Title:
Design Manager-Roads and Bridges
Job Description
Job Title: Design Manager-Roads and Bridges
Company: KBR-Abu Dhabi
Location: Abu Dhabi
Experience Required: 12-15 years
Employment Type: Full-time, Contract
About Company
"Belong, Connect, Grow, with KBR!
The KBR team delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals.
KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design and engineering capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets."
Project Overview
KBR is seeking a talented and proactive Design Manager to join the team to support an island development masterplan – a landmark waterfront development. The role involves working directly with internal development and master plan teams, providing expert input and coordination support across all phases of design and implementation.
This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a high-profile project from the client/developer side, ensuring the vision is successfully delivered across public realm, open space networks, waterfront edges, and communities.
Job Responsibilities
- Lead and manage road design activities across all project stages, ensuring alignment with master plan objectives.
- Review and consolidate multidisciplinary design submissions, resolving conflicts and ensuring technical compliance.
- Coordinate between infrastructure consultants, plot-level architects, and utility designers to ensure integrated solutions.
- Oversee road geometry, pavement design, traffic flow, and access planning in line with international and local standards.
- Conduct quality reviews, design audits, and value engineering to enhance efficiency and constructability.
- Liaise with authorities for design approvals, ensuring compliance with permitting requirements.
- Support construction teams with design clarifications, RFIs, and technical reviews of shop drawings and method statements.
- Ensure documentation, standards, and HSE considerations are fully integrated into the design process.
- Lead design coordination meetings and provide progress reporting to senior management.
- Coordinate with external lconsultants, masterplanners, and multidisciplinary design teams.
- Review/comment consultant submissions to ensure alignment with the Client`s vision, brand, and sustainability targets.
- Assist with internal approvals, stakeholder presentations, and design brief development.
- Support coordination between landscape design and infrastructure, plots design team, coastal/marine works and road/infrastructure.
- Attend regular design, coordination, and site meetings to provide input.
- Monitor design progress and assist with quality assurance during implementation on site.
- Help resolve design or construction issues.
- Coordinate with project stakeholders, including clients, supervision consultants, contractors, vendors and regulatory authorities ensuring consistency and collaboration alignment and compliance with project specifications and regulations.
- Prepare and present regular project reports to senior management and the client, detailing progress, challenges and solutions, commercial status, risks etc.
- Collaborate with the technical team to review engineering designs, ensuring constructability and compliance with industry standards.
- Guide and mentor project team members, promoting professional development and knowledge sharing.
- Foster strong relationships with clients and other stakeholders to maintain project support and mitigate any concerns.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, or a related field.
- 12-15 years of experience in roads design, with a strong understanding of design principles and practices.
- Exposure & experience in large scale, multidisciplinary infrastructure projects.
- Proficiency in design software such as AutoCAD, Revit, and other relevant tools
- Strong design, communication, and coordination skills.
- Familiarity with sustainability frameworks and public realm strategies.
Soft Skills
- Exceptional leadership and team management abilities.
- Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills to effectively engage with stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities effectively.
- A proactive approach to risk management and conflict resolution.
