Senior Infrastructure Design Manager

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WSP are seeking an experienced Senior Infrastructure Design Manager to join our Transport & Infrastructure business unit in Abu Dhabi. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the design and delivery of large-scale infrastructure projects, including roads, highways, and related transportation assets. This role requires a highly skilled professional with a minimum of 15 years of experience, including extensive Abu Dhabi project experience and a deep understanding of local authority regulations and approvals.

Your new role, what’s involved

• Lead the design management of major infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance with client requirements, industry standards, and regulatory approvals.
• Oversee the technical design process for roads, highways, and associated infrastructure, coordinating across multidisciplinary teams.
• Act as the primary technical liaison with clients, government authorities, and stakeholders, ensuring smooth project progression.
• Manage design consultants, reviewing and approving technical submissions, feasibility studies, and design reports.
• Ensure adherence to ADQCC, ADM, ITC, DOT, and other Abu Dhabi regulatory authority requirements.
• Lead and mentor project teams, providing technical guidance and driving best practices in design and project execution.
• Oversee project schedules, budgets, and quality standards to ensure successful on-time and within-budget delivery.
• Support business development efforts, including proposals, bids, and client presentations.
• Identify project risks and implement mitigation strategies to address technical and regulatory challenges.

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Minimum 15 years of experience in infrastructure design, with a strong focus on roads and highways.
• Extensive Abu Dhabi experience, with a deep understanding of local authority regulations, standards, and approval processes.
• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline; a Masters degree is preferred.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or Professional Engineer (PE) accreditation is a plus.
• Strong expertise in infrastructure planning, design, and delivery within a consultancy environment.
• Proven leadership and stakeholder management skills, with experience leading multidisciplinary design teams.
• Proficiency in relevant design software such as Civil 3D, MX Roads, OpenRoads, or similar.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to engage with clients and authorities effectively.

What’s in it for you

What if we can have work-life balance? What if we can be rewarded in ways that support our individual needs? What if we can be accepted for who we are? Here at WSP we can!

WSP recognizes that work is only one part of our lives and making time for the other things in our life is important be that our families, our friends or ourselves. So, if working from home, working part-time or having flexible start and finish time will help with this let us know as part of your application.

As well as rewarding you with competitive pay, WSP offers standard benefits including first class medical cover, generous days annual leave, and paid professional subscriptions.

Be you, be happy - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects and maximizes the contribution individuals can bring to WSP. We recognize the benefits that people with varying backgrounds and experiences can bring. Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.

Apply now and be the future of WSP!

WSP is one of the world's leading engineering professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Property & Buildings, Transportation & Infrastructure, Environment, Industry, Resources (including Mining and Oil & Gas) and Power & Energy sectors as well as project delivery and strategic.