Senior Engineer-Roads Urban Design (Only UAE National)

Roads and Transport Authority; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Roads and Transport Authority in the United Arab Emirates seeks a Senior Urban Design professional to manage planning and execution of road urban design projects. You will review submissions, supervise on-site works, and ensure compliance with technical standards to support Dubai’s pedestrian-friendly and cohesive road infrastructure.

The role involves guiding project studies, coordinating with stakeholders, and ensuring alignment with sustainability principles, while facilitating MOUs and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in architectural engineering, urban planning, civil engineering, electrical engineering or a related engineering field.

Responsibilities

• Review design submissions for road urban design to ensure alignment with urban design frameworks and sustainability principles.
• Oversee on-site works to validate implementation against approved urban design and specifications.
• Review contractor submitted designs and drawings for accuracy and compliance with technical requirements.
• Conduct site visits to validate execution against plans, materials, and specs.
• Coordinate design and execution of road works with Dubai Municipality agreements and handover completed scopes to relevant departments.
• Prepare and coordinate MOUs, ad-hoc and periodic reports for higher management; ensure efficiency and accuracy in execution.

Skills

Project planning

Urban design

On-site supervision

Technical standards

Sustainability

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in architectural/urban/civil/electrical engineering or related field

Job description

Manage the planning and execution of road urban design projects by reviewing design submissions, supervising on-site works, and ensuring full compliance with technical standards. Champion sustainable, high-quality urban design that supports Dubai’s vision for pedestrian-friendly, cohesive, and aesthetically appealing road infrastructure.

• Guide project studies and technical specifications for road urban design, ensuring alignment
• with urban design frameworks and sustainability principles.
• Review and contribute to internal design development, defining methods and standards for

Operations

• Oversee the review of contractor submitted designs and drawings for road urban design,
• ensuring accuracy and compliance with technical requirements.
• Conduct site visits to validate implementation against approved urban design, materials, and
• specifications.
• Coordinate the design and execution of compensatory and remaining areas impacted by road
• works in accordance with Dubai Municipality agreements.
• Manage the handover of completed urban design scopes to relevant departments per RTA
• protocols and procedures.
• Manage a range of supporting activities for the section, including the preparation and
• coordination of Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), compilation of ad-hoc and periodic
• reports as requested by higher management. Ensure all such activities are executed efficiently, accurately, and in alignment with organizational objectives and standards.
• Track project study follow-ups and ensure cost allocations are consistent with approved
• budgets and contractual expectations.

Product / Process Improvement

• Develop work methodologies for external contractors to improve the preparation and quality
• of studies, drawings, and urban design designs.
• Participate in the creation and refinement of policies, manuals, and aesthetic guidelines that
• govern public art, signage, and beautification within road infrastructure.

Physical Working Conditions

• Role demands regular site presence to oversee complex urban design scopes, review
• contractor execution, validate compliance with urban design and sustainability criteria, and
• coordinate with stakeholders during project implementation and handover phases.

Job Qualifications & Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree/master’s degree in architectural engineering or urban

planning or civil engineering or electrical engineering or relevant engineering field

• Experience: 3+ year in case of master’s degree (4+ years of in case of bachelor’s degree) in related field