Deputy Network Manager (UAE Nationals Only)

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BESIX is seeking a Deputy Network Manager (UAE Nationals Only) in Ajman to provide senior technical leadership to the Head of Technical Networks across wastewater networks and pumping stations. You will lead capital projects through the lifecycle from planning and design to handover, provide oversight of gravity sewers, rising mains and pumping stations, manage contractors and suppliers, and ensure compliance with safety and regulatory requirements while optimizing asset performance. The ideal candidate holds a civil or mechanical engineering degree, has proven delivery of complex regulated infrastructure, and demonstrates leadership and stakeholder engagement with municipalities and regulators. To apply, tailor your CV to highlight relevant projects, quantify outcomes, show governance and risk management, and demonstrate how you build capability in growing networks.

Company Description

Since first going into action in 1909, the BESIX Group has over the years grown into a multidisciplinary company with a leading position in its markets: construction, property development and concessions. BESIX Contracting specializes in construction, infrastructure and marine works, often in contracts with a high level of complexity. In Benelux and France, the Group’s regional affiliates BESIX Infra, Belemco, Cobelba, Jacques Delens, Vanhout, Wust and Lux TP ensure a strong presence and a local approach. With Franki Foundations, West Construct, Socogetra, BESIX Environment and Van den Berg, the Group offers specialist niche solutions for the building market like deep foundations, geo-engineering, road construction, water treatment and cable and pipeline construction.

Backed by our experience in our home markets, we have built up strong positions outside Europe. A typical example is the Middle East, where over a 50 year period we have built up an impressive portfolio. This diversification in activities and geography pays off by reducing our risk exposure

Job Description

Why This Role Matters

This is a senior technical leadership role that provides critical support to the Head of Technical Networks across wastewater networks and pumping stations. The role plays a key part in strengthening technical capability, operational resilience, and continuity within the network function.

By providing depth of expertise and leadership coverage, the position reduces single-point dependency and supports effective succession planning. It ensures the organisation is well positioned to manage a growing and increasingly complex portfolio, maintaining safe, reliable, and efficient network performance as scale and operational demands continue to increase.

What You’ll Drive

Support leadership, planning, and delivery of wastewater network and pumping station infrastructure.

Lead major capital and infrastructure projects across the full lifecycle:

• Planning and concept development
• Design and technical review
• Tendering and contractor procurement
• Construction, testing, commissioning, and handover

Provide senior technical oversight across:

• Gravity sewers
• Rising mains
• Pumping stations
• Urban infrastructure interfaces (roads, utilities, third-party assets)

Ensure compliance with statutory, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.

Integrate operational, maintenance, and long-term asset performance considerations into project delivery.

Manage and coordinate contractors, consultants, and suppliers.

Act as senior technical interface with:

• Municipalities and regulators
• Government agencies
• Contractors and suppliers
• Operations & Maintenance partners

Contribute to governance, quality assurance, risk management, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Support operational integration and asset handover processes.

Leadership & People Management:

• Provide senior technical leadership to multidisciplinary teams (engineers, planners, designers, safety, site staff).
• Support team development, capability building, and mentoring.
• Progressively assume broader leadership responsibility across the portfolio.

Qualifications

You’re a Great Fit If You Have

• Bachelor degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering
• Strong wastewater network and pumping station experience
• Proven delivery of complex infrastructure projects in regulated utility or infrastructure environments
• Strong technical, project management, and problem-solving capability
• Demonstrated leadership, stakeholder engagement, and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects in high-pressure environments
• Proactive, solutions-focused, and capable of supporting long-term organizational capability growth

Why You’ll Enjoy Working with Us

• Competitive Benefits
• Positive Workplace Culture
• Opportunity to work with a leading international construction group
• Exposure to large-scale, high-impact projects in the Middle East
• Collaborative, diverse, and professional work environment
• Career growth and development opportunities

Additional Information

A career at BESIX is a lot more than just a job, it's about being part of our changing and innovative world. Your skills, ambition and passion will contribute to the development of our different businesses and allow us to succeed in the challenges of the coming years. 

Working for the BESIX group allows you to be a part of a dynamic, creative and entrepreneurial company which is now recognized as a Belgian Top Employer. It gives you a safe and collaborative working environment with ambitious and innovative goals for the world of tomorrow, but also for your career and personal development. 
We are looking for different kinds of personalities, mindsets, backgrounds and genders to build the iconic and sustainable projects of tomorrow. 
 
Are you ready to make an impact and leave a positive legacy for years to come? If you are passionate about our purpose to Excel in creating sustainable solutions for a better world, come and join our caring BESIX family. Together we will co-create our future.
 
Working at BESIX brings a lot of great benefits including:  

• An attractive remuneration package including a salary in line with the market and a range of employee benefits such as flexible mobility advantages, extra-legal pension, medical care insurance, work-life balance program (such as teleworking, child care, flexible work schedule, mobile working), Health Management (sport, health check-up program, …) 
• Career development programs that serve not only to ensure that you are constantly learning and improving but also that give you the possibility to expand your career horizon 
• A dynamic, creative and safe working environment with innovative colleagues supporting your endeavors (ideas, projects, goals, ambitions) 
• Possibility to work on complex projects within both a local and international environment,
• The choice to remain locally anchored for the coming years or to seek an exciting international career opportunity within the group