Principal Highway Design Engineer

AECOM
Dubai
Workplace: OnsiteContractFunction: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Experience: 15+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Mentoring","Communication","Stakeholder management","Technical reporting"]

Lead the planning, design, and delivery of major highway and road infrastructure projects across the UAE and the wider Middle East. Provide technical authority for geometric design, alignments, cross-sections, and highway elements while coordinating with structures, drainage, utilities, traffic, and environmental teams. Prepare reports and tender documents, engage with client authorities, and mentor junior engineers to support Transportation business growth.

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Principal Highway Design Engineer

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Job Summary

Lead the planning, design, and delivery of major highway and road infrastructure projects across the UAE and the wider Middle East. Provide technical authority for geometric design, alignments, cross-sections, and highway elements while coordinating with structures, drainage, utilities, traffic, and environmental teams. Prepare reports and tender documents, engage with client authorities, and mentor junior engineers to support Transportation business growth.
Location: Dubai
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Contract
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead the design and delivery of highway and road infrastructure projects, including expressways, urban roads, interchanges, junction improvements, and active mobility corridors.
  • •Provide technical oversight for geometric design, horizontal and vertical alignments, cross-sections, and related highway elements to UAE and international standards.
  • •Coordinate and integrate designs with structures, drainage, utilities, traffic, and environmental disciplines.
  • •Act as technical authority for complex engineering challenges, ensuring designs meet safety, sustainability, and constructability requirements.
  • •Prepare and review technical reports, feasibility studies, design and tender documents, and engage with clients/authorities while mentoring junior engineers.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:MedicalDentalVisionLifePaid LeaveRetirement Savings

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline (Master’s preferred).
  • •15+ years of relevant highway engineering and design experience, ideally with major UAE or GCC infrastructure projects.
  • •Chartered/Professional Engineer status (CEng, PE, or equivalent) is strongly preferred.
  • •Proven track record leading multidisciplinary teams delivering highway and road infrastructure projects.
  • •Strong knowledge of regional standards (RTA, DM, ADM) and international highway design codes (e.g., AASHTO, DMRB).
Experience:15+ yearsHighway engineeringInfrastructureTransportationUAE
Education:Bachelor's in Civil Engineering
Skills:LeadershipMentoringCommunicationStakeholder managementTechnical reporting
Certifications:CEngPE
Languages:English
Tech Stack:AASHTODMRTAAASHTO Green BookDMRBOpenRoadsCivil 3DInfraworks

Company Brief

AECOM
AECOM is a global infrastructure firm providing design, consulting, construction, and management services across transportation, buildings, water, environment, and energy sectors, delivering large-scale projects for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Civil Engineering
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Los Angeles, United States
Founded: 1990
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