Structural steelwork engineer

Vanderlande Industries; Dubai; On-site; AED 183,000 - 258,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering firm seeks a Structural Engineer in Dubai to join their Steelwork Competence Team. The successful candidate will design steel structures for airport projects, ensure cost-effective solutions, and collaborate across multiple departments. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and proficiency in AutoCAD, with a focus on quality assurance and project coordination. Willingness to travel occasionally is needed. Join us to contribute to innovative airport solutions.

Qualifications

• Entry-level or some years of experience in Structural Engineering.
• Willingness to travel and work on-site (up to 5% of the time).
• Capable of switching between major topics and details.

Responsibilities

• Design or coordinate the design of steel structures for airport projects.
• Recommend technical cost-effective steelwork solutions for Airport projects.
• Coordinate the Steelwork designs internally and/or with external suppliers.
• Estimate steel tonnages and budget the Steelwork scope.
• Verify quality of the construction meets requirements.

Skills

Proficiency in AutoCAD 2D/3D

Knowledge of structural analysis software (SCIA, AxisVM, Robot, Cype)

Analytical mindset

Result-driven organization

Ability to work in dynamic environment

Fluent in English

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil, Structural, or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Your position

As a Structural Engineer you will be an integral part of the Steelwork Competence Team responsible for ensuring optimal steelwork solutions during both the Sales and Execution phases of projects. Your role will involve collaborating with Sales and Engineering teams other departments and external suppliers to develop technical and commercial the critical importance of steelwork in all Airport solutions you will oversee the complete technical structural solution ensuring it aligns with customer requirements. Given the critical importance of steelwork in all Airport solutions you will oversee the complete technical structural solution ensuring it aligns with customer requirements. You will delegate work to team members and external suppliers focusing on high‑level oversight rather than detailed involvement. To maintain competitiveness you will leverage your experience to continuously improve and optimize our processes and technical standards for steelwork solutions.

Your responsibilities

• Design or coordinate the design of steel structures for airport projects.
• Recommend technical cost‑effective steelwork solutions for Airport projects.
• Represent the Steelwork scope in a demanding multi‑disciplinary project environment.
• Coordinate the Steelwork designs internally and/or with external suppliers and engineering companies.
• Estimate steel tonnages and budget the Steelwork scope.
• Performing sanity checks on critical parts of the Steelwork scope.
• Collect and summarize relevant technical information (e.g. local legislation standards codes earthquake risk indicators fire ratings).
• Prepare RFQ packages for suppliers and review quotes.
• Report on the project progress toward project leads.
• Verify that quality of the construction meets requirements.
• Own internal improvements to optimize processes and technical standards for the steelwork scope.

Your team

The department you will be working in focusses on the development of the Airport segment in the Middle East . Furthermore your department supports our other customer centres global on the disciplines Engineering Integration and IT Engineering. To accommodate growth and future readiness we are seeking a Structural Engineer to strengthen our team.

Your profile

• Bachelors degree in Civil Structural or Mechanical Engineering.
• Entry‑level or some years of experience in Structural Engineering
• Proficiency in drawing software (AutoCAD 2D/3D Revit) and structural analysis software (SCIA AxisVM Robot Cype).
• Willingness to travel and work on‑site (up to 5% of the time).
• Analytical cost‑aware result‑driven and efficient organizer.
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment.
• Capable of switching between major topics and details.
• Fluent in English.

Required Experience

IC