Associate Director/Team Leader - Urban Civil Infra
Job in
Dubai, Dubai, UAE/Dubai
Listed on 2026-02-28
Listing for:
Surbana Consultants Pte Ltd – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) branch
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-02-28
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineer, Environmental/ Urban Planning, Water Management -
Construction
Civil Engineering, Environmental/ Urban Planning
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Dubaitime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todaytime left to apply:
End Date:
March 31, 2026 (30+ days left to apply) job requisition :
JR115170
* ** A global multidisciplinary consultancy with 16,500+ professionals across 40+ countries**
* ** Delivering world-class infrastructure, buildings, and environmental solutions**
* ** Be a part of shaping our business and driving innovation initiatives.
**** About Robert Bird Group (RBG)**: Robert Bird Group is a global consulting engineering firm renowned for technical excellence across civil, structural, and specialist disciplines. As part of the Surbana Jurong Group, we combine world‑class engineering, digital delivery, and collaborative culture to deliver high‑performance outcomes across the built environment. Our teams work across multi‑disciplinary infrastructure and complex urban development, with a strong focus on quality, innovation, and client partnership.
** About the Role**: Robert Bird Group is seeking a senior Urban Civil Infrastructure professional to lead multidisciplinary design delivery across major infrastructure and master planning projects in the UAE.This is a leadership role requiring strong technical depth across roads, grading, stormwater, and wet utilities, combined with team leadership and commercial capability.
** Key Responsibilities**:
* Lead urban civil infrastructure design from master planning through detailed design
* Oversee stormwater drainage strategy and hydraulic modelling
* Integrate roads, grading, and wet utilities design
* Provide technical governance and peer review
* Lead and mentor infrastructure planners and civil engineers
* Support bids, fee proposals, and client engagement
** Education and Qualification**:
* Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (mandatory)
* Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, Water Resources, Hydrology, or related field preferred
* Chartered Engineer status or working towards chartership preferred
* 15+ years of urban civil infrastructure experience
* Experience with in reputable consultancies
* Demonstrated team leadership and client-facing experience
* This is a strategic Associate Director-level role with a pathway to Director growth.
** Core Design Competencies**:
* A strong mix of the following is required:
* Earthworks and bulk grading
* Site grading and levels design
* Roadworks and pavement design
* Signs and line marking
* Stormwater drainage and subsurface drainage
* Hydrology and flood risk
* Wastewater, potable water, fire water, and irrigation networks
** Software Requirements:
** Mandatory:
* Info Works ICM
* HEC-RAS
* HEC-HMS
* Civil 3D
* Info Drainage* TUFLOW
** Why Join SJ/RBG
** 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/RBG employees/managers; we do not accept unsolicited resumes and are not responsible for any associated fees.
**** Only shortlisted candidates will be notified
** At Surbana Jurong, we put talent, hard work, teamwork and a fun workplace together to approach problems and solve them creatively and collaboratively. Join us in making a positive impact on the world!
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Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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