TEAM LEADER CUM SR. HIGHWAY ENGINEER

AECOM; Lucknow; Hybrid; INR 2,800,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM seeks a Team Leader-cum-Sr. Highway Engineer in India to provide overall technical and managerial leadership for highway development, construction supervision, and operation maintenance. You will lead DPRs, feasibility studies, designs, and tender documentation for major highway projects.

You will coordinate with clients, contractors, and authorities, ensuring compliance with MoRTH/NHAI standards, safety, and quality. AECOM emphasizes growth and hybrid work options.

Qualifications

• Graduate in Civil Engineering from a recognized university.
• Total Professional Experience of at least 12 years in handling Highway Projects.
• At least 5 years experience as Team Leader/Project Manager in Highway Development Projects.
• Experience as Team Leader/Project Manager in Construction Supervision/IC for 4/6/8 lane projects.
• Experience in Project Preparation of major highway projects (4/6/8 laning).
• Experience in Operation and Maintenance of major highway projects (4/6/8 laning).
• Medical certificate of fitness if age over 60 years.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership, technical direction, coordination, and management of highway projects.
• Serve as principal technical/interface with Client, Contractors, Consultants, and stakeholders.
• Lead highway project activities to ensure compliance with designs, specs, and safety standards.
• Coordinate Construction Supervision/IE services for major highway projects (4/6/8 lanes).
• Review construction methodologies, work programs, progress, QA, testing, and site activities.
• Lead DPR/feasibility studies/ designs/ estimates/ tenders for major highways.
• Provide guidance on alignment, pavement, drainage, structures, road safety, and traffic management.
• Mentor technical team and ensure effective resource deployment.

Skills

Team Leadership

Highway Engineering

Project Management

Construction Supervision

Geometric Design

Education

Bachelor's in Civil Engineering

Tools

MS Office

DPR/Feasibility Tools

Job description

Company Description

At AECOM, were delivering a better world.

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether its improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. Were one global team 47,000 strong driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options.

Whether youre working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.

When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and lets get started.

Job Description

The Team Leader-cum-Sr. Highway Engineer shall be responsible for providing overall technical and managerial leadership for highway development, construction supervision/Independent Engineer (IE) services, project preparation, and operation maintenance assignments. The key responsibilities shall include:

• Provide overall leadership, technical direction, coordination, and management of highway projects.
• Act as the principal technical and managerial interface with the Client, Contractors, Consultants, and other stakeholders.
• Lead and supervise highway project activities to ensure compliance with approved designs, specifications, contract conditions, quality standards, safety requirements, and applicable codes and guidelines.
• Manage and coordinate Construction Supervision/Independent Engineer (IE) services for major highway projects, including 4/6/8-lane projects.
• Review and monitor construction methodologies, work programmes, progress, quality assurance, material testing, site activities, and compliance with approved drawings and specifications.
• Lead the preparation/review of Detailed Project Reports (DPR), feasibility studies, engineering designs, estimates, tender documents, and other project preparation deliverables for major highway projects.
• Provide technical guidance on highway alignment, pavement, geometric design, drainage, structures, road safety, traffic management, utilities, and other highway engineering components.
• Coordinate with relevant authorities and stakeholders for timely resolution of technical, contractual, and project implementation issues.
• Monitor project progress against approved schedules, identify delays and risks, and recommend appropriate corrective measures.
• Provide leadership in the Operation Maintenance of major highway projects, ensuring effective maintenance planning, performance monitoring, road safety, and service-level compliance.
• Review and advise on contractor performance, claims, variations, extensions of time, and other contractual matters, as applicable.
• Ensure effective implementation of quality control and quality assurance systems and compliance with environmental, health, and safety requirements.
• Lead technical meetings, progress reviews, inspections, and discussions with the Client, Contractors, authorities, and other stakeholders.
• Prepare/review technical reports, progress reports, inspection reports, and other project-related documentation.
• Mentor and guide the technical team and ensure effective deployment and utilization of project resources.
• Ensure that all project activities are undertaken in accordance with applicable Government of India/MoRTH/NHAI standards, specifications, manuals, and contractual requirements, as applicable.
• Perform any other duties and responsibilities assigned by the Client/Employer in connection with successful delivery of the highway project.

Qualifications

Essential Qualification:

1. Graduate in Civil Engineering from recognized university.
2. Total Professional Experience of at least 12 years in handling Highway Projects.
3. At least 5 yearsexperience as Team Leader/Project Manager or similar capacity in Highway Development Project.
4. He should have handled as Team Leader/Project Manager or similar capacity of at least two projects in Construction Supervision / IC (of length 40% of project length or more of similar configuration (4/6/8 laning)).
5. He should have handled as Team Leader or similar capacity of at least two Projects of project Preparation of major highway Project (of length 40% of project length or more of similar configuration (4/6/8 laning)).
6. Experience as Team Leader/Project Manager or similar capacity in Operation and Maintenance of Major Highway Projects (of length 40% of project length or more of similar configuration (4/6/8 laning)).
7. Medical certificate of fitness as per Appendix-B-l.(in case of Age being more than 60 years)

Preferential Qualifications:

1. Post Graduate Degree in Construction Management/ Transportation/ Highway Engineering/ Structural Engineering/ any specialized stream of Civil Engineering.
2. Highway Development Projects (of length 40% of project length or more of similar configuration (4/6/8 laning)) taken up under EPC.
3. Degree/Diploma/Certificate in Project Management/Training program in Highways Engineering from IAHE.

Additional Information

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