Drainage Engineer (Design) - Military Veterans

Req #: R155924

Location(s):

• AE - Dubai

Job Description:

Drainage Engineer (Design)

Dubai, UAE

Job Description:

Parsons is looking for a Drainage Engineer to join our team! In this role you will get to perform a variety of projects and further develop their skills and leadership expertise.

This role will see the successful candidate being involved with a range of projects with technical expertise in stormwater drainage design, sustainable drainage design, detailed design, and hydrologic and hydraulic modeling.

 

What You’ll Be Doing

• Independently carry out design of stormwater drainage systems for various projects.




• Manage design of non-conventional/smart drainage systems and Sustainable Urban Drainage systems.




• Investigating and developing 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.




• Understanding the biological and physical process of stormwater management.




• Applying innovative ideas, technology, and value engineering solutions.




• 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 our senior engineers.




• Coordinating with the CAD / BIM / 3-D modeling teams on projects.




• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

What Required Skills You’ll Bring

• Degree in Civil Engineering from a reputable university, 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.




• Minimum 6 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 of designing culverts, urban drainage systems and highway drainage is required.




• 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, HEC RAS, and HEC-HMS knowledge.




• Experience with Infoworks ICM would be an added advantage.




• Excellent command with GIS and CAD tools such as ArcMap, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Microstation.




• The capability of mathematics 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.

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Not Applicable/None

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran.