Environmental Engineer

Dar, a leading international, multidisciplinary consultant with offices throughout the Gulf States, Middle East, India, and Africa, is seeking to recruit an Environmental Engineer.

Responsibilities:

• Hydraulic System Design: Develop detailed design and specifications for hydraulic systems, including pipelines, valves, and control structures, utilizing principles of fluid mechanics and engineering design standards.
• Hydraulic Modeling and Analysis: Utilize hydraulic modeling software (e.g., Water GEMS, EPANET, SWMM) to simulate water flow, pressure distribution, and sediment transport in various hydraulic systems, assessing performance and identifying potential design improvements.
• Drainage System Design: Develop detailed design and specifications for drainage systems, including stormwater collection networks, conveyance channels, culverts, and retention/detention basins, utilizing hydraulic principles and engineering design standards.
• Stormwater Management: Design stormwater management systems to control runoff and reduce the risk of flooding and erosion, incorporating best management practices (BMPs) such as green infrastructure, detention and attenuation basins.
• Water Resources Management: Design and implement water resource management strategies, such as reservoir operation plans, flood control measures, and irrigation systems, to optimize water utilization and mitigate risks associated with droughts and floods.
• Project Management: Manage drainage engineering projects from concept to completion, including scope definition, budget estimation, scheduling, resource allocation, and stakeholder coordination, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget.

Requirements:

• Highly effective technical and practical engineering skills and ability to consistently deliver quality, accurate and timely work.
• Ability to manage and perform simple and complex analysis, design, and detailing of all types of wet infrastructure systems.
• Ability to prepare drawings, reports, calculations, and technical design documents.
• Proficiency with computer design software including Water GEMS, Sewer GEMS, SWWMM, Info Works, Info Drainage, InfoWater, HEC-RAS.
• Proficiency with Civil3D.
• Proficiency with the local and international codes and standards.
• Analytical thinking and problem solving.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Experience in conducting assessments and evaluations of existing Wet infrastructure systems is a plus.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering is required; a Master's degree is a plus.
• Specific experience in Water Distribution Networks design; Wastewater Collection Networks; Hydraulics, Hydrology; and Stormwater Drainage Networks design.
• 6-12 years of relevant experience with strong technical skills, and core expertise in designing and detailing in wet infrastructure systems.
• Overseas Experience will be an advantage.
• Excellent communication skills – verbal and written.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills are required.