Resident Engineer - Community Infrastructure
Posted date [2026-05-24]
(ID: 45622)
 |
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 opportunity focused on construction supervision, project coordination, authority approvals, and delivery management for roads, utilities, pumping stations, and community development infrastructure. This role is designed for a senior civil engineering professional with strong Dubai project experience, practical knowledge of NOC procedures, and the leadership ability to manage contractors, supervision teams, client expectations, and government authority interfaces.
The position supports successful project execution by controlling engineering scope, monitoring progress, reviewing changes, coordinating approvals, and ensuring that infrastructure works are completed in accordance with contract requirements, approved standards, construction codes, 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 for roads and infrastructure project elements, including utilities, pumping stations, community development works, approvals, commissioning, and closeout. The role requires close coordination with clients, contractors, subcontractors, Dubai authorities, agencies, and internal project teams to ensure that works progress safely, efficiently, and in line with agreed requirements.
This position has direct responsibility for maintaining project quality, schedule discipline, stakeholder communication, and consultant-side control throughout the project lifecycle. The Resident Engineer will also ensure that Parsons’ contractual rights, responsibilities, and obligations are properly fulfilled.
Key Responsibilities
* Manage the scope of engineering work, site supervision activities, project schedules, change control, and closeout requirements for assigned project elements.
* Monitor progress against schedule and budget expectations, identifying delays, risks, and required corrective actions.
* Identify, document, and communicate changes in scope to project management and affected stakeholders.
* Coordinate with Dubai authorities, agencies, and service providers for approvals, NOCs, inspections, commissioning, clearances, and project handover.
* Interface with contractors and subcontractors to support compliance with contract conditions, technical specifications, procedures, and deliverables.
* Review work outputs to confirm that applicable codes, standards, procedures, and project quality requirements are being followed.
* Review and approve change orders within assigned authority and notify project management and relevant personnel of approved changes.
* Manage client expectations through clear communication, periodic updates, issue tracking, and transparent progress reporting.
* Liaise with authorities to support smooth project execution, service coordination, commissioning, and final handover.
* Ensure that Parsons’ rights and obligations are fulfilled throughout the construction supervision phase.
* Lead and coordinate supervision teams across roads, utilities, pumping stations, and community development infrastructure.
* Support resolution of technical, contractual, coordination, and stakeholder-related matters affecting project delivery.
* Guide engineers, inspectors, and site staff to maintain consistent standards in reporting, quality monitoring, safety compliance, and documentation.
* Promote construction health, safety, and environmental compliance across all site activities.
* Maintain effective working relationships with the client, contractors, authorities, agencies, and other 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 with 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 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, government authorities, service 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, reporting, documentation, 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 approvals
* Commissioning support
* Project handover
* Contract compliance
* Change order review
* Scope management
* Schedule monitoring
* Progress reporting
* Client coordination
* Contractor management
* Subcontractor coordination
* Quality review
* Construction standards compliance
* HSE compliance
* Stakeholder communication
* Team leadership
* Technical coordination
* Project closeout
* Engineering documentation
Why Join Us
This opportunity provides senior-level involvement in Dubai’s community development and infrastructure sector, where roads, utilities, pumping stations, approvals, and public infrastructure works require strong leadership and disciplined construction supervision. The role offers client-facing responsibility, authority coordination exposure, and the chance to guide project teams on work that supports long-term urban growth and reliable community infrastructure.
About the Company
Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, infrastructure, and construction management company supporting major roads, utilities, transportation, urban development, and community infrastructure projects. In Dubai, Parsons delivers consultant-side supervision, technical coordination, authority liaison, project management, and delivery support for Civil Engineering programs that require quality, safety, and dependable execution.
