Senior Engineer - Ind. Traffic Safety

JOB PURPOSE

The Industrial Traffic Safety senior engineer is responsible for the independent design, auditing, and continuous improvement of all vehicular and pedestrian traffic systems covering all internal road networks and traffic interfaces (covered & uncovered roads) within EGA Abu Dhabi (Al Taweelah) & Dubai (Jebel Ali) operations. The primary purpose of this role is to eliminate or reduce the risk of vehicle–vehicle and vehicle–pedestrian interactions.

By applying traffic impact principles to the floor, this role ensures that facility expansions, layout changes, and daily logistics flows maximize operational efficiency without compromising worker safety or violating EHS (Environmental Health and Safety) regulations. Establish and govern a standardized industrial traffic safety framework across all EGA sites, ensuring horizontal deployment of controls, designs, and lessons learned.

• Internal Routing & Mapping:
  Design and optimize indoor and outdoor traffic routing plans that cleanly separate heavy machinery, material handling equipment (MHE), and pedestrian walkways.
• Expansion Impact Studies:
  Conduct "Internal Traffic Impact Studies" ahead of any plant expansions, new production line installations, or area re-layouts to predict and eliminate bottleneck hazards and new conflict points.

• Floor-Level Conflict Mapping:
  Map and analyze blind spots, high-traffic intersections, and loading dock zones where vehicles and pedestrians cross paths.
• Near-Miss Data Analytics:
  Maintain and evaluate log data related to vehicular & pedestrian traffic alerts and surveillance cameras to proactively identify high-risk zones before an injury occurs.

• Zoning & Signage:
  Mandate and oversee the installation of physical traffic control infrastructure, including bollards, impact-resistant barriers, specialized floor striping, overhead convex mirrors, and digital warning signage.
• Smart Safety Integration:
  Evaluate advanced safety tech, such as proximity warning sensors, pedestrian-detection cameras on industrial vehicles, automatic speed-limiting zones, and smart interlocking gates at pedestrian crossings.

• OPEX Control:
  Develop and manage the annual Operational Expenditure (OPEX) budget allocated for traffic safety maintenance, including floor re-striping, replacement of safety signage, protective bollard repairs etc.
• ROI Forecasting:
  Prepare cost-benefit analyses and Return on Investment (ROI) forecasts for traffic safety investments, demonstrating how reducing near-misses and optimizing internal flows directly mitigates financial losses from material damage and operational downtime.

• Capital Planning:
  Author, justify, and submit Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) proposals for large-scale site traffic overhauls (e.g., implementing site-wide Industrial vehicle networks, installing electronic pedestrian-gate interlocking systems, or major outdoor parking lot/yard redesigns).
• Project Execution:
  Act as the primary stakeholder or project manager for traffic-related CAPEX projects, overseeing contractors from engineering design through to final commissioning and safety sign‑off.

• TIS Consultant Management:
  Serve as the internal single point of contact (SPOC) for external Traffic Impact Study (TIS) consultants during major site expansions, new plant construction, or changes to municipal highway access points.
• Internal Data Provision:
  Coordinate the collection of internal plant data (e.g., peak‑hour freight truck volumes, shift‑change worker commute data, delivery schedules) to supply external consultants with accurate inputs for their traffic simulation models.
• Regulatory Alignment:
  Partner with the external TIS consultants to represent the facility in front of local municipal authorities, Department of Transportation (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and planning boards to secure building permits and right‑of‑way approvals as and when required. Be familiar with any other regulatory requirement if applicable.

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