Resident Engineer - Community Infrastructure
Posted date [2026-05-24]
(ID: 45615)
 |
Founded in 1944, Parsons Corporation, a digitally enabled solutions provider, is focused on creating the future of the defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure markets. From Earth to outer space, we deliver tomorrow’s solutions today. Equipped with the capabilities required to take on any defense, intelligence, or critical infrastructure challenge, our agile, innovative, and disruptive approach enables us to deliver solutions at the speed of relevance.
Our people are our greatest asset. We strive to be an employer of choice that engages employees in the community and creates rewarding career paths to cultivate a resilient workforce that is ready for the future.... |
Job Description and Requirements
Resident Engineer - Community InfrastructureJob Snapshot
Role: Resident Engineer - Community Infrastructure
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Civil & Structural Engineering
Experience: 15+ years
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Resident Engineer - Community Infrastructure in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a Civil Engineering leadership opportunity focused on construction supervision, authority coordination, contract compliance, and delivery control for roads, utilities, pumping stations, and community development infrastructure projects. This role is ideal for a senior civil engineering professional with strong Dubai project experience, solid knowledge of NOC procedures, and the ability to manage multidisciplinary site supervision teams while maintaining quality, safety, schedule, and client expectations.
The position supports successful project execution by managing engineering scope, monitoring progress, reviewing changes, coordinating with government authorities, and ensuring that infrastructure and community development works are completed in line with approved standards, codes, contract requirements, and handover procedures.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Civil & Structural Engineering
Salary: 32000-48000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Resident Engineer will manage construction supervision activities for assigned roads, utilities, pumping stations, and community development project elements. The role requires close coordination with clients, contractors, subcontractors, Dubai authorities, agencies, and internal supervision teams to ensure that works progress smoothly from construction through commissioning and final handover.
This position has a direct impact on project quality, stakeholder confidence, approval timelines, and successful infrastructure delivery. The selected candidate will guide site teams, review work outputs, manage project changes, support authority approvals, and ensure that consultant obligations are properly fulfilled throughout the project lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
* Manage the engineering scope, construction supervision activities, schedules, change control, and closeout requirements for assigned project elements.
* Monitor project progress against approved schedule and budget requirements, identifying risks, delays, and required corrective actions.
* Identify, document, and communicate changes in project scope to the relevant project management and client teams.
* Coordinate with Dubai authorities, government agencies, and service providers for NOC procedures, approvals, inspections, commissioning, clearances, and final handover.
* Interface with contractors and subcontractors to ensure compliance with contract requirements, technical deliverables, quality procedures, and site instructions.
* Review work outputs to confirm that applicable codes, standards, specifications, and procedures are followed.
* Review and approve change orders within assigned authority and notify affected personnel of approved changes.
* Manage client expectations by providing clear progress updates, issue tracking, and practical delivery recommendations.
* Liaise with authorities to support smooth execution, service coordination, commissioning activities, and handover of project assets.
* Ensure that Parsons’ contractual rights, obligations, and responsibilities are protected and fulfilled.
* Coordinate construction supervision teams across roads, utilities, pumping stations, and community development works.
* Support resolution of technical, contractual, coordination, and stakeholder-related issues affecting project delivery.
* Guide engineers, inspectors, and site personnel to maintain consistent standards in reporting, quality monitoring, and safety compliance.
* Promote health, safety, and environmental awareness across construction activities.
* Mentor staff, encourage teamwork, and maintain effective communication between all project stakeholders.
Ideal Profile
* Degree in Civil Engineering from a recognized university.
* Minimum 15+ years of overall experience in construction supervision of infrastructure and community development projects.
* Strong experience in roads, utilities, pumping stations, and related infrastructure works.
* Recent and substantial community development project experience is required, preferably in Dubai.
* Good knowledge of Dubai NOC procedures, commissioning processes, government authority specifications, and authority approval procedures.
* Strong technical understanding of civil engineering standards, construction codes, project specifications, and infrastructure delivery methods.
* Experience managing consultant-side construction supervision teams on major infrastructure projects.
* Ability to coordinate effectively with clients, contractors, subcontractors, authorities, agencies, and project stakeholders.
* Good written and spoken communication skills with the ability to manage technical discussions and formal project correspondence.
* Strong computer skills with proficiency in relevant engineering, documentation, reporting, and project management software.
* Knowledge of construction health, safety, and environmental requirements.
* Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to mentor staff, support teamwork, and maintain coordination across a dynamic project environment.
Skills Set
* Resident engineering
* Community development infrastructure
* Roads construction supervision
* Utilities infrastructure supervision
* Pumping station works
* Civil construction management
* Dubai NOC procedures
* Authority coordination
* Commissioning support
* Project handover
* Contract compliance
* Change management
* Schedule monitoring
* Scope management
* Client coordination
* Contractor management
* Subcontractor coordination
* Quality review
* Construction standards compliance
* HSE compliance
* Progress reporting
* Stakeholder communication
* Team leadership
* Engineering documentation
* Project closeout
Why Join Us
This opportunity offers senior-level involvement in Dubai’s community development and infrastructure sector, where roads, utilities, pumping stations, and public infrastructure works are essential to long-term urban growth. The role provides strong leadership exposure, direct authority coordination, client-facing responsibility, and the chance to guide construction supervision teams on projects that require technical accuracy, reliable delivery, and strong stakeholder management.
About the Company
Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, infrastructure, and construction management company supporting major roads, utilities, urban development, transport, and community infrastructure projects. In Dubai, Parsons delivers consultant-side supervision, authority coordination, technical review, project management, and delivery support for complex Civil Engineering programs that require quality, safety, and dependable execution.
