Senior Pavement Engineer

Confidential Company; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 279,000 - 502,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Company is seeking a Senior Pavement Engineer to supervise pavement condition assessments, evaluate indices such as PCI, IRI and CI, and oversee distress classification. Lead data collection and apply GPR insights to asset evaluation and renewal planning.

The role requires developing maintenance strategies, supervising equipment calibration, and coordinating with clients to present findings and recommendations. A Civil Engineering background with 8–10 years’ experience is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field; Master’s preferred.
• 8–10 years of progressive experience in pavement engineering.
• Strong written and verbal communication; client interaction skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise pavement condition assessment using PCI, IRI, and CI.
• Identify distress types, severity and quantity; review data quality.
• Develop maintenance/rehabilitation strategies and decision trees.
• Coordinate with client and lead project teams; prepare reports.

Skills

Pavement engineering

Leadership

Project management

Client interaction

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)

Job description

- Supervise and Evaluate of Pavement condition using different indices such as Pavement Condition

Index, Pavement Condition Rating, or Pavement Quality Index using various pavement

performance attributes such as different distresses, Riding Quality (IRI), or Crack Index (CI.

- Supervise the identification of Distress type, severity & Quantity.

- Supervise and Calculate Pavement Condition Index (PCI) and other indices.

- Identifying different pavement layers & thicknesses Evaluation using Ground Penetrating Radar

(GPR).

Review, study and develop maintenance decision model/tree to come up with maintenance and

rehabilitation decisions.

- Supervise of Equipment Calibration and Testing including control sites

- Preparation of pavement maintenance and rehabilitation strategies based on available or

developed decision tree system, which rely on different decision criteria such as PCI, selected

distresses, IRI, cost estimate, etc.

- Preparation of Preventive Maintenance (PM), Corrective Maintenance (CM) work schedules, and

work progress.

- Sound understanding of Infrastructure Asset Management Plans, Infrastructure Asset Registers

and Infrastructure Asset Valuations.

- Demonstrate high-level written and verbal communication skills in explaining asset management.

- Analyse and establish new policies and procedures.

- Investigate and develop of road asset renewal programs and associated budget and reporting

requirements, including the investigation and design of road pavements.

- Preparation and implementation of Asset Management Plans and budgets utilizing specialized

knowledge and analytical skills to formulate and implement recommendations.

- Other responsibilities: Prepare scope of work for pavement condition survey, Validation of

condition survey data, Follow up uploading collected data to database, Prepare work orders,

Identify required sections need visual inspection and produce reports, Coordination with the

Client to submit reports regarding validity of collected data, Bi-weekly reports, etc.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related field; Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum of 8-10 years of progressive experience specifically in pavement engineering.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to present complex information clearly.
• Demonstrated leadership and project management skills, including team supervision and client interaction.