Resident Engineer - Traffic Monitoring Systems
Posted date [2026-08-05]
(ID: 49035)
Job Description and Requirements
Resident Engineer - Traffic Monitoring SystemsJob Snapshot
Role: Resident Engineer - Traffic Monitoring Systems
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Project Management
Experience: Minimum 10 years
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Parsons is hiring a Resident Engineer - Traffic Monitoring Systems in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to direct the delivery of a technology-focused Civil Engineering package. The role will manage construction, systems deployment, integration, testing, and commissioning for a Traffic Monitoring and Information Collection System connected to the Central ITS Management System.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Project Management
Salary: AED 25000-40000 per month
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in Dubai; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The project combines local civil infrastructure with electrical installations, communication networks, traffic-monitoring technology, and centralized intelligent transportation system integration.
The Resident Engineer will provide day-to-day leadership across these interfaces while maintaining control of safety, quality, resources, costs, approvals, and completion milestones.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead daily construction supervision and verify progress against the approved delivery program.
* Direct specialists, engineers, inspectors of works, quantity surveyors, and other assigned personnel.
* Oversee procurement, execution, installation, testing, and completion of the traffic-monitoring package.
* Coordinate civil, electrical, communication, and technology workstreams.
* Manage the integration of field infrastructure with the Central ITS Management System.
* Ensure that construction activities meet contractual requirements, technical standards, budget controls, and quality expectations.
* Review technical submissions, shop drawings, method statements, and contractor documentation.
* Evaluate system designs, configurations, constructability, and proposed deployment methods.
* Monitor testing and commissioning activities and confirm that integration requirements are achieved.
* Coordinate contractors and nearby construction projects to prevent interface conflicts.
* Review technical and financial proposals and provide substantiated recommendations.
* Maintain health and safety performance and enforce environmental protection requirements.
* Identify risks involving construction, communications, systems integration, approvals, and scheduling.
* Develop practical mitigation measures and resolve technical issues before they affect key milestones.
* Coordinate with the client, project management consultant, contractor, authorities, and statutory bodies.
* Support applications for permits, consents, licences, and other regulatory approvals.
* Monitor project resources and confirm that staffing and equipment remain sufficient.
* Maintain clear communication among project teams and external stakeholders.
* Prepare reports addressing progress, cost, risks, quality, safety, technical matters, and pending decisions.
Ideal Profile
Candidates must hold a bachelor\'s degree in civil engineering or a related discipline from an accredited university. A minimum of ten years of post-graduate experience is required, including seven years in a managerial or technical leadership capacity on major infrastructure projects in the United Arab Emirates.
Direct experience with intelligent transportation systems is essential. Applicants should have contributed to system design, configuration, integration, deployment, testing, or commissioning on comparable infrastructure projects.
The position requires proven construction management ability and experience evaluating constructability, technology deployment, and technical and financial proposals. Knowledge of Dubai regulations, statutory approvals, project risk management, and fast-track delivery will be highly valuable.
Fluency in spoken and written English is mandatory, including strong technical writing capability. Arabic language skills will be an advantage.
Skills Set
* Traffic Monitoring and Information Collection Systems
* Intelligent transportation systems
* Central ITS Management System integration
* Traffic sensor and field-device deployment
* Communication network coordination
* Civil and electrical interface management
* Systems configuration and integration
* Testing and commissioning
* Construction supervision leadership
* Multidisciplinary team management
* Technical submittal approval
* Constructability evaluation
* Technical and financial proposal review
* Health and safety management
* Environmental protection controls
* Project risk mitigation
* Cost and schedule monitoring
* Authority permits and licences
* Contractor and stakeholder coordination
* Fast-track project delivery
Why Join Us
This role provides leadership responsibility at the intersection of infrastructure construction and smart mobility technology. It offers the opportunity to influence how traffic data is collected and integrated across Dubai while managing a multidisciplinary package with lasting value for road-network operations and future transportation planning.
About the Company
Parsons Corporation delivers engineering, construction management, program delivery, and technology solutions for complex transportation and infrastructure programs. Its teams combine civil engineering expertise with intelligent systems capability to support safer, more connected, and efficient cities.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead daily construction supervision and verify progress against the approved delivery program.
* Direct specialists, engineers, inspectors of works, quantity surveyors, and other assigned personnel.
* Oversee procurement, execution, installation, testing, and completion of the traffic-monitoring package.
* Coordinate civil, electrical, communication, and technology workstreams.
* Manage the integration of field infrastructure with the Central ITS Management System.
* Ensure that construction activities meet contractual requirements, technical standards, budget controls, and quality expectations.
* Review technical submissions, shop drawings, method statements, and contractor documentation.
* Evaluate system designs, configurations, constructability, and proposed deployment methods.
* Monitor testing and commissioning activities and confirm that integration requirements are achieved.
* Coordinate contractors and nearby construction projects to prevent interface conflicts.
* Review technical and financial proposals and provide substantiated recommendations.
* Maintain health and safety performance and enforce environmental protection requirements.
* Identify risks involving construction, communications, systems integration, approvals, and scheduling.
* Develop practical mitigation measures and resolve technical issues before they affect key milestones.
* Coordinate with the client, project management consultant, contractor, authorities, and statutory bodies.
* Support applications for permits, consents, licences, and other regulatory approvals.
* Monitor project resources and confirm that staffing and equipment remain sufficient.
* Maintain clear communication among project teams and external stakeholders.
* Prepare reports addressing progress, cost, risks, quality, safety, technical matters, and pending decisions.
Ideal Profile
Candidates must hold a bachelor\'s degree in civil engineering or a related discipline from an accredited university. A minimum of ten years of post-graduate experience is required, including seven years in a managerial or technical leadership capacity on major infrastructure projects in the United Arab Emirates.
Direct experience with intelligent transportation systems is essential. Applicants should have contributed to system design, configuration, integration, deployment, testing, or commissioning on comparable infrastructure projects.
The position requires proven construction management ability and experience evaluating constructability, technology deployment, and technical and financial proposals. Knowledge of Dubai regulations, statutory approvals, project risk management, and fast-track delivery will be highly valuable.
Fluency in spoken and written English is mandatory, including strong technical writing capability. Arabic language skills will be an advantage.
Skills Set
* Traffic Monitoring and Information Collection Systems
* Intelligent transportation systems
* Central ITS Management System integration
* Traffic sensor and field-device deployment
* Communication network coordination
* Civil and electrical interface management
* Systems configuration and integration
* Testing and commissioning
* Construction supervision leadership
* Multidisciplinary team management
* Technical submittal approval
* Constructability evaluation
* Technical and financial proposal review
* Health and safety management
* Environmental protection controls
* Project risk mitigation
* Cost and schedule monitoring
* Authority permits and licences
* Contractor and stakeholder coordination
* Fast-track project delivery
Why Join Us
This role provides leadership responsibility at the intersection of infrastructure construction and smart mobility technology. It offers the opportunity to influence how traffic data is collected and integrated across Dubai while managing a multidisciplinary package with lasting value for road-network operations and future transportation planning.
About the Company
Parsons Corporation delivers engineering, construction management, program delivery, and technology solutions for complex transportation and infrastructure programs. Its teams combine civil engineering expertise with intelligent systems capability to support safer, more connected, and efficient cities.
