Job description
Role Overview
Site Infrastructure Engineer (Road/Underground Services) with GHD, a leading multidisciplinary professional services company with over 14,000 professionals globally. The role is based on-site, supporting infrastructure, road, drainage, and underground utility projects under the Programme Management Business Group.
Company Overview
GHD delivers engineering, design, and advisory solutions across water, energy, resources, environment, property & buildings, and transportation sectors. The team values knowledge-sharing, mentorship, and professional excellence.
Role Purpose
Provide project management and construction supervision services for infrastructure projects. Assist the Project Manager and/or Resident Engineer in administering operational functions of day-to-day infrastructure, road, drainage, and underground utility activities. Review design submissions, shop drawings, method statements, material submittals, RFIs, and technical queries to ensure compliance with approved drawings, specifications, contract requirements, applicable standards, and authority requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Construction Supervision & Technical Review
- Assist the Package Lead in performing construction duties on site.
- Lead and coordinate technical reviews and construction supervision activities for roads, civil infrastructure, drainage, and underground services.
- Review infrastructure design submissions, shop drawings, method statements, material submittals, RFIs, and technical queries.
- Conduct site inspections and verify that construction works comply with approved drawings, specifications, contract requirements, and applicable standards.
- Review contractor progress records, inspection records, quality documentation, and testing results.
Roads & Geometric Design
- Review geometric road design, pavement design and rehabilitation, internal road networks, access roads, road cross-sections, grading, traffic management, and road safety requirements.
Utilities & Underground Services
- Review and coordinate potable water, fire water, sewerage, foul drainage, stormwater, irrigation, electrical duct bank, cable corridor, and telecommunications networks.
- Review utility corridors, service crossings, utility diversions, and interfaces with existing and proposed infrastructure.
Grading, Earthworks & Drainage
- Review site grading, earthworks, surface-water management, and flood-mitigation requirements.
Multidisciplinary Coordination
- Coordinate multidisciplinary design reviews, utility interfaces, and clash-resolution activities.
- Liaise with clients, stakeholders, contractors, and relevant utility authorities regarding technical requirements and approvals.
Compliance & Quality Management
- Monitor compliance with project specifications, applicable standards, HSE requirements, and project KPIs.
- Support the identification, resolution, and close-out of Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) and other technical issues.
Documentation & Reporting
- Review as-built drawings, operation and maintenance information, and close-out documentation.
- Support package management, progress monitoring, and technical reporting.
General
- Perform other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited university.
- Minimum 12 years of overall experience in civil and infrastructure engineering.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in the design, review, construction supervision, or PMC delivery of infrastructure projects.
- Proven experience in roads and highways design, utility corridor planning, underground services coordination, drainage and stormwater systems, and infrastructure development projects.
- MME/UPDA registration in Qatar preferred.
- Professional membership with ICE, ASCE, CIHT, or an equivalent professional institution is desirable.
- Experience in Qatar or GCC projects is strongly preferred.
- Strong knowledge of Qatar Construction Specifications, Ashghal infrastructure design requirements, Kahramaa requirements, and applicable international road and utility standards.
Skills & Competencies
- Proficiency in AutoCAD and Civil 3D.
- Experience with MicroStation, InfraWorks, BIM/Revit coordination, and Microsoft Office preferred.
- Strong technical review and analytical skills.
- Strong communication and report-writing skills.
- Leadership and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to lead multidisciplinary reviews and work effectively in a PMC environment.
Additional Information
- Collaborate in a multi-disciplinary, innovative environment where your input shapes both standardised and bespoke solutions.
- Join a team that values knowledge-sharing, mentorship, and professional excellence.