Senior Manager - Infrastructure Wet Utilities Holding Land Estates

Dubai Holding Land Estates oversees a diverse land portfolio strategically located across Dubai's most sought-after areas. With convenient access to major highways, nearby amenities, and flexible land use options, investors are presented with unique opportunities for development and growth.

Through the centralization of Dubai Holding's land bank, Dubai Holding Land Estates focuses on large-scale master plans, ensuring alignment with the Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan, whilst also supporting the business's commitment to sustainable urban development and strategic land portfolio management.

• Manage and review overall infrastructure design requirements for existing and new projects from a planning perspective, including utility capacity allocation, corridor reservations, network distribution, and plot connections, ensuring full compliance with authorities' standards and best market practices. This includes major wet services such as potable water, sewerage, stormwater, irrigation, and firefighting networks.
• Evaluate all infrastructure requirements for potable water, sewer, irrigation, and other applicable services across all company/vertical projects (existing and proposed) to ensure proper implementation, optimized operation, and minimal impact on the master plan while controlling costs where possible.
• Manage and prepare agreements with Dubai Municipality (DM) related to connection fees and tie-in connections with DM networks.
• Provide technical support to other verticals to optimize infrastructure design, construction, and operational efficiency.
• Support master planning teams in assessing and approving changes in land use or Value-Added Services (VAS) requests.
• Manage and update water and sewerage infrastructure master plans across all developments. This includes hydraulic model reviews, sewerage impact assessments (SIA), STP proposals, district cooling plant and network designs, and pumping/lifting station proposals.
• Plan and implement effective strategies for wet utilities across all company/vertical developments.
• Coordinate and ensure alignment with internal stakeholders including Infrastructure Construction, Development, Legal, Finance, and Customer Services- to deliver integrated and efficient solutions.
• Coordinate with external stakeholders and relevant authorities such as RTA, DEWA, DM, EMPOWER, Etisalat, DU, Lootah Gas, DCD, Military authorities, and others as required.

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, or a related engineering discipline from an accredited university.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Infrastructure Planning, or Project Management is preferred.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, Chartered Engineer (CEng), PE, or equivalent professional accreditation are considered an advantage.
• 12-15 years of relevant professional experience in infrastructure planning, design, and utilities coordination within large-scale real estate developments or master-planned communities.
• At least 5 years of experience in a senior managerial role overseeing infrastructure planning delivery and team members, and coordination across multiple projects or developments.
• Proven experience working with major developers, infrastructure consultants, or government authorities in the UAE and GCC region.

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