Structural Coordinator

Dutco Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Dutco Group in Abu Dhabi seeks a Structural Coordinator to lead design coordination across roads, marine, and infrastructure projects. You will review drawings, manage interfaces, and coordinate with clients, contractors, and consultants to deliver compliant designs on schedule.

The role requires 5+ years in structural engineering or design coordination, familiarity with bridges, jetties, quay walls, and BIM/CAD tools, and strong communication and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Typically 5+ years of experience in structural engineering or design coordination.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary design packages.
• Familiarity with bridges, retaining walls, foundations, jetties, quay walls.
• Knowledge of relevant structural codes, design standards, and project specs.
• Ability to review engineering drawings, calculations, and reports.
• Strong communication and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Proficiency with engineering tools; BIM coordination platforms is an advantage.
• Professional engineering registration or chartership is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate structural design activities across roads, marine, and infrastructure projects.
• Manage interfaces between structural, civil, geotechnical, marine, utilities, and other disciplines.
• Review drawings, calculations, technical specifications, and design deliverables for coordination and compliance.
• Track design progress, deliverables, approvals, and technical queries against project schedules.
• Facilitate design reviews and coordination meetings, documenting decisions and actions.
• Identify design risks, clashes, and constructability concerns and coordinate resolution.
• Support development and review of design briefs, scopes of work, and project documentation.
• Coordinate with clients, consultants, contractors, suppliers, and authorities as required.
• Ensure designs comply with codes, standards, safety requirements, and project specs.
• Support site teams by responding to technical queries and coordinating design changes.
• Maintain records of design comments, revisions, approvals, and interface decisions.
• Contribute to QA, value engineering, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Proficiency in CAD and BIM tools; interface with project teams on design coordination.

Skills

Multidisciplinary coordination

Stakeholder coordination

Strong communication

Project interface management

CAD / BIM proficiency

Engineering document-management tools

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Tools

CAD

BIM coordination platforms

Job description

Job description

The Structural Coordinator for Roads, Marine, and Infrastructure projects coordinates structural design and engineering activities across multidisciplinary teams. The role supports the delivery of safe, compliant, and constructible designs for projects such as roads, bridges, ports, coastal structures, utilities, and other infrastructure. The coordinator works with project managers, designers, contractors, and clients to manage interfaces, resolve technical issues, and help ensure work meets project requirements, budgets, and schedules.

Job Responsibility:

• Coordinate structural design activities across roads, marine, and infrastructure projects.
• Manage interfaces between structural, civil, geotechnical, marine, utilities, and other disciplines.
• Review drawings, calculations, technical specifications, and design deliverables for coordination, consistency, and compliance.
• Track design progress, deliverables, approvals, and technical queries against project schedules.
• Facilitate design reviews and coordination meetings, documenting decisions and following up on actions.
• Identify design risks, clashes, and constructability concerns, and coordinate their resolution.
• Support the development and review of design briefs, scopes of work, technical submissions, and project documentation.
• Coordinate with clients, consultants, contractors, suppliers, and relevant authorities as required.
• Help ensure designs comply with applicable codes, standards, safety requirements, and project specifications.
• Support site teams by responding to technical queries and coordinating design changes.
• Maintain accurate records of design comments, revisions, approvals, and interface decisions.
• Contribute to quality assurance, value engineering, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Candidate Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Typically 5+ years of experience in structural engineering or design coordination for roads, marine, or infrastructure projects.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary design packages and managing technical interfaces.
• Familiarity with structures such as bridges, retaining walls, foundations, culverts, jetties, quay walls, or other marine and infrastructure assets.
• Knowledge of relevant structural codes, design standards, and project specifications.
• Ability to review engineering drawings, calculations, and technical reports.
• Strong communication, organization, problem-solving, and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Proficiency with engineering and document-management tools; experience with BIM coordination platforms is an advantage.
• Attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple deliverables and priorities.
• Professional engineering registration or chartership is an advantage.

Structural engineering coordination for marine, infrastructure, and road projects

• Review and coordination of structural drawings, specifications, and design submissions
• Coordination with civil, geotechnical, architectural, and MEP teams
• Knowledge of reinforced concrete, structural steel, and foundation systems
• Understanding of marine structures, including quay walls, jetties, and coastal protection works
• Familiarity with roads, bridges, utilities, drainage, and infrastructure works
• Design review and constructability assessment
• Technical submittal, method statement, and material approval review
• Interface management and resolution of design and site coordination issues
• Compliance with project specifications, codes, and health and safety requirements
• Site inspections, progress monitoring, and support for construction teams
• Change management, technical query resolution, and design documentation control
• Proficiency in structural design and coordination software, CAD, and BIM tools
• Strong communication, organization, problem-solving, and teamwork skills