Associate Director Structural

AECOM; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Dubai is looking for an Associate Director - Structures to lead the design team. The successful candidate will have expertise in structural engineering, particularly for bridges, with a minimum of 15 years' experience. Responsibilities include managing design tasks, liaising with clients, and ensuring project deliverables meet quality standards. This full-time role focuses on innovative design practices and excellent client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years of hands-on experience in Structural Engineering of Bridges.
• Experience with UAE/ME projects preferred.
• Organized, proactive, with exceptional communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team to produce design information and coordinate relevant disciplines.
• Carry out all design stages of bridges and underground structures.
• Provide technical reviews and quality management.

Skills

Structural Engineering

Communication skills

Project Management

Design software proficiency

Education

Bachelor of Science or Engineering

Master of Science/Engineering

Chartered Engineer or Professional Engineer

Tools

Midas

STAAD

SAP

RM Bridges

Job description

AECOM is seeking Associate Director - Structures to be based in Dubai UAE. The Associate Director will be responsible to lead the team to produce the design information and coordinate with the relevant design disciplines. He/She will be responsible to provide technical reviews and quality management share technical expertise and experience with others in the company via internal technical communication and presentations.

Design will be carried out in accordance with AASHTO LRFD Eurocodes, AREMA and or any other international design code as applicable. As a leader he/she will also be responsible to coordinate with the Client and the key stakeholders of the projects. He/She will also be required to travel when necessary to address the projects and clients’ needs in particular within the GCC. He/She may be assigned if required to undertake some site inspections.

Job Duties

• Development of feasibility and design concepts
• Undertaking the lead for carrying out all design stages of all types of bridges and underground structures including cut and cover tunnels, box jacking tunnels, underground stations and other forms of underground structures.
• Provide technical leadership on structural design tasks.
• Having good understanding and appreciation for other disciplines’ requirements of the underground structures such as the geotechnical, MEP and FLS requirements.
• Having reasonable knowledge about life cycle cost analysis of underground structures.
• Develops solutions to complex and challenging issues using engineering methodologies to define new procedures when needed.
• Liaise with CAD/BIM Manager for production of drawings and BIM models.
• Responsible to coordinate with the other disciplines to ensure there are no design and provide fully coordinated design deliverables. This includes the support of the construction supervision teams.
• Resolves technical issues concerning conflicting requirements or complex coordination.
• Performs quality control reviews of design calculations and drawings following policies and procedures confirming that the technical approach satisfies the client scope of services and expectations.
• Provides specialized input to studies and design within the area of underground structures.
• Carry out risk assessments and provision of design information for Health and Safety.
• Inspection assessment and strengthening of underground structures where applicable.
• Report writing and production of technical reports, specifications and documents.
• Championing innovation and demonstrating technical leadership to sizeable team.
• Able to monitor and track the budget for specific tasks within the project.
• Plays an active role in the technical development of the team.
• Contributes as an in-house expert on specific technologies or processes.
• Independently evaluates, selects and applies standard industry techniques to execute work assignments.
• Identifies and develops new processes that lead to improved efficiency or work quality.
• Engages with project technical teams within a field of expertise to confirm project approach and review deliverables within budget and scope.
• Liaises with authorities to obtain permits and approvals and to discuss technical advances.
• Develops construction cost estimates and estimates of technical effort/man-hours for projects.
• May be required to act as Project Manager on small to medium size discipline-specific projects. Has an excellent understanding of project delivery requirements.
• Supports business development and selling initiatives to expand work assignments including managing client relationships and expectations.
• Assists with proposals and participates in the development of bids and technical write-up for proposals.
• Leads communication with clients to discuss work scope requests, information to support project execution and receives client comments on draft work products.
• Presents to clients, senior leadership and other project stakeholders to demonstrate progress and clearly explains design principles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science or Engineering from an accredited University in a relevant subject such as Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Master of Science/Engineering is preferred; PhD is highly preferred.
• Chartered Engineer (MIStructE or equivalent from UK) or Professional Engineer (PE from USA) is highly preferred.
• PMP, RMP or equivalent Project Management certificate is preferred.

Specific Skills Required

• Must have minimum of 15 years of hands‑on extensive experience in Structural Engineering of Bridges, transportation structures and infrastructure structures. UAE/ME projects experience would be preferred.
• Experience with various software packages for analysis and design such as Midas, STAAD, SAP, RM Bridges.
• Organized and proactive.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.

Remote Work

No

Employment Type

Full‑time

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