Water & Wastewater Technical Director - BIM-Driven Infra

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec Consulting International Ltd. seeks an experienced Technical Director to lead a large, long-term infrastructure programme in the UAE, focusing on wastewater projects in Abu Dhabi.

You will oversee feasibility studies through detailed design, ensuring quality, governance, and regulatory compliance across disciplines. You will guide teams to deliver robust, buildable solutions while integrating BIM and digital delivery approaches and advancing value engineering.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering (master’s preferred).
• 20+ years’ experience in design and delivery of major infrastructure projects.
• Experience in the GCC.
• Chartered Engineer (or equivalent).
• Proven leadership of multidisciplinary engineering teams on complex projects.
• Strong experience in wastewater/utilities infrastructure design.
• Expertise in design governance, technical assurance, and value engineering.
• Working knowledge of BIM, hydraulic modelling, and digital engineering tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery across all design stages, ensuring quality and compliance.
• Provide oversight of feasibility studies, concept, preliminary and detailed design.
• Establish and maintain technical standards and design governance processes.
• Coordinate across all disciplines and drive optioneering and risk-informed design decisions.
• Oversee integration of digital delivery approaches, including BIM and data-led design.

Skills

Leadership

Multidisciplinary teams

W wastewater/ utilities design

GCC experience

Regulatory understanding

Design governance & value engineering

BIM & digital engineering

Education

Master’s degree in engineering

Chartered Engineer or equivalent

Tools

BIM

Hydraulic modelling

Digital engineering tools

Job description

Stantec Consulting International Ltd. seeks an experienced Technical Director to lead a large, long-term infrastructure programme in the UAE, focusing on wastewater projects in Abu Dhabi.

You will oversee feasibility studies through detailed design, ensuring quality, governance, and regulatory compliance across disciplines. You will guide teams to deliver robust, buildable solutions while integrating BIM and digital delivery approaches and advancing value engineering.