Senior Engineer - Environment

We are seeking a technically and commercially strong Senior Environmental Scientist/Consultant to join our Environment team in Dubai, with a core focus on leading Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA/ESIA) for fast-paced, multidisciplinary design and infrastructure programs across the UAE and wider GCC. You will own end-to-end delivery of complex assessments, mentor junior staff, and support leadership through exemplary project execution, while actively contributing to work winning and client development. This role is specialist in EIA delivery rather than a single-subject discipline, though a technical specialism (e.g., air quality, noise, hydrology, ecology, social) is welcome as a value-add.

Our core values guide how we operate and what we aspire to: Safeguard, Innovate, Collaborate, Deliver, Sustain and Thrive. We expect you to embody these values in how you lead projects, support teams and engage clients. Our Sustainable Legacies strategy embeds sustainable development and resilience across our work, improves social outcomes, advances net-zero objectives and enhances governance; you will help translate these pillars into practical outcomes on projects. 

Duties & Responsibilities

• Leadership and Ownership
  • Lead the planning, management and delivery of EIAs/ESIAs from screening and scoping through to approvals, conditions management and post-consent obligations.
  • Take full ownership of scope, schedule, budget, risks and quality; drive decisive issue resolution and proactive change control.
  • Mentor, coach and quality-review the work of junior and mid-level practitioners; foster a culture of learning and accountability.
• Technical Delivery (EIA/ESIA)
  • Direct and author high-quality, regulator-ready EIA/ESIA chapters and integrated assessments, ensuring robust baseline definition, alternatives analysis, cumulative impact assessment and the mitigation hierarchy.
  • Coordinate inputs from discipline SMEs (e.g., air, noise, hydrology, biodiversity, social) and integrate findings into a coherent assessment narrative and Environmental & Social Management Plans (ESMPs).
  • Apply international lender standards (e.g., IFC Performance Standards/Equator Principles) where applicable and align them with UAE/GCC regulatory requirements.
• Regulatory and Stakeholder Interface
  • Engage with UAE federal and emirate regulators (e.g., MoCCAE, Dubai Municipality) and relevant authorities in free zones as applicable; manage consultations and respond to formal feedback.
  • Lead structured stakeholder engagement processes, ensuring documentation of issues, responses and commitments in line with project governance.
• Commercial and Work Winning
  • Lead and contribute to proposals: technical approach, level-of-effort, pricing, risk registers, execution plans and differentiators; support pipeline development and client account growth.
  • Build trusted relationships with clients; identify cross-sell opportunities and strengthen repeat work through performance and insight-led advice.
  • Support bid governance and approvals; drive compliance with internal quality, risk and ethics standards.
• Multidisciplinary Coordination
  • Integrate EIA deliverables with planning, architecture, engineering and program management outputs; ensure design optimization reflects mitigation and sustainability outcomes.
  • Champion practical, implementable mitigation and management measures aligned with design development, construction sequencing and operational realities.
• Digital, Quality and Safety
  • Utilize data, GIS and collaborative tools to streamline assessments and elevate quality; apply AECOM’s standards, templates and QA/QC processes.
  • Promote a strong safety culture across office and field activities, aligning with AECOM’s Safeguard value and Code of Conduct. 1