Position: PHE Expert
Experience: 13–15 Years
Education: M.Tech in Environmental Engineering / Infrastructure Engineering
Main Duties and Responsibilities
The PHE Design / Sewerage / Drainage Design Engineer will be responsible for leading and managing the planning, design, review, and technical delivery of medium to large-scale urban infrastructure projects. The role requires strong technical expertise, multidisciplinary coordination, and the ability to independently manage design assignments from concept through detailed design and tender stages.
Key responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to:
- Lead site visits, field investigations, data collection, and consultations with clients, government authorities, and stakeholder agencies to establish project requirements, design criteria, and project briefs.
- Lead and undertake the planning and design of complex, medium-, and large-scale sewerage and drainage projects, including gravity, pressure, loop, and combined systems.
- Develop and review sewerage and drainage network designs, including hydraulic analysis, pipe sizing, alignment, profiles, pumping systems, and associated infrastructure.
- Lead the design of sewerage infrastructure, including gravity and pressure pipelines, distribution networks, manholes, wells, pumping stations, pumping mains, and other associated hydraulic/hydrotechnical structures.
- Prepare, review, and approve design calculations, technical reports, drawings, specifications, BOQs, and cost estimates in accordance with applicable codes, standards, and project requirements.
- Lead the design and detailing of water reservoirs and RCC tanks, including overhead, surface, and underground tanks, as well as associated pumping stations and pumping mains.
- Develop and review technical specifications for pipes, fittings, valves, construction materials, equipment, and construction methodologies.
- Prepare and review detailed engineering drawings, layouts, longitudinal profiles, typical details, and construction drawings for sewerage and drainage infrastructure.
- Ensure the technical quality, accuracy, and constructability of designs and deliverables before submission to the client.
- Review designs and deliverables prepared by junior engineers and provide technical guidance, mentoring, and support to the design team.
- Coordinate closely with multidisciplinary teams, including urban planners, urban designers, architects, structural engineers, electrical/mechanical engineers, estimators, CAD, and GIS teams.
- Coordinate with procurement specialists, Quantity Surveyors, Infrastructure Experts, and Project Managers to provide timely technical inputs for tendering, procurement, and project implementation.
- Participate in client and stakeholder meetings, technical presentations, design reviews, and progress discussions, and provide appropriate technical recommendations.
- Respond to and resolve technical queries raised by clients, government departments, contractors, and other stakeholders during design, tendering, and construction stages.
- Review contractor submissions, technical proposals, shop drawings, material submissions, and method statements, where required, and provide technical recommendations.
- Support tendering and bidding activities by preparing technical inputs, specifications, BOQs, estimates, and responses to technical queries and clarifications.
- Identify design risks, interface issues, and potential constructability challenges and recommend appropriate technical solutions.
- Ensure compliance of designs with applicable national/international standards, statutory requirements, client specifications, and project-specific design criteria.
- Maintain overall responsibility for timely delivery of assigned design packages while ensuring quality, cost-effectiveness, and adherence to project schedules.
- Provide technical leadership and support to the Project Manager and senior management on PHE, sewerage, and drainage-related matters.
- Contribute to business development activities, including preparation of technical proposals, methodologies, scope of work, and technical presentations, as required.