Senior Pavement Engineer - Aviation and Highways, UAE

Responsibilities:

• Degree in civil engineering;
• Chartered or close to chartered or incorporated membership of the Institution of Civil Engineers or other closely aligned professional institution.
• The use of UK and international standards for the design of pavements for highway, airfield, port and other applications;
• Knowledge of pavement and geotechnical engineering demonstrated by experience of pavement design, investigation and research;
• Sound knowledge and understanding of mechanistic pavement design methods as well as structural pavement models;
• Sound understanding of the principles and limitations of geotechnical ground condition, structural pavement analysis for both rigid (concrete) and flexible pavements;
• The use of analytical pavement design techniques including software packages such as BISAR, MODULUS-HA, ELMOD, RUBICON, PAVERS, cncPAVE;
• The specification, execution, analysis and interpretation of a comprehensive range of geotechnical and pavement investigation and evaluation techniques;
• Construction techniques and practices for new construction and maintenance works, including recycling;
• Sound knowledge and understanding of pavement design principles (Flexible, Rigid and Composite Pavements);
• Sound knowledge and understanding of earthworks and pavement materials (Concrete, Asphalt and Hydraulically Bound Materials);
• Preparation of contract documents;
• Preparation of scheme design options to suit varying budgetary scenarios for both new construction and maintenance works;
• Programme and scheme development processes including both value management and value engineering;
• Knowledge and understanding of Pavement Life Cycle Cost analysis and pavement management systems.

Desirable

Highly desirable to have experience of working in a range of project environments – urban, rural, developed and developing countries.
Demonstrable project management experience and using tools to support project management.

The Individual:

•   A competitive salary
•   Accommodation allowance;
•   Transportation allowance;
•   26 calendar days annual leave (based on 6 day working week)
•   Medical and life insurance cover;
•   Company gratuity scheme;
•   Discretionary bonus scheme;
•   Annual flight allowance to point of origin
•   Employee Well-Being Programme – 24 hour free advice on financial, legal and family  care specialists and also access to personal health, fitness and nutrition consultants