Role Purpose
To lead the full technical function for infrastructure projects by managing design coordination, technical governance, approvals and submissions, constructability, risk management, authority/consultant interfaces, and handover documentationensuring that technical outputs enable safe, compliant, buildable, and on-time delivery in line with contract requirements and Innovo standards.
Key Accountabilities
- Own the project technical strategy and establish clear technical workflows, responsibilities, trackers, and approval cycles.
- Lead and mentor technical teams, setting priorities, reviewing outputs, and ensuring timely delivery of all technical deliverables.
- Ensure compliance with Innovo technical procedures, client/consultant requirements, and relevant authority standards.
- Manage design coordination across disciplines (roads, utilities, drainage, structures, MEP interfaces) to ensure integrated delivery.
- Review IFC design packages and identify gaps, clashes, constructability issues, and risks; drive resolution with stakeholders.
- Lead internal design review workshops and interface meetings to align construction sequencing with technical readiness.
- Oversee all shop drawings, material submittals, method statements, ITP inputs (as applicable) ensuring quality and timely consultant/client approvals.
- Maintain project technical trackers (submissions/RFIs/authority approvals) and take corrective actions to avoid programme impact.
- Ensure site teams are working to latest approved revisions and that superseded documents are removed from use.
- Lead the RFI process: review, prioritise, escalate, and close RFIs; ensure responses are coordinated and implemented on site.
- Provide technical direction on design changes, clarifications, and non-standard solutions within delegated authority.
- Drive constructability reviews and ensure proposed solutions are practical, safe, and aligned with programme and resources.
- Coordinate temporary works design interfaces (if applicable) and ensure method statements reflect safe and buildable sequences.
- Support planning and construction with constraint identification and mitigation actions linked to technical readiness.
- Maintain a technical risk register, identify early warnings, and implement mitigation to protect cost and time.
- Support commercial/QS teams by providing technical substantiation for variations, claims support (technical aspect), and scope clarifications.
- Evaluate technical proposals such as alternatives/value engineering (where approved) with clear risk/benefit assessment.
- Lead technical communication with consultants, client representatives, and authorities to secure approvals and resolve technical issues efficiently.
- Attend progress/coordination meetings and provide clear status updates on technical deliverables and risks.
- Oversee preparation of as-built drawings, redlines, test certificates, O&M manuals (where applicable), and final handover dossiers.
- Ensure close-out packages are accurate, complete, compliant, and submitted on time; coordinate final comments and closure.
Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge & Skills
Master's Degree in Project/Construction Management (preferred)
Professional registration/certification (preferred, where applicable)
1218+ years experience delivering infrastructure projects (roads, utilities, drainage, earthworks, structures; MEP interface exposure beneficial).
5+ years in a Technical Manager / Engineering Manager / Senior Technical Lead role on major projects.
Strong track record managing approvals, design interfaces, and handover deliverables in the UAE/GCC environment.
Strong understanding of infrastructure construction methods, design standards, and authority requirements.
Expert in technical coordination: drawings, specifications, approvals, RFIs, constructability.
Strong leadership and stakeholder managementable to influence consultants/clients and internal teams.
Strong reporting and planning mindset; able to manage priorities under tight timelines.
Proficiency in AutoCAD/Civil tools and document management systems; strong MS Office capability.
