Senior Design Engineer – Foul Sewerage

Job description / Role

• Provide leadership to a team of Foul Sewer Design Engineers and Draftsmen
• Provide the technical guidance, supervision, quality assurance and quality control for all deliverables
• Schedule and manage the team’s daily activities
• Prepare delivery forecasts and estimates
• Ensure that deliverables meet contractual requirements
• Coordinate with the Project Manager and the Drainage Lead for the project requirements and expectations
• Represent the discipline in all internal and external meetings
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders
• Undertake staff improvement (e.g. trainings and lessons-learned sessions) and assess employee performance.
• Manage project scope change, scope creep and other contractual matters
• Undertake process improvements towards better work efficiency

• Minimum Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering
• Masters Degree is preferred but not essential
• Familiarity with Ashghal Guidelines and Standards is preferred, but knowledge in other similar standards (e.g. British/European) can be considered.
• Minimum 15 years solid experience in the field of foul sewerage design.
• Solid knowledge in gravity and pressurized networks design for foul sewerage, for the different stages of design development (i.e. concept, preliminary and detailed).
• Solid knowledge in gravity and pressurized network modelling in SewerCAD and SewerGEMS. Knowledge in in the use of Infoworks ICM and Civil 3D will be an advantage.
• Knowledgeable in the preparation of reports, calculations, presentations, cost estimates, life cycle cost analyses, value engineering, environment and sustainability.
• Proven leadership and work management skills
• Proven ability to interface with internal and external entities
• Proven oral and written communication skills
• Results driven

Required areas of Technical Expertise: -
• Gravity and Pressurized Networks Design
• Population and Sewage Flow estimates
• Hydraulic Modelling
• Master Plan Development
• Design Development
• Stakeholder Management
• Work Planning and Resource Management
• Tender Documentation

Required Technical Skills:
• MS Office (e.g. word, excel and powerpoint)
• AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D
• Bentley SewerCAD and SewerGEMS
• Infoworks ICM
• Infoworks WS

About the Company

CDM Smith provides lasting and integrated solutions in water, environment, transportation, energy and facilities to public and private clients worldwide. As a full-service consulting, engineering, construction, and operations firm, we deliver exceptional client service, quality results and enduring value across the entire project life cycle.