Principal Design Engineer - Water and Wet Utilities Infrastructure

Principal Design Engineer
- Water and Wet Utilities Infrastructure Job Snapshot
- Role:
Principal Design Engineer
- Water

- Location:

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Industry: Civil Engineering
- Function:
Civil & Structural Engineering

- Experience:

Minimum 15 years in wet utilities engineering, including at least 8 years in the UAE or other GCC countries
- Job Type: Full Time
- Work Arrangement:
Hybrid

AECOM is seeking an accomplished Principal Design Engineer
- Water to join its engineering team in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. This senior technical leadership position focuses on the planning, design, management, and delivery of complex water and wastewater infrastructure projects. The successful candidate will provide strategic direction for wet utilities engineering assignments, act as a technical authority, and lead multidisciplinary teams in developing innovative and sustainable infrastructure solutions.

The role combines advanced hydraulic engineering expertise with project management, client engagement, technical quality assurance, and business development.

• Country:
  United Arab Emirates
• City:
  Abu Dhabi
• Industry: Civil Engineering
• Function:
  Civil & Structural Engineering
• Salary:
  Not disclosed
• Gender: No Preference
• Candidate Nationality:
  Not specified
• Job Type: Full Time
• Work Arrangement:
  Hybrid

• Provide strategic direction and leadership for water and wet utilities infrastructure projects.
• Ensure engineering activities align with organisational objectives and client requirements.
• Act as a technical authority and subject matter expert in wet utilities engineering.
• Establish technical direction for complex water and wastewater infrastructure assignments.
• Guide multidisciplinary engineering teams in addressing technical and design challenges.
• Promote innovative engineering approaches and sustainable infrastructure solutions.
• Maintain high standards of technical quality and professional engineering practice.

• Lead the planning and design of complex water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
• Provide technical oversight throughout engineering design and project development.
• Guide engineering teams in developing solutions for municipal water infrastructure.
• Review technical approaches to ensure alignment with project objectives and engineering standards.
• Support the development of resilient and sustainable water infrastructure systems.
• Apply specialist engineering knowledge to resolve complex design challenges.
• Ensure technical solutions consider relevant client, regulatory, and project requirements.

• Provide technical leadership in hydrology and hydraulic modelling.
• Oversee the application of advanced hydraulic modelling techniques.
• Guide engineering teams in the use of specialist modelling software, including Info Works and Info Water.
• Review hydraulic modelling approaches and technical results.
• Ensure modelling activities support appropriate infrastructure planning and design decisions.
• Apply advanced knowledge of municipal infrastructure and hydraulic system performance.
• Promote consistent engineering standards in hydraulic analysis and modelling.
• Support the resolution of complex hydraulic engineering problems.

• Oversee the planning, design, and execution of major water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
• Provide leadership across large-scale, multidisciplinary engineering assignments.
• Monitor project performance against established schedules, budgets, and quality requirements.
• Coordinate engineering activities to support timely project delivery.
• Identify potential technical and project delivery risks.
• Develop and implement appropriate risk mitigation measures.
• Review project progress and address issues affecting technical performance.
• Ensure project activities comply with applicable regulations and engineering standards.

• Maintain oversight of engineering quality across assigned projects.
• Ensure design activities follow relevant technical standards and regulatory requirements.
• Review complex engineering issues and provide appropriate technical guidance.
• Support consistent application of engineering design principles.
• Monitor technical risks and coordinate corrective measures where necessary.
• Promote compliance with project specifications and client requirements.
• Support the delivery of technically sound and reliable infrastructure solutions.