Structural Coordinator

DBB; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 201,000 - 312,000; Full time

Job summary

DBB is seeking a Structural Coordinator to lead design coordination across roads, marine, and infrastructure projects in Abu Dhabi. You will work with project managers, designers, contractors, and clients to resolve technical issues and ensure designs meet budgets and schedules.

The role requires a civil/structural engineering degree and 5+ years of relevant experience, with strong communication and coordination skills. BIM coordination experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering or related discipline.
• Typically 5+ years of experience in structural engineering or design coordination.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary design packages and managing interfaces.
• Knowledge of relevant structural codes, design standards, and project specs.
• Strong communication and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Proficiency with engineering and document-management tools; BIM experience is a plus.

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 consistency and compliance.
• Track design progress, deliverables, approvals, and technical queries against project schedules.
• Facilitate design reviews and coordination meetings; document decisions and actions.
• Identify design risks, clashes, and constructability concerns; coordinate resolutions.
• Support development and review of design briefs, scopes of work, submissions, and project docs.
• Coordinate with clients, consultants, contractors, suppliers, and authorities as required.
• Help ensure designs comply with codes, standards, safety requirements, and 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 quality assurance, value engineering, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Coordination

Stakeholder communication

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Tools

BIM coordination platforms

Engineering document-management tools

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.