Wet Utilities Inspector - Infrastructure Networks
Posted date [2026-10-02]
(ID: 52814)
Job Description and Requirements
Wet Utilities Inspector - Infrastructure NetworksJob Snapshot
Role: Wet Utilities Inspector
Location: Dubai, UAE
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Building-Construction Inspection
Experience: Minimum 5 years of relevant experience
Job Type: Full Time
Position Overview
Parsons is seeking an experienced Wet Utilities Inspector to join its construction supervision team in Dubai, UAE. The role will provide continuous site surveillance of wet utility and infrastructure works, including potable water, firefighting, irrigation, stormwater, and foul sewer networks. Working closely with the Assistant Resident Engineer, Resident Engineer, contractors, surveyors, and other discipline inspectors, the position will verify that construction, testing, materials, and workmanship comply with approved drawings, specifications, applicable standards, and project requirements.
Job Details
Country: UAE
City: Dubai
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Building-Construction Inspection
Salary: Not disclosed
Gender: No Preference
Candidate Nationality: Not specified
Job Type: Full Time
Work Arrangement: On-site
What You\'ll Be Doing
- Inspect wet utility and associated infrastructure works to
verify compliance with approved plans and specifications.
- Monitor Contractor workmanship and promptly report non-compliant activities to the Assistant Resident Engineer or Resident Engineer.
- Maintain a detailed daily site diary recording activities, issues, approved or rejected work, operating hours, labor, equipment, and other relevant construction information.
- Coordinate daily with the Contractor\'s site engineers regarding proper execution of the works.
- Process Inspection Requests and maintain accurate records of their status.
- Coordinate with other discipline inspectors for inspections, sampling, and testing of completed works.
- Arrange quality assurance testing where materials or completed activities require additional verification.
- Coordinate with Surveyors to verify line and grade of works against approved plans and specifications.
- Identify questionable construction methods and report them to the Assistant Resident Engineer or Resident Engineer.
- Maintain detailed records of Contractor activities where work is undertaken on a Day Works basis.
- Interface professionally with the public and stakeholders adjacent to construction activities to help mitigate construction impacts.
- Participate actively in site health and safety matters as required by the Assistant Resident Engineer and project safety representatives.
- Maintain professional and firm communication with the Contractor throughout inspection and supervision activities.
Wet Utilities Inspection
The Wet Utilities Inspector will monitor construction activities involving potable water, firefighting, irrigation, stormwater, and foul sewer networks. Inspection responsibilities will cover installation quality, alignment, workmanship, testing, associated chambers and structures, and compliance with approved project documentation.
The role requires practical knowledge of wet utility construction and the ability to identify deviations from drawings, specifications, and accepted construction procedures before affected works progress further.
Testing and Quality Verification
- Witness hydrostatic pressure testing of applicable utility networks.
- Witness and document leakage testing.
- Monitor gravity sewer and stormwater testing activities.
- Inspect manholes and chambers as part of the utility network works.
- Coordinate sampling and testing with relevant inspectors and project personnel.
- Maintain clear records of inspections, tests, findings, and status.
- Report unsatisfactory materials or workmanship for appropriate project action.
Site Coordination and Records
Accurate documentation is an important part of the position. The inspector will maintain daily records of construction progress, resources, inspection activities, issues, and decisions while ensuring Inspection Requests remain properly tracked.
Close coordination with surveyors, Contractor representatives, other discipline inspectors, and the Resident Engineer\'s team will help ensure that utility works are constructed to the required line, grade, quality, and technical requirements.
What Required Skills You\'ll Bring
- Bachelor\'s degree or Diploma in Civil or Construction Engineering.
- Minimum 5 years of demonstrable experience in road and infrastructure construction supervision and wet utilities projects.
- Strong understanding of potable water networks.
- Strong understanding of firefighting and irrigation networks.
- Knowledge of stormwater and foul sewer systems.
- Familiarity with relevant authority standards and procedures, including RTA, DEWA, and Dubai Municipality requirements related to wet utilities.
- Experience witnessing and documenting hydrostatic pressure and leakage tests.
- Experience with gravity sewer and stormwater testing.
- Experience inspecting manholes and chambers.
- Computer literacy with the ability to access project data, maintain records, and prepare reports.
- Ability to use project-specific engineering and construction software where required.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary project teams.
About Parsons
Parsons provides opportunities to contribute to complex infrastructure and construction projects alongside multidisciplinary engineering and supervision teams. The company emphasizes quality, professional growth, employee wellbeing, innovation, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity across job levels.
- Monitor Contractor workmanship and promptly report non-compliant activities to the Assistant Resident Engineer or Resident Engineer.
- Maintain a detailed daily site diary recording activities, issues, approved or rejected work, operating hours, labor, equipment, and other relevant construction information.
- Coordinate daily with the Contractor\'s site engineers regarding proper execution of the works.
- Process Inspection Requests and maintain accurate records of their status.
- Coordinate with other discipline inspectors for inspections, sampling, and testing of completed works.
- Arrange quality assurance testing where materials or completed activities require additional verification.
- Coordinate with Surveyors to verify line and grade of works against approved plans and specifications.
- Identify questionable construction methods and report them to the Assistant Resident Engineer or Resident Engineer.
- Maintain detailed records of Contractor activities where work is undertaken on a Day Works basis.
- Interface professionally with the public and stakeholders adjacent to construction activities to help mitigate construction impacts.
- Participate actively in site health and safety matters as required by the Assistant Resident Engineer and project safety representatives.
- Maintain professional and firm communication with the Contractor throughout inspection and supervision activities.
Wet Utilities Inspection
The Wet Utilities Inspector will monitor construction activities involving potable water, firefighting, irrigation, stormwater, and foul sewer networks. Inspection responsibilities will cover installation quality, alignment, workmanship, testing, associated chambers and structures, and compliance with approved project documentation.
The role requires practical knowledge of wet utility construction and the ability to identify deviations from drawings, specifications, and accepted construction procedures before affected works progress further.
Testing and Quality Verification
- Witness hydrostatic pressure testing of applicable utility networks.
- Witness and document leakage testing.
- Monitor gravity sewer and stormwater testing activities.
- Inspect manholes and chambers as part of the utility network works.
- Coordinate sampling and testing with relevant inspectors and project personnel.
- Maintain clear records of inspections, tests, findings, and status.
- Report unsatisfactory materials or workmanship for appropriate project action.
Site Coordination and Records
Accurate documentation is an important part of the position. The inspector will maintain daily records of construction progress, resources, inspection activities, issues, and decisions while ensuring Inspection Requests remain properly tracked.
Close coordination with surveyors, Contractor representatives, other discipline inspectors, and the Resident Engineer\'s team will help ensure that utility works are constructed to the required line, grade, quality, and technical requirements.
What Required Skills You\'ll Bring
- Bachelor\'s degree or Diploma in Civil or Construction Engineering.
- Minimum 5 years of demonstrable experience in road and infrastructure construction supervision and wet utilities projects.
- Strong understanding of potable water networks.
- Strong understanding of firefighting and irrigation networks.
- Knowledge of stormwater and foul sewer systems.
- Familiarity with relevant authority standards and procedures, including RTA, DEWA, and Dubai Municipality requirements related to wet utilities.
- Experience witnessing and documenting hydrostatic pressure and leakage tests.
- Experience with gravity sewer and stormwater testing.
- Experience inspecting manholes and chambers.
- Computer literacy with the ability to access project data, maintain records, and prepare reports.
- Ability to use project-specific engineering and construction software where required.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary project teams.
About Parsons
Parsons provides opportunities to contribute to complex infrastructure and construction projects alongside multidisciplinary engineering and supervision teams. The company emphasizes quality, professional growth, employee wellbeing, innovation, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity across job levels.
