Technical Lead - Wastewater Infrastructure

Parsons; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons in Abu Dhabi, UAE is seeking an experienced Technical Lead to provide engineering leadership across a portfolio of wastewater network and pumping station projects. Based in the PMO, you will oversee design assurance, governance, and risk management through the project lifecycle.

You will lead multidisciplinary reviews, validate hydraulic modelling and regulatory compliance, and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 20 years of experience delivering wastewater network and pumping station projects.
• Significant experience with capital programmes or programme management.
• Strong expertise in wastewater planning and network assessment.
• Extensive knowledge of hydraulic modelling.
• Technical experience with sewer and pumping station design.
• Strong understanding of wastewater network operations.
• Experience working within or alongside a Project Management Office.
• Knowledge of project governance and stage-gate processes.
• Understanding of portfolio reporting and risk management.
• Sound technical knowledge of gravity sewers and rising mains.
• Knowledge of pumping station engineering and odour control.
• Understanding of asset management principles and relevant engineering standards.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, communication, analytical, and organisational skills.
• Ability to influence multidisciplinary teams and manage competing priorities.
• Commitment to health, safety, quality, environmental compliance, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery and engineering governance for wastewater network and pumping station projects within the PMO.
• Develop and maintain technical standards, governance frameworks, and design assurance processes.
• Ensure technical activities comply with applicable stage-gate requirements and established engineering practices.
• Provide technical input to programme planning, business cases, feasibility studies, investment proposals, and portfolio prioritisation.
• Lead multidisciplinary technical reviews throughout the project lifecycle.
• Review and validate engineering designs, hydraulic modelling, capacity assessments, constructability, and regulatory compliance.
• Identify and manage technical risks across the capital programme.
• Monitor technical programme performance and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide oversight of wastewater planning, hydraulic modelling, network assessments, and engineering standards.
• Promote technical consistency across individual projects and the wider programme.

Skills

Civil Engineering

Environmental Engineering

Asset management

Hydraulic modelling

Pumping stations

Programme management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Design assurance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering

Job description

Parsons is seeking an experienced Technical Lead to provide engineering leadership across a portfolio of wastewater network and pumping station projects in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Working within the Project Management Office, this senior technical role will lead design assurance, engineering governance, multidisciplinary reviews, and technical risk management across critical wastewater infrastructure projects. The position will support projects from early planning and feasibility through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, handover, and integration into operations.

Job Snapshot

Role: Technical Lead

Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Industry: Utilities

Function: Civil & Structural Engineering

Experience: Minimum 20 years of relevant experience

Job Type: Full Time

Job Details

Country: UAE

City: Abu Dhabi

Industry: Utilities

Function: Civil & Structural Engineering

Salary: Not disclosed

Gender: No Preference

Candidate Nationality: Not specified

Job Type: Full Time

Work Arrangement: On-site

What You 'll Be Doing

• Lead technical delivery and engineering governance for wastewater network and pumping station projects within the PMO.
• Develop and maintain technical standards, governance frameworks, and design assurance processes.
• Ensure technical activities comply with applicable stage-gate requirements and established engineering practices.
• Provide technical input to programme planning, business cases, feasibility studies, investment proposals, and portfolio prioritisation.
• Lead multidisciplinary technical reviews throughout the project lifecycle.
• Review and validate engineering designs, hydraulic modelling, capacity assessments, constructability, and regulatory compliance.
• Identify and manage technical risks across the capital programme.
• Monitor technical programme performance and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide oversight of wastewater planning, hydraulic modelling, network assessments, and engineering standards.
• Promote technical consistency across individual projects and the wider programme.

Wastewater Engineering Leadership

The Technical Lead will provide senior engineering oversight across wastewater networks and associated pumping infrastructure. The role requires substantial technical knowledge of gravity sewers, rising mains, pumping stations, odour control, wastewater network operations, and asset management principles. A key responsibility will be ensuring that engineering solutions are technically robust and consistent with programme requirements. This includes challenging and validating technical assumptions, reviewing capacity and hydraulic considerations, and helping multidisciplinary teams resolve complex engineering issues.

PMO and Technical Governance

Working within the Project Management Office, the Technical Lead will strengthen technical governance across the project portfolio. Responsibilities will include maintaining design assurance processes, supporting stage-gate reviews, contributing to portfolio reporting, and ensuring technical risks are identified and appropriately managed.

The position will also contribute engineering insight to investment decisions, feasibility assessments, programme planning, and project prioritisation.

Stakeholder and Programme Interface

• Act as a senior technical interface between the Client, PMO, operations, and asset management teams.
• Coordinate technical matters with engineering consultants and contractors.
• Engage with regulatory authorities on relevant technical and compliance requirements.
• Influence multidisciplinary teams to resolve technical issues and maintain programme objectives.
• Balance competing project priorities while maintaining appropriate engineering standards.
• Support effective communication between project delivery and operational stakeholders.

Project Lifecycle and Asset Integration

Provide technical support through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover.

The Technical Lead will review key engineering deliverables throughout these stages and help ensure completed infrastructure can be successfully integrated into the Client 's wastewater assets and operations.

Technical involvement will extend beyond individual design reviews to consider constructability, operational requirements, engineering consistency, asset performance, and long-term programme objectives.

Innovation and Continuous Improvement

• Drive value engineering across wastewater infrastructure projects.
• Promote lessons learned between projects and programme teams.
• Support improvements in technical governance and engineering practices.
• Encourage effective digital delivery approaches.
• Identify opportunities to improve consistency and efficiency across the capital programme.
• Maintain a strong focus on health, safety, quality, and environmental compliance.

What Required Skills You 'Ll Bring

• Bachelor 's degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 20 years of experience delivering wastewater network and pumping station projects.
• Significant experience with capital programmes or programme management.
• Strong expertise in wastewater planning and network assessment.
• Extensive knowledge of hydraulic modelling.
• Technical experience with sewer and pumping station design.
• Strong understanding of wastewater network operations.
• Experience working within or alongside a Project Management Office.
• Knowledge of project governance and stage-gate processes.
• Understanding of portfolio reporting and risk management.
• Sound technical knowledge of gravity sewers and rising mains.
• Knowledge of pumping station engineering and odour control.
• Understanding of asset management principles and relevant engineering standards.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, communication, analytical, and organisational skills.
• Ability to influence multidisciplinary teams and manage competing priorities.
• Commitment to health, safety, quality, environmental compliance, and continuous improvement.

Preferred Experience and Credentials

• Experience within the Abu Dhabi or wider UAE wastewater sector is preferred.
• Familiarity with local wastewater regulations and permitting processes is preferred.
• Chartered Engineer or Professional Engineer status is preferred.

About Parsons

Parsons supports major infrastructure programmes through multidisciplinary engineering, project management, and technical delivery teams. The company emphasizes engineering quality, innovation, professional growth, employee wellbeing, collaboration, inclusion, and continuous improvement.