Senior Metro & Rail Resident Engineer - On-Site Dubai

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Dubai; On-site; AED 400,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM in Dubai is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Project Manager to lead the delivery of major packages across roads, bridges, underpasses, and rail. You will ensure time, cost, quality, safety and sustainability objectives are met.

You will review contractor method statements, coordinate with authorities, supervise on-site works, manage interfaces across civil, structural, MEP, and rail systems, and drive safe, efficient project execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or related field.
• Experience with RTA projects preferred.
• Minimum 20 years of infrastructure experience.
• Strong knowledge of infrastructure development and quality control.
• Excellent project management, budgeting, and scheduling skills.
• Strong technical report writing and communication abilities.
• Willingness to work on-site and travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the overall delivery of assigned infrastructure packages, ensuring project objectives related to time, cost, quality, safety, and sustainability are achieved.
• Review and approve contractor method statements, ITPs, shop drawings, and material submittals.
• Coordinate enabling works with the main metro construction activities and other project disciplines.
• Supervise site clearance, demolition, excavation, grading, and temporary works.
• Monitor utility detection, protection, diversion, relocation, and temporary connections.
• Coordinate with utility authorities and relevant stakeholders for existing and proposed services.
• Ensure existing water, sewerage, stormwater, irrigation, electrical, telecom, and other utilities are properly protected.
• Supervise construction of temporary access roads, haul roads, working platforms, ramps, and site facilities.
• Monitor temporary drainage, dewatering, pumping, and groundwater control.
• Review and monitor traffic management and temporary road diversion arrangements.
• Ensure pedestrian and vehicular access is maintained safely around the work areas.
• Coordinate with the traffic management team and relevant authorities for road closures and diversions.
• Inspect temporary works and ensure they are constructed in accordance with approved designs.
• Monitor excavation support, shoring, barricading, fencing, and temporary protection systems.
• Ensure survey control points and setting-out works are established and maintained.
• Monitor environmental requirements, including dust control, noise, waste management, and protection of surrounding areas.
• Coordinate with HSE personnel to ensure safe execution of enabling works.
• Conduct regular site inspections and issue Site Observation Reports, NCRs, and corrective action requirements where necessary.
• Witness and verify required testing and inspections for enabling works.
• Monitor contractor progress against the approved programme and identify delays or constraints.
• Coordinate interfaces between civil, structural, MEP, utilities, stations, depots, and rail systems.
• Attend progress, coordination, technical, and stakeholder meetings.
• Review contractor quantities, measurements, and payment applications related to enabling works.
• Assess and provide technical input on variations, additional works, and claims.
• Maintain proper records of inspections, approvals, site instructions, photographs, and daily progress.
• Review and verify as-built drawings and survey records for completed enabling works.
• Coordinate removal of temporary works when they are no longer required.
• Ensure completed enabling works are properly handed over to the subsequent metro construction packages.
• Support testing, commissioning, handover, and close-out activities related to enabling works.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Problem solving

Leadership

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering

Job description

AECOM in Dubai is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Project Manager to lead the delivery of major packages across roads, bridges, underpasses, and rail. You will ensure time, cost, quality, safety and sustainability objectives are met.

You will review contractor method statements, coordinate with authorities, supervise on-site works, manage interfaces across civil, structural, MEP, and rail systems, and drive safe, efficient project execution.