CIVIL STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING LEAD

Qatar Energy; Doha; On-site; QAR 309,428 - 436,839; Full time

Job summary

Qatar Energy is seeking a Senior Civil/Structural Engineer in Doha with a minimum of 15 years of relevant experience, providing technical assurance for civil and structural design in a Power and Desalination Plant project. The ideal candidate will have expertise in heavy industrial projects, site development, and design of substantial water retaining structures. Excellent communication skills and fluency in English are mandatory. The role requires managing engineering deliverables and resolving complex project issues independently.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of relevant post‑graduate experience in power plant, oil & gas, or heavy industrial projects.
• Experience in plant site development, roads, and complex drainage systems.
• Design experience in large prestressed potable water retaining structures.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assurance over contractor’s civil and structural design.
• Manage, review, verify and approve all civil and structural engineering deliverables.
• Ensure suitability of civil and structural designs for site development.

Skills

Technical capability

Time management

Cost management

Quality management

Excellent communication

Fluency in English

Independent problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Discipline Engineering

Chartered Engineer status or postgraduate degree

Job description

Primary Purpose of the Job

Function as a Senior Civil/Structural Engineer for a Power and Desalination Plant project, providing technical assurance over the Contractor’s civil and structural design from commencement through completion. The role requires independent technical capability to manage, review, verify and approve all civil and structural engineering deliverables associated with a power generation and desalination facility, including complex onshore and marine infrastructure.

The Senior Civil/Structural Engineer shall ensure suitability of civil and structural designs for site development, dynamic equipment foundations, very large prestressed potable water retaining structures, large‑scale drainage and earthworks, switching stations and electrical yards. Detailed design knowledge of the abovementioned facilities is required, including the ability to develop scopes of work and provide technical assurance for engineered elements.

Required Experience and Skills

• Minimum 15 years of relevant post‑graduate experience, of which at least 10 years shall be related to power plant, oil & gas, or other heavy industrial projects.
• Experience in plant site development, including roads, earthworks, complex drainage systems, utility‑scale power plants, including heavy turbines and generator foundations associated with major industrial facilities.
• Design experience in large prestressed potable water retaining structures, and large seawater tanks and settlement basins.
• Design experience in nearshore and marine civil infrastructure, including seawater intake and brine discharge systems, nearshore civil works, and coastal protection infrastructure.
• Experience developing scope of work for geotechnical and Topographical investigation and interpreting outcome reports.
• Experience providing technical support during construction phase of mega‑projects, including resolution of complex civil and structural engineering issues during execution.
• Experience across Concept / Feasibility, FEED, and EPIC phases.
• Familiarity with US and European civil/structural codes and standards.
• Strong technical capability, with the ability to resolve complex engineering issues independently and without reliance on third‑party intervention.
• Proven ability to manage time, cost and quality in engineering projects within a multiple project environment.
• Excellent communications and presentation skills with fluency in English.
• Proven experience working in multicultural teams.

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil or Structural Discipline Engineering
• Chartered Engineer status or a postgraduate degree in a relevant field.