Senior Structural Health Monitoring Specialist

Week-end Juridique; Abu Dhabi; À distance; AED 250 000 - 380 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Remote work

Professional development opportunities

Full-time senior-level role

Résumé du poste

Week-end Juridique seeks a Senior Structural Health Monitoring Specialist to lead data-driven assessment and monitoring of bridges, buildings, tunnels, and industrial assets. You will analyze SHM data, review sensor layouts, and provide recommendations to improve safety and service life.

The role emphasizes remote collaboration with engineering teams and asset operators, with a focus on vibration analysis, anomaly detection, and predictive maintenance across international infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Structural/Civil/Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Significant experience in structural health monitoring and infrastructure assessment.
• Strong knowledge of structural dynamics and sensor-based data interpretation.
• Experience with vibration analysis, modal identification, and trend analysis.
• Proficiency in MATLAB, Python, or R for data analysis.
• Familiarity with standards like Eurocodes/ISO relevant to SHM.

Responsabilités

• Develop and review SHM strategies for various infrastructures.
• Analyze sensor data from strain gauges, accelerometers, and displacement sensors.
• Evaluate structural behavior under static/dynamic loading using monitoring data.
• Interpret vibration measurements, modal frequencies, and damping.
• Prepare technical reports and monitoring summaries for stakeholders.
• Collaborate remotely with multidisciplinary teams and asset managers.

Connaissances

Structural health monitoring

Data analysis

Sensor technologies

Structural dynamics

MATLAB

Python

Vibration analysis

Remote collaboration

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Structural/Civil/Mechanical Engineering

Outils

SAP2000

ETABS

ANSYS

MIDAS Civil

Python

MATLAB

Description du poste

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

We are seeking an experienced Senior Structural Health Monitoring Specialist to support the assessment, monitoring, and performance evaluation of infrastructure assets, including bridges, buildings, tunnels, industrial structures, and other critical facilities. The successful candidate will analyze structural monitoring data, evaluate asset condition, identify potential deterioration or abnormal behavior, and provide technical recommendations to improve structural safety, reliability, and service life.

This fully remote role focuses on structural data analysis, monitoring system design reviews, vibration assessment, anomaly detection, technical reporting, and predictive maintenance support. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in structural engineering, sensor technologies, structural dynamics, and data interpretation, with the ability to collaborate remotely with engineering teams, infrastructure operators, asset managers, and field technicians.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and review structural health monitoring (SHM) strategies for bridges, buildings, tunnels, industrial facilities, and other infrastructure assets.
• Analyze data collected from structural sensors, including strain gauges, accelerometers, displacement transducers, inclinometers, tiltmeters, and temperature sensors.
• Evaluate structural behavior under static and dynamic loading conditions using monitoring data and engineering assessment methods.
• Interpret vibration measurements, modal frequencies, mode shapes, damping characteristics, and other structural dynamic parameters.
• Identify abnormal structural responses, unusual movement patterns, potential deterioration indicators, and changes in asset performance.
• Support the development of monitoring plans, sensor layouts, data acquisition requirements, and measurement specifications.
• Review monitoring system architectures, instrumentation documentation, sensor calibration records, and data collection procedures.
• Establish baseline structural performance indicators and evaluate changes over time using historical and real-time monitoring datasets.
• Apply statistical analysis, signal processing, trend analysis, and anomaly detection techniques to identify potential structural risks.
• Support the integration of monitoring data with structural analysis models, digital twins, and asset management platforms.
• Conduct remote technical assessments of structural performance and recommend further investigation when monitoring results indicate potential concerns.
• Collaborate with structural engineers to compare observed behavior with design assumptions, analytical predictions, and applicable acceptance criteria.
• Assist with fatigue assessment, serviceability evaluation, vibration performance reviews, and long-term structural condition monitoring.
• Develop dashboards, performance indicators, and automated reporting workflows to improve monitoring efficiency and data visibility.
• Review monitoring data quality, sensor reliability, missing measurements, calibration information, and potential sources of measurement error.
• Support the development of condition-based maintenance strategies and predictive maintenance recommendations.
• Prepare technical reports, monitoring summaries, risk assessments, and recommendations for infrastructure owners and project stakeholders.
• Maintain traceable records of monitoring data, analytical methods, assumptions, findings, and engineering recommendations.
• Coordinate remotely with field teams responsible for sensor installation, inspections, equipment maintenance, and physical verification activities.
• Provide technical guidance to junior engineers and data analysts on structural monitoring methods, data interpretation, and reporting standards.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Significant professional experience in structural health monitoring, structural assessment, infrastructure engineering, or structural condition evaluation.
• Strong understanding of structural mechanics, structural dynamics, material behavior, and the performance of civil infrastructure under operational loading.
• Experience analyzing data from structural monitoring systems and interpreting sensor measurements.
• Knowledge of vibration analysis, modal identification, signal processing, statistical evaluation, and trend analysis.
• Familiarity with structural instrumentation, including strain gauges, accelerometers, displacement sensors, inclinometers, and related data acquisition technologies.
• Experience with structural analysis software such as SAP2000, ETABS, ANSYS, MIDAS Civil, or equivalent engineering platforms.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools such as MATLAB, Python, R, or comparable scientific computing environments.
• Understanding of relevant structural design, assessment, and monitoring standards, including applicable Eurocodes, ISO standards, or recognized industry guidelines.
• Familiarity with sensor calibration, data validation, measurement uncertainty, and monitoring system performance evaluation.
• Experience supporting condition assessment, fatigue evaluation, predictive maintenance, or infrastructure asset management is advantageous.
• Ability to distinguish between genuine structural anomalies, environmental effects, operational variations, and sensor-related errors.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, technical writing, and engineering judgment skills.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to coordinate effectively with multidisciplinary teams in a remote working environment.
• Relevant professional engineering registration, structural monitoring certifications, or specialist training in structural dynamics are advantageous.
• Ability to manage multiple technical assignments independently and produce accurate, well-documented engineering assessments.

What We Offer

• A 100% remote, work-from-home arrangement.
• A full-time senior-level opportunity in structural engineering and infrastructure monitoring.
• Opportunities to contribute to infrastructure safety, asset performance optimization, and predictive maintenance initiatives.
• Professional development in structural dynamics, sensor technologies, engineering analytics, and digital infrastructure monitoring.
• A collaborative remote working environment focused on engineering quality, data-driven decisions, and continuous improvement.