Project Manager - Water and Wastewater

Job Description

Overview

Egis is looking for a Project Manager – Water and Wastewater to join its Water team in Dubai. The role combines technical oversight of water and wastewater infrastructure with the management of projects and work packages, from feasibility and design through construction supervision, commissioning and handover.

The successful candidate will work with the Project Director and multidisciplinary teams across regional offices, act as the main point of contact for clients and authorities, and contribute to the growth of the Water business in the region. The role suits an experienced water engineer who is ready to combine technical judgment with full responsibility for project delivery.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate would have the following responsibilities:

Engineering & Technical

• Provide technical oversight of design development for water and wastewater treatment plants, desalination plants, pumping stations, potable water systems, stormwater drainage, sewerage and treated sewage effluent networks, and agree the design basis and performance criteria with the project team.
• Review key design deliverables, including basis of design reports, calculations, drawings and specifications, for compliance with client requirements and applicable standards.
• Participate in design reviews, constructability reviews, technical sessions and workshops.
• Prepare and review technical reports, including feasibility studies and supervision reports.
• Provide technical support during construction and commissioning, including review of contractor submittals and technical queries.
• Act as technical adviser to clients and authorities, presenting technical solutions and supporting authority submissions.

Project Delivery and Management

• Manage water infrastructure projects or work packages from feasibility and design through procurement, construction supervision, commissioning and handover.
• Define project objectives, scope, delivery strategy and success measures with the client and Project Director.
• Prepare project execution plans, budgets, programmes and resource plans.
• Identify delivery risks early and direct mitigation and recovery actions.
• Manage changes to scope, schedule and cost, and monitor performance against agreed KPIs.
• Monitor programme and cost performance against the baseline and report variances.
• Prepare regular progress and performance reports for the client and internal management.
• Act as the main point of contact for clients, government authorities, development partners, contractors and subconsultants.
• Apply Egis quality, environmental, health and safety policies, and promote health, safety and wellbeing throughout project delivery.

Team Management

• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, including civil, structural, process, mechanical, electrical, environmental, planning, commercial and digital specialists, and resolve interface issues between disciplines.
• Coordinate with regional and international technical teams, work across different offices and manage remote team members.
• Mentor and coach junior engineers, promoting technical excellence and knowledge transfer.
• Support continuous improvement, lessons learned and the effective use of digital tools and data.

Business Development

• Support proposal preparation, including technical approach, methodology, resource plans and fee inputs.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, delivery partners, contractors and regulators.
• Identify new project opportunities from ongoing assignments and follow them up with the business development team.

Qualifications

Essential

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Water, Mechanical, Chemical or Environmental Engineering, or a related discipline (Master's degree preferred).
• 12-15 years of experience in water and wastewater infrastructure design and delivery, preferably within an engineering consultancy.
• Professional registration or chartered status with a recognised engineering body, such as P.Eng, CEng or an equivalent
• Experience managing consultancy assignments across feasibility studies, design, tender preparation, construction supervision and commissioning of water and wastewater treatment plants and networks.
• Solid understanding of water and wastewater treatment processes, engineering design principles and relevant local and international standards.
• Proven experience managing projects or substantial work packages within water infrastructure, delivering against time, cost, quality and safety objectives.
• Practical understanding of project controls, including programme, cost, forecasting, risk, change and performance reporting.
• Proven ability to act as the main point of contact for clients and key stakeholders, and to build effective relationships with clients, contractors and delivery partners.
• Commercial awareness, with the confidence to identify, manage and escalate delivery and contractual risks.
• Strong written and verbal communication in English, including technical report writing and client presentations.

Preferred

• Experience delivering water projects in UAE or the wider GCC, with knowledge of local authority requirements and approval processes.
• Detail-oriented approach with strong ability to review technical documentation and identify design risks, inconsistencies, or improvement opportunities.
• Willingness to travel to client offices and project sites across the region.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multidisciplinary teams, coordinate multiple stakeholders and work with remote and international teams.
• A recognised project management qualification or progress toward professional accreditation.

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