Senior Structural Health Monitoring Specialist

Point FOCUS Mali; Abu Dhabi; Remote; AED 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Point FOCUS Mali is seeking a Senior Structural Health Monitoring Specialist for a fully remote role in the UAE. You will oversee SHM strategies, analyze sensor networks, and provide data-driven maintenance recommendations as part of a cross-disciplinary team of engineers and asset managers.

The role emphasizes advanced data interpretation, reporting, and coordinating with field teams remotely to support infrastructure monitoring programs and long-term performance assessments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil/Structural Engineering.
• Master's degree is an advantage.
• Extensive experience in SHM and asset integrity.
• Knowledge of vibration, modal analysis, and sensors.
• Experience with sensor networks and data analysis.
• Ability to prepare technical reports.
• Strong analytical and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review SHM strategies for assets.
• Analyze sensor data from various instruments.
• Review vibration, deformation, and temperature measurements.
• Prepare monitoring reports and trend analyses.
• Coordinate remotely with inspection teams.
• Support risk-based maintenance planning.
• Review FEA outputs alongside monitoring data.
• Maintain technical records and documentation.

Skills

SHM expertise

Structural analysis

Asset integrity

Sensor data analysis

Time-series interpretation

Vibration analysis

Modal analysis

Technical reporting

Remote collaboration

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Structural Engineering

Master's degree in Structural Engineering

Tools

Finite element software

Engineering visualization tools

Sensor calibration tools

Job description

Job Title: Senior Structural Health Monitoring Specialist

Location: United Arab Emirates (Remote)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Work Arrangement: 100% Remote — Work From Home

Level: Senior

About the Role

The Senior Structural Health Monitoring Specialist provides advanced technical oversight and analytical expertise in assessing the condition, performance, and long-term integrity of buildings, bridges, industrial facilities, transport infrastructure, and other critical structures. The role focuses on structural monitoring strategies, sensor data analysis, condition assessment, deterioration trends, anomaly detection, and predictive maintenance recommendations. Working fully remotely, the specialist collaborates with structural engineers, asset managers, inspection teams, and infrastructure stakeholders to interpret monitoring data, identify potential structural risks, and support evidence-based maintenance and asset management decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and review structural health monitoring strategies for buildings, bridges, industrial structures, and infrastructure assets.
• Evaluate monitoring plans, sensor specifications, measurement parameters, and data collection requirements.
• Analyze structural response data from strain gauges, accelerometers, displacement sensors, inclinometers, load cells, tiltmeters, and other monitoring instruments.
• Review vibration, deformation, settlement, stress, displacement, and temperature measurements to assess structural behavior.
• Evaluate structural performance trends under operational loads, environmental conditions, and changing service requirements.
• Identify unusual patterns, measurement anomalies, and potential indicators of structural deterioration or damage.
• Review modal analysis, natural frequency, damping, and vibration characteristics to support structural condition assessments.
• Assess long-term monitoring datasets to identify changes in structural response and potential performance concerns.
• Interpret data from automated monitoring systems, remote sensing technologies, and structural instrumentation platforms.
• Support the development of threshold values, alert criteria, and escalation procedures for monitored assets.
• Review sensor calibration records, data quality reports, measurement uncertainty, and monitoring system performance.
• Evaluate structural monitoring data against design assumptions, engineering models, historical baselines, and applicable technical criteria.
• Coordinate remotely with field inspection teams to clarify sensor locations, installation records, measurement conditions, and reported observations.
• Prepare technical assessments, monitoring summaries, trend analyses, and structural performance reports.
• Support risk-based maintenance planning by identifying assets or structural components requiring further engineering assessment.
• Review finite element analysis outputs and other structural modeling results alongside monitoring data.
• Investigate monitoring system interruptions, inconsistent measurements, sensor drift, and data integrity issues.
• Recommend improvements to sensor placement, monitoring frequency, data acquisition processes, and reporting methods.
• Support the integration of structural monitoring information into asset management and predictive maintenance systems.
• Review contractor and specialist reports relating to structural instrumentation, monitoring installations, and condition assessments.
• Contribute to technical audits, monitoring program reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain accurate technical records, analysis files, monitoring histories, and controlled documentation.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• A master's degree in Structural Engineering, Structural Dynamics, Infrastructure Engineering, or a related field is an advantage.
• Significant experience in structural health monitoring, structural engineering analysis, infrastructure condition assessment, or asset integrity management.
• Strong understanding of structural mechanics, material behavior, load effects, and structural performance principles.
• Experience analyzing data from structural monitoring instruments and sensor networks.
• Knowledge of vibration analysis, modal analysis, structural dynamics, and deformation monitoring.
• Familiarity with strain gauges, accelerometers, displacement transducers, inclinometers, tilt sensors, and related instrumentation.
• Experience reviewing monitoring data for bridges, buildings, industrial facilities, or other civil infrastructure assets.
• Understanding of sensor calibration, measurement uncertainty, data validation, and monitoring system reliability.
• Familiarity with structural analysis software, finite element modeling tools, and engineering data visualization platforms.
• Ability to interpret time-series datasets and identify trends, anomalies, and potential structural performance concerns.
• Knowledge of relevant structural design standards, inspection guidance, and asset management practices.
• Experience preparing technical reports, engineering assessments, monitoring specifications, and maintenance recommendations.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical documentation skills.
• Excellent communication and coordination abilities when working with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Ability to manage complex technical assignments independently in a fully remote environment.

What We Offer

• Fully remote working arrangement within the stated UAE-based role framework.
• Opportunity to contribute to the monitoring and integrity management of critical infrastructure assets.
• Collaboration with structural engineers, infrastructure specialists, and asset management professionals.
• Exposure to advanced sensing technologies, structural analytics, and predictive maintenance methodologies.
• Opportunities for continued professional development in structural engineering and infrastructure monitoring.

Candidates should confirm applicable employment arrangements, residency requirements, and work authorization before accepting an offer. This is a fully remote engineering analysis, monitoring data review, technical reporting, and coordination role. Physical inspections, site surveys, sensor installation, field measurements, equipment maintenance, and emergency structural assessments must be performed by qualified local personnel. Structural safety determinations, engineering certifications, statutory inspections, and formal technical sign-offs must be completed by appropriately licensed or authorized professionals in accordance with applicable regulations.