Drainage Engineer; Design

Drainage Engineer (Design)

Doha, Qatar

• Independently carry out design of stormwater drainage systems for various projects.
• Manage design of non-conventional/smart drainage systems and Sustainable Urban Drainage systems.
• Investigate and develop stormwater drainage designs with minimum supervision, based on principles of urban drainage design, SuDS, and Water Sensitive Design.
• Hydraulic and system design of the complex environment to meet site-specific requirements.
• Understand the biological and physical processes of stormwater management.
• Apply innovative ideas, technology, and value engineering solutions.
• Provide supervision and support to junior engineers.
• Undertake hydrologic modeling, calculations, drawings, and report writing.
• Work across all stages of a project, taking a high level of responsibility but under the coaching and support of senior engineers.
• Coordinate with the CAD / BIM / 3-D modeling teams on projects.
• Perform other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

• Degree in Civil/Environmental/Hydrology and/or Water Engineering from a reputable university.
• Minimum 5+ years experience related to infrastructure and civil engineering projects, water engineering, including stormwater drainage design, catchment analysis, stormwater management, and planning.
• Sound knowledge of principles of hydrology and hydraulics.
• Experience designing culverts, urban drainage systems and highway drainage.
• Demonstrated understanding of hydrologic and hydraulic modeling/design software packages used in the design of surface drainage, piped networks, cross drainage, and flood analysis (e.g., CAD skills, SWMM, HEC RAS, HEC-HMS).
• Experience with Infoworks ICM is an added advantage.
• Excellent command with GIS and CAD tools such as Arc Map, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Microstation.
• Strong mathematical capability to create calculation sheets and perform further calculations where required to ensure the design is appropriate.
• Knowledge of Water Sensitive Design and Sustainable Drainage Design (SuDS).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• A collegiate, team‑player attitude.

• Master’s Degree in Water Engineering/Hydrology would be an advantage.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) qualified (or equivalent) or well‑progressed towards qualification.
• Candidates working towards professional qualifications (PE, ICE, CIWEM, etc.) will be preferred.
• Prior experience in GCC market/projects.

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