Senior Structural Engineer

AtkinsRéalis; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering firm in Dubai seeks a Senior Structural Engineer to lead significant design projects. Candidates should have over 10 years of relevant experience, with at least 5 years based in the UAE. Responsibilities include ensuring quality and accuracy in designs, improving technical excellence, and fostering a collaborative team environment. The role offers a tax-free salary, extensive benefits, and opportunities for professional development in a supportive workplace.

Benefits

Tax-free salary

Comprehensive life insurance

Premium medical insurance

Generous annual leave

Flexible work solutions

Remote work opportunities

Transportation and housing allowances

Qualifications

• More than 10 years of experience in Structural Engineering.
• A minimum of 5 years of project experience in the UAE.
• Working towards Professional Chartership.

Responsibilities

• Lead design for significant projects, ensuring quality and accuracy.
• Foster innovative ideas and collaborate effectively.
• Maintain multidisciplinary coordination in structural designs.
• Manage project delivery and assist in commercial management.

Skills

Structural Engineering

Leadership

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving

Negotiation Skills

Education

Masters/Bachelors degree in Structural Engineering

Job description

Job Description

Overview

Atkins is seeking to appoint an experienced professional to join our Buildings Structures team in the Middle East within our UAE offices. This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing team within a large multi-disciplinary organization delivering high quality engineering developments. As a provider of multi-disciplined technical services to the built environment Atkins in the Middle East is committed to design excellence in the delivery of first-class solutions which combine innovation imagination and best practice.

We encourage vision problem-solving ambition enthusiasm and drive. We recognize that people are the key to our success and our Senior Engineers are responsible for playing a key role in helping to shape the future of our business. We ensure that we provide you with a varied workload and encourage you to extend yourself in order to reach your potential.

Your role

• Support Atkins by taking design lead on our growing portfolio of significant and complex activities/projects maintain responsibility for reviewing the quality and accuracy of own and others work.
• Encourages the creation and development of innovative ideas with practical solutions collaborates effectively and efficiently with Atkins employees and our clients & partners and demonstrates an inclusive One Company mind-set in the support of colleagues throughout Atkins.
• Ensure that our structural designs continue to be multidisciplinary coordinated meets client brief adequate safe efficient durable constructible meets local codes/authorities requirements and designed to best engineering practice.
• To be familiar with procurement tendering developing client brief change management contracts variations managing risks cutting costs controlling the work based on schedule and cost baselines & ensuring profits exceed expected margins.
• Keep abreast of industry developments globally improve technical excellence H&S regulations digital design delivery and promoting this culture within the team running projects and the wider community.
• Focusing on high-quality standards and Client satisfaction thereby increasing the chance of repeat business (Business development) by maintaining a high standard of reliability and trust.
• Be an active part of our Structural Engineering team to help create an inclusive motivated engaging and thought-provoking environment committed to growing and continuing to elevate the standard.
• Assist in maintaining accurate project records for monthly recording of revenue forward planning in relation to orderbook and revenue/resource forecasting. Assist with the commercial management of the team to ensure costs in line with revenue.
• Assist/Manage project delivery maintain collaboration of multi-disciplinary design work to ensure efficient innovative and coordinated solutions are produced in accordance with the appropriate Quality Management procedures.
• Collaborate and engage on projects with representatives undertaking work by other Atkins business units external sub-consultants and third-party design reviewers.
• Adapt to different cultures and working environments with the ability to work under pressure in addition being flexible to travel across the GCC and overseas when required to support project requirements.

About you

• Masters/Bachelors degree in Structural Engineering with >10 years experience.
• Min 5 years of experience working on projects within the UAE.
• Working towards Professional Chartership with an Internationally recognized institution.
• Professional consulting experience of operating predominantly within challenging consulting environments and where a significant component of that experience should be from solution designs as well as from the management of projects and tenders.
• Has experience of taking the lead on consulting projects and in acting/assisting as an engineering/technical/functional resource.
• Preparation of designs throughout all RIBA stages.
• Has excellent English language skills (written and oral) coupled with strong communication (written and oral) and negotiating skills.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive at every stage of your life and your career.

This includes:

• Tax-free salary.
• Comprehensive life insurance coverage.
• Premium medical insurance for you and your dependents.
• Generous annual leave balance.
• Flexible and hybrid work solutions.
• Remote work opportunities outside of country.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Annual flight contribution.
• Relocation assistance.
• Transportation & housing allowances (available for remote work locations)
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance legal matters family care personal health fitness and nutrition.

About AtkinsRéalis

Were AtkinsRéalis a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people data and technology to transform the worlds infrastructure and energy systems. Together with our industry partners and clients and our global team of consultants designers engineers and project managers we can change the world. Were committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Worker Type: Employee

Job Type: Regular

AtkinsRéalis we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender ethnic or national origin sexual identity and orientation age religion or disability but enriches itself through these differences.

Required Experience

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