# Technical Design Manager - Infrastructure

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Abu Dhabi
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP is seeking an experienced Technical Design Manager to join our Abu Dhabi team, supporting large-scale infrastructure and masterplanning projects across Abu Dhabi and the Middle East.

## Responsibilities

- Lead and manage multidisciplinary design teams across infrastructure and masterplanning projects from concept through detailed design and construction support.

- Coordinate design inputs across roads, utilities, drainage, structures, and public realm disciplines.

- Act as primary design interface with clients, authorities, and stakeholders in Abu Dhabi and across the Middle East.

- Manage design programmes, budgets, resources, and deliverables for timely and high-quality project outcomes.

- Ensure compliance with Abu Dhabi authority standards, codes, and approval processes.

- Lead design risk management, value engineering, and constructability reviews.

- Support bid preparation, technical proposals, and client presentations.

- Mentor junior staff and contribute to WSP's design management capability development in the region.

## Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline; Master's preferred.

- Chartered Engineer status or equivalent professional accreditation preferred.

- Minimum 10–15 years' experience in infrastructure and masterplanning design delivery.

- Strong experience managing large-scale infrastructure masterplan projects in Abu Dhabi and the Middle East.

- Demonstrated experience working with UAE authorities and navigating local approval processes.

- Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams in complex consultancy environments.

- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills.

## Skills

### Required
- Civil Engineering
- Infrastructure Design
- Masterplanning
- Project Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Leadership
- Design Risk Management
- Value Engineering
- Constructability Reviews

### Nice to have
- Chartered Engineer
- UAE Authorities Experience

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