Senior Structural Engineer – UAE

Sener en Ingeniería; United Arab Emirates; Hybrid; AED 260,000 - 460,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working environment

Competitive salary and benefits

Job summary

Join Sener's UAE team as a Senior Structural Engineer, leading the design and delivery of rail and metro structural systems for major projects. You will oversee calculations, drawings, and reports, coordinating with multidisciplinary groups to ensure robust, constructible solutions that meet standards and project timelines.

We seek a senior professional with Rail & Metro experience, leadership capability, and proficiency in ETABS, SAP2000, and BIM workflows, offering hybrid work and regional

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or related discipline.
• 11–14 years of structural engineering experience.
• Mandatory Rail & Metro design experience.
• Proven experience in designing structures for Rail & Metro projects.
• Strong experience in analysis, modelling, and design of large-scale buildings (RC & steel).
• Proficiency in ETABS, SAP2000, SAFE, STAAD.Pro and AutoCAD.
• Experience with Revit Structure, BIM coordination, and digital workflows is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead production, coordination, and technical review of structural designs across concept to IFC stages.
• Design structural systems for large-scale railway buildings and infrastructure facilities (RC, steel, etc.).
• Prepare, review, and approve calculations, drawings, specs, and technical reports.
• Ensure designs are robust, constructible, and compliant with standards.
• Coordinate structural design with Architecture, Civil, MEP, Geotechnical, and Track teams.
• Lead multidisciplinary design reviews, workshops, and value engineering.
• Review analyses, methodologies, calculations, and engineering solutions for complex structures.
• Identify and resolve complex design issues and coordination conflicts.
• Review technical submissions, RFIs, design changes, and contractor proposals.
• Provide technical leadership to the structural team and support development.
• Ensure deliverables meet schedules, quality, and Sener standards.

Skills

Rail & Metro design

Structural design

Leadership

ETABS

SAP2000

STAAD.Pro

AutoCAD

Revit Structure

BIM coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering

Tools

ETABS

SAP2000

SAFE

STAAD.Pro

AutoCAD

Revit Structure

Job description

Join Sener and Shape the Future of Rail Infrastructure

At Sener, we are delivering some of the region's most complex and innovative Rail & Metro projects. We are looking for a Senior Structural Engineer to join our UAE team, leading the structural design and technical delivery of complex railway infrastructure and large-scale building structures.

If you have strong Rail & Metro structural design experience, technical leadership capabilities, and a proven background in complex structures, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Lead the production, coordination, and technical review of structural designs for Rail & Metro projects across concept, preliminary, detailed, and IFC design stages.
• Lead the design of structural systems for large-scale railway buildings and infrastructure facilities, including reinforced concrete, steel, and other structural systems.
• Prepare, review, and approve structural calculations, drawings, specifications, technical reports, and engineering deliverables.
• Ensure structural designs are technically robust, constructible, coordinated, and compliant with project requirements and applicable standards.
• Coordinate structural design with Architecture, Civil, MEP, Geotechnical, Track, Rail Systems, and other multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Lead multidisciplinary design reviews, technical workshops, design coordination meetings, constructability reviews, and value engineering activities.
• Review structural analysis, design methodologies, technical calculations, and engineering solutions for complex structures.
• Identify and resolve complex structural design issues and multidisciplinary coordination conflicts.
• Review technical submissions, RFIs, design changes, contractor proposals, and other engineering documentation.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to structural engineers and support the development of the structural design team.
• Ensure structural design deliverables meet project schedules, quality requirements, and Sener engineering standards.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, Structural Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 11–14 years of structural engineering experience.
• Mandatory Rail & Metro design experience.
• Proven experience in the design of structures for Rail & Metro projects.
• Strong experience in the analysis, modelling, and design of large-scale building structures, including reinforced concrete and steel structures.
• Strong structures design experience is mandatory.
• Proven experience leading the production, coordination, and technical review of structural designs across multiple design stages.
• Strong understanding of structural analysis, design methodologies, structural systems, and applicable international standards.
• Experience coordinating structural designs with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Experience reviewing structural calculations, drawings, specifications, technical reports, contractor submissions, RFIs, and design changes.
• Proficiency in structural analysis and design software such as ETABS, SAP2000, SAFE, STAAD.Pro, or equivalent, along with AutoCAD.
• Experience with Revit Structure, BIM coordination, and digital engineering workflows is an advantage.

Preferred Job Qualifications:

• Experience working on large-scale Rail & Metro projects with international engineering consultancies.
• Experience in the design of major railway buildings, stations, depots, maintenance facilities, or other complex structures.
• Familiarity with GCC railway requirements and international structural standards.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary structural design teams across multiple project phases.
• Experience with BIM-enabled structural design coordination and digital engineering workflows.

Why Join Sener?

• Multinational working environment
• High-impact, large-scale Rail & Metro projects
• End-to-end project ownership
• Career development and growth opportunities
• Mentorship and continuous learning
• Hybrid working environment
• Competitive salary and benefits
• Stable, long-term career with an innovative company
• Collaborative and supportive team cultureOpportunity to contribute to landmark transportation projects across the region

BE PART OF A MISSION THAT MATTERS — JOIN SENER

If you are passionate about structural engineering, value meaningful work, and want to be part of projects that shape the future of transportation, join Sener.