Lead Drainage Engineer

Parsons; Qatar; On-site; QAR 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons in Doha, Qatar is seeking a Lead Drainage Engineer to head the drainage discipline on major infrastructure projects. You will lead planning, design, and delivery of drainage and stormwater systems, deputize for the drainage design manager as needed, and mentor junior staff.

The role requires deep knowledge of hydrology and hydraulics, proficiency with SWMM, HEC-RAS/HEC-HMS, InfoWorks ICM, and CAD/GIS tools; strong communication and project-management skills; and Chartered Engineer status

Qualifications

• 20 years of water engineering experience with stormwater design for civil and transport projects.
• Strong knowledge of hydrology and hydraulics principles and modelling.
• Proficiency with surface drainage design, piped networks, flood analysis, and CAD/ GIS tools.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or progress toward chartership; Qatar/Middle East exposure is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, design, and delivery of drainage and stormwater systems for infrastructure projects.
• Act as primary drainage discipline lead; deputize for drainage design manager when needed.
• Coordinate hydraulic modelling, flood risk assessments, and WSUD solutions.
• Review calculations, drawings, and reports; ensure compliance with standards.
• Mentor team members and liaise with clients and regulators to secure approvals.

Skills

Hydrology principles

Hydraulics principles

Hydrologic modelling

CAD & GIS tools

InfoWorks ICM

Project management

Communication skills

Chartered Engineer

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Water Engineering

Master's in Water Engineering/Hydrology

Tools

InfoWorks ICM

ArcMap

QGIS

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

MicroStation

SWMM

HEC-RAS

HEC-HMS

Job description

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Job Description:

Lead Drainage Engineer

Doha, Qatar

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Lead Drainage Engineer to join our team! In this role you will get to lead the drainage discipline on major projects and support the growth of the department.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead the planning, design, and delivery of drainage and stormwater management systems for infrastructure and development projects.
• Act as a primary point of contact for the drainage discipline on assigned projects. Depending on project scale, this may require deputizing for the drainage design manager for certain duties.
• Manage and coordinate hydraulic and hydrological modelling, including flood risk assessments and drainage impact studies.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to the project team, ensuring compliance with relevant design standards, codes, and best practices.
• Review, validate, and approve design calculations, drawings, and reports prepared by early and mid-career professionals.
• Develop and implement water-sensitive urban design (WSUD) solutions.
• Liaise with clients, stakeholders, and regulatory authorities to secure project approvals and resolve technical issues.
• Preparing technical responses to bids and 'level of effort' estimates for prospective work for the drainage team.
• Manage project timelines, budgets, and resources to ensure successful delivery.
• Mentor and develop team members, fostering technical capability and professional growth.
• Stay up to date with emerging drainage technologies, modelling tools, and industry regulations to enhance project outcomes.
• Hydraulic and System design of the complex environment to meet site-specific requirements.
• Apply innovative ideas, technology, and value engineering solutions.
• Undertake hydrologic modeling, calculations, drawings, report writing, design review, and supervision.
• Coordinating with the CAD / BIM / 3-D modeling teams on projects.

What Required Skills You'll Bring

• A Bachelor's degree in Civil/ Hydraulic/ Hydrology/ Water Engineering. A Master's degree in Water Engineering/Hydrology would be an advantage.
• Minimum 20 years experience in water engineering, including stormwater drainage design in civil and transport projects, stormwater management, and planning.
• Sound knowledge of principles of hydrology and hydraulics.
• Demonstrated understanding of hydrologic and hydraulic modeling/design software packages used in the design of surface drainage, piped networks, cross drainage, and flood analysis, i.e., CAD skills, SWMM, StormCAD, HEC-RAS, and HEC-HMS knowledge
• Experience with InfoWorks ICM, 1D/2D is compulsory.
• Excellent command with GIS and CAD tools such as ArcMap, QGIS, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Microstation.
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team and encourage collaboration
• Ability to handle multiple projects and deliver results within the project timeline.
• Experience estimating work for bids of medium scale and associated technical submissions.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• A collegiate, team-player attitude
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) qualified (or equivalent) or well-progressed towards qualification.
• Preferably already hold MME Engineer Registration or must be attained within six months. Experience in Qatar and the Middle East is a plus.

Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.