ARE - Wet Utilities

Job Description Summary The ARE – Wet Utilities is responsible for supervising, coordinating, and monitoring the construction of wet utility networks within a large-scale infrastructure development, including sewerage, stormwater drainage, potable water, irrigation, and associated pumping/tie-in works. The role ensures compliance with approved drawings, specifications, method statements, QA/QC, HSE, and relevant authority requirements. Key Responsibilities Supervise construction activities for sewerage, stormwater, potable water, irrigation, and associated wet utility networks. Review and monitor works against approved IFC/shop drawings, specifications, method statements, material approvals, and ITPs. Coordinate installation of pipelines, manholes, chambers, culverts, catch basins, pumping facilities, connections, and associated structures. Monitor excavation, shoring, dewatering, bedding, pipe laying, jointing, backfilling, compaction, and reinstatement activities. Verify pipeline alignments, levels, gradients, invert levels, and coordinates in coordination with the Survey Team. Coordinate and witness hydrostatic, leakage, pressure, deflection, flushing, disinfection, CCTV, and other required testing and commissioning activities. Review RFIs, technical queries, inspection requests, shop drawings, and construction-related submissions. Identify utility clashes, constructability issues, and interface constraints and coordinate their timely resolution. Coordinate with roads, dry utilities, structures, landscaping, and other disciplines to avoid construction conflicts. Liaise with the Client, Contractor, Design Team, and relevant authorities/asset owners, including TAQA Water Solutions and other applicable authorities. Manage and provide technical direction to discipline Engineers, Inspectors, and Surveyors. Monitor Contractor progress, resources, workmanship, and compliance with approved construction sequences. Identify non-conforming works and coordinate corrective actions with the QA/QC Team and Contractor. Ensure compliance with project HSE requirements, particularly for excavations, confined spaces, lifting, dewatering, and deep utility works. Support authority inspections, testing and commissioning, snagging, de-snagging, and final handover. Review and verify as-built drawings, testing records, O&M documentation, and close-out submissions.

Required Qualifications & Experience Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline. Minimum 10-15 years of experience in infrastructure projects, with significant experience in sewerage networks and utility infrastructure works. Experience in the UAE/GCC and familiarity with TAQA Water Solutions (TAQA WS) standards and procedures is highly preferred. Strong knowledge of sewer network construction, testing, commissioning, and authority approval processes. Excellent coordination, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Supervise construction activities for sewerage, stormwater, potable water, irrigation, and associated wet utility networks. Review and monitor works against approved IFC/shop drawings, specifications, method statements, material approvals, and ITPs. Coordinate installation of pipelines, manholes, chambers, culverts, catch basins, pumping facilities, connections, and associated structures. Monitor excavation, shoring, dewatering, bedding, pipe laying, jointing, backfilling, compaction, and reinstatement activities. Verify pipeline alignments, levels, gradients, invert levels, and coordinates in coordination with the Survey Team. Coordinate and witness hydrostatic, leakage, pressure, deflection, flushing, disinfection, CCTV, and other required testing and commissioning activities. Review RFIs, technical queries, inspection requests, shop drawings, and construction-related submissions. Identify utility clashes, constructability issues, and interface constraints and coordinate their timely resolution. Coordinate with roads, dry utilities, structures, landscaping, and other disciplines to avoid construction conflicts. Liaise with the Client, Contractor, Design Team, and relevant authorities/asset owners, including TAQA Water Solutions and other applicable authorities. Manage and provide technical direction to discipline Engineers, Inspectors, and Surveyors. Monitor Contractor progress, resources, workmanship, and compliance with approved construction sequences. Identify non-conforming works and coordinate corrective actions with the QA/QC Team and Contractor. Ensure compliance with project HSE requirements, particularly for excavations, confined spaces, lifting, dewatering, and deep utility works. Support authority inspections, testing and commissioning, snagging, de-snagging, and final handover. Review and verify as-built drawings, testing records, O&M documentation, and close-out submissions.