Manager - Wet Utility

Role Overview

Manager - Wet Utility at AD Ports Group. The role ensures that all wet utility submissions from third-party developers comply with AD Ports' development standards, utility authority regulations, and long-term infrastructure planning requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Design Review & Compliance

• Review wet utility designs including water distribution, firefighting systems, sewer networks, irrigation lines, and stormwater drainage layouts to ensure compliance with AD Ports' guidelines and local authority regulations.
• Evaluate hydraulic calculations, demand assessments, pump sizing, pipe routing, manhole layouts, retention systems, and overall network capacity.
• Check integration of proposed wet utility systems with existing and planned infrastructure to ensure connectivity, adequate capacity, and operational feasibility.
• Review stormwater management plans including detention and retention basins, overland flow paths, flood protection measures, and sustainability considerations.

Approvals & Coordination

• Issue Master Developer and Owner wet utility NOCs for authority submissions after consolidating internal and multi-disciplinary comments.
• Coordinate with utility authorities such as ADDC, ADSSC, and relevant municipal entities regarding connection points, diversion requirements, and compliance approvals.
• Participate in technical meetings with developers, consultants, and authorities to resolve comments and align designs with regulatory expectations.

Infrastructure Assessment & Planning

• Assess development impacts on existing wet utility networks and recommend necessary upgrades, diversions, or mitigation measures.
• Ensure all designs consider long-term operation, maintenance access, safety, and resilience, especially in industrial and logistics-focused sites.
• Support plot-level applications involving new wet utility connections, diversions, service upgrades, or modifications to existing networks.

Record-Keeping & Reporting

• Maintain accurate records of wet utility approvals, load allocations, network capacities, and infrastructure commitments.
• Prepare technical reports, review summaries, cover letters, and wet-utility-related authority submissions.
• Stay up to date on wet utility regulations, design standards, hydraulic modelling requirements, and best practices applicable to Abu Dhabi and UAE industrial environments.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or associated field. Master's degree or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in urban planning with multi-discipline approach.

Skills & Competencies

• Proficient in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, hydraulic modelling tools, GIS, and other wet utility design and analysis software.
• Able to interpret hydraulic modelling outputs, network simulations, pipe sizing, pump capacities, and stormwater drainage calculations.
• Capable of preparing sketches, mark-ups, and quick layout diagrams to support design reviews and technical discussions.