Senior Roads Engineer - Abu Dhabi
18 hours ago
Job description
Global consultancy with 16,500+ experts, delivering integrated design, engineering, and program management solutions across 40+ countries.Lead high-impact landscape and public realm projects across the UAE and GCC, delivering sustainable and climate-responsive environments.
Mentor and guide a talented team of designers, driving creative excellence and multidisciplinary collaboration.
About SJ:
Surbana Jurong (SJ Group) is a global urban, infrastructure, and engineering consultancy with 16,500+ employees in 40+ countries. Our Middle East studios deliver transformative projects across landscape architecture, buildings & cities, infrastructure, and environmental planning.
Headquartered in Singapore, the group has a global talent pool of 16,000 in Surbana Jurong and its member companies AETOS, Atelier Ten, B+H, CHIL, KTP, Prostruct, Robert Bird Group, SAA, and SMEC, based in more than 120 offices in over 40 countries.
They include architects, designers, planners, engineers, facilities managers, and other specialists driven by progressive thinking and creative ideas to shape a better future.
Role Summary:
Deliver geometric road design packages for urban and rural projects from concept to IFC. Coordinate with drainage, utilities, structures, and traffic teams. Prepare submission packages to local authorities.
As a requirement of this role, Civil 3D proficiency and experience working in the UAE (preferably Abu Dhabi) are essential.
Key Responsibilities:
Design and develop road and highway projects, ensuring compliance with local UAE and international standards
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality infrastructure solutions
Utilize advanced engineering software to create detailed road and highway designs
Implement sustainable and innovative road design
Prepare technical reports, design calculations, and project documentation
Contribute to the preparation of project proposals and tender documents
Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies in road and highway engineering
Prepare construction drawings and support engineers with quantity take-offs and BOQs.
Support DMT/ADM/ITC submission
Collaborate with engineers, BIM managers, GIS teams, and stakeholders for seamless data and model exchange.
Requirements:
Technical experience & engineering knowledge in road design principles, including:
Select/design & operating speeds, sight distances, stopping/decision checks.
Produce horizontal & vertical alignments, profiles, superelevation (calc + application), typical sections, transitions.
Experience with junction/roundabout geometry, lane balance, storage/tapers, median openings, and access management.
Proficiency in Autodesk Civil 3D for road and civil infrastructure design with demonstrable skills to develop and maintain roadway and civil models in Autodesk Civil 3D (alignments, corridors, profiles, cross-sections, detailing.
Knowledge of stormwater/road drainage principles.
Knowledge of local and international standards and how to apply them to design outputs
(Example:
ADM, AASHTO, HEC-22, DMRB, BS/EN, etc)
Experience with producing technical notes and design reports.
Desirable Skills:
Understanding of DMT/ADM/ITC submission portals.
Experience with signing/marking and roadside safety layouts.
Familiarity with InfraWorks for conceptual and preliminary design.
Stormwater design experience.
Knowledge of AASHTO/ADM TR513 pavement design.
Experience 6-8 years post-graduate
Why Join SJ?
Join a global, multidisciplinary consultancy shaping sustainable, people-centric environments across 40+ countries. Work with world-class teams and lead impactful landscape design across the region.
All recruitment activities go through our internal Talent Acquisition Team, and currently, this role doesn't require agency input.
Please do not forward resumes directly to SJ employees/managers; we do not accept unsolicited resumes and are not responsible for any associated fees.
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified
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