Signage Asset Engineer (Roads O&M)

About the company

Egis is an international firm working across architecture, consulting, construction engineering, operations, and mobility services. The organization focuses on smart infrastructure and buildings that support climate resilience, sustainability, and balanced development. With a workforce of 20,500 people in more than 100 countries, it delivers innovative solutions for clients around the world.

In the Middle East, Egis employs 3,500 people across 8 countries and has delivered more than 700 complex development projects. The company is recognized among the top ten engineering firms in the region by Engineering News Record and brings together global experience with strong local market knowledge.

Role summary

The Signage Asset Engineer for Roads O&M will be responsible for managing the full asset lifecycle of highway traffic signage in Doha. The position focuses on keeping signs safe, compliant, visible, serviceable, and cost-efficient across the road network.

The scope includes regulatory, warning, directional, guide, and informational signs, as well as ground-mounted units, cantilever and gantry-mounted structures, overhead installations, and their related supports.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee the management of highway signage assets, including all major sign types, overhead structures, foundations, and support systems.
• Confirm that all signage work aligns with applicable standards, project specifications, contractual obligations, MUTCD guidance, ASTM requirements, local authority rules, and accepted international practices.
• Create and maintain detailed asset registers in the Asset Management System, capturing data such as sign type, dimensions, materials, support configuration, age, condition, retroreflective performance, and maintenance records.
• Define inspection criteria, condition rating methods, and performance indicators for signs and their supporting structures.
• Plan and supervise inspections covering structural condition, visibility, readability, retroreflectivity, chromaticity, physical damage, corrosion, deformation, and foundation soundness.
• Review condition and inspection findings to identify performance trends, deterioration patterns, failure exposure, and lifecycle needs.
• Design and apply preventive and corrective maintenance approaches that improve safety, compliance, service performance, and long-term value.
• Build rehabilitation and replacement plans for deteriorated or non-compliant assets using condition, safety, criticality, retroreflectivity, and lifecycle cost data.
• Track retroreflective sheeting performance and verify compliance with minimum reflectivity and chromaticity requirements.
• Assess fabrication methods, materials, installation quality, and workmanship against approved standards and specifications.
• Coordinate repairs and rehabilitation for signs and structures that are damaged, faded, corroded, out of alignment, or structurally weak.
• Lead inspection and maintenance teams during routine, reactive, and detailed work activities.
• Handle defect identification, ranking, and corrective action tracking in line with KPIs, SLAs, and road safety priorities.
• Work closely with traffic, roadway, pavement, structural, and road safety teams to support integrated asset planning and maintenance delivery.
• Prepare technical documentation, including condition reports, lifecycle forecasts, compliance reports, maintenance plans, and investment recommendations.
• Support and coach junior engineers, inspectors, and maintenance staff with technical guidance.
• Keep current with developments in signage materials, retroreflective technology, maintenance methods, and industry best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a closely related field.
• At least 8 years of experience in highway operations and maintenance, including direct work with traffic signage asset management and upkeep.
• Strong familiarity with traffic sign standards and specifications, including MUTCD, relevant ASTM standards, highway signage design and maintenance practices, and road authority requirements.
• Solid understanding of retroreflectivity measurement, chromaticity compliance, sign visibility, legibility, and deterioration behavior over time.
• Hands-on experience with fabrication, installation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of ground-mounted signs, gantry and cantilever structures, large directional and guide signs, and supporting foundations.
• Knowledge of inspection methods and condition assessment techniques for signage assets and overhead structures.
• Experience using Asset Management Systems, inspection databases, and maintenance management platforms.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability, especially in interpreting condition data and creating risk-based maintenance and replacement plans.
• Understanding of structural concerns and corrosion-related issues affecting sign supports and overhead systems.
• High attention to detail and the ability to manage several asset groups at once.
• Clear communication skills, including technical report writing and stakeholder presentations.
• Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams.
• Willingness to travel throughout Qatar for inspections, audits, and urgent response work.

Additional information

This role is based in Doha, Qatar and is part of full-time onsite operations. No salary, stipend, number of openings, start date, or application deadline was specified in the source.