.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience on major railway, high-speed rail, metro, commuter rail, or freight rail projects.
• Experience delivering infrastructure projects in Saudi Arabia or the wider GCC region.
• Knowledge of regional drainage requirements and applicable international design standards.
• Professional Engineer, Chartered Engineer, or an equivalent professional registration.
• Experience within an international multidisciplinary engineering consultancy.

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

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