Senior Structural (Viaduct)

Systra; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An engineering and consultancy group is looking for a Senior Structural Engineer (Viaduct) based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This position requires over 12 years of experience in heavy civil engineering and involves leading a team for a major rail project's structural engineering tasks. The successful candidate will need a degree in construction or engineering and experience with structural engineering software. Strong leadership, client management, and decision-making skills are essential for this senior role.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years of demonstrable experience in heavy civil engineering projects.
• Experience leading a team in project delivery.
• Comprehensive knowledge of heavy civil structural engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the structural engineering team.
• Ensure compliance with engineering standards and codes.
• Review design drawings and shop drawings for accuracy.

Skills

Team leadership

Structural design expertise

Client management

Technical software knowledge

Decision-making

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction, engineering or related field

Tools

SACS

Strucad

Ansys

Abaqus

Inventor

Nastran (Femap)

SAP 2000

Job description

SYSTRA is one of the world's leading engineering and consultancy groups specialising in public transport and sustainable mobility. With over 10,300 employees, SYSTRA's mission is to design safe and sustainable transport solutions to bring people together, develop social inclusion and facilitate access to employment, education and leisure throughout the world.

For 65 years, the Group has been working alongside cities and regions to contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their infrastructure and transport systems, throughout the life cycle of their projects. SYSTRA is involved from the earliest stages of design through to the testing, deployment and maintenance phases. The company provides all its services in over 80 countries worldwide and generates 74% of its turnover internationally. With its new services, SYSTRA supports its clients and partners in their digital, ecological and energy transition, in order to invent the mobility of tomorrow.

Context

The Senior Structural Engineer (Viaduct) will be responsible for leading a team reviewing feasibility works and preliminary detailed engineering for a range of rail, at-ground structures, and stations for a major rail project. Reporting into the Lead Civil Design Manager, the senior structural engineer will be leading a team of structural engineers & inspectors and monitoring the schedule and quality of deliverables to a major rail project. This is a senior level position for a structural systems subject matter expert. The chosen candidate will have strong verbal, written, presentation and excellent client management skills. Requisite technical skills include demonstrated ability leading and managing the design and detailing of complex transportation structures, with an emphasis on experience and knowledge of the design, analysis, inspection and maintenance of heavy civil structures. This position is to be based at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Missions / Main Duties

• Assuming responsibility and representing the design division of a major rail project for all aspects related to structural engineering
• Providing leadership and managing the structural engineering team and assigning tasks and responsibilities
• Implementing structural engineering practices and related standards and synchronizing structural engineering practices and standards throughout program
• Ensuring members of the structural engineering team are compliant with these engineering standards, codes, and procedures
• Maintaining responsibility for structural engineering integrity
• Leading external & internal coordination with regards to structural design review
• Reviews shop drawing and construction‑phase submittals when issues arise that require specific technical assistance
• Reviews design drawings and specifications at periodic check points as required by the PMP milestones
• Performing constructability and maintainability reviews, especially as related to structural systems and energy performance requirements
• Maintaining quality control and quality standards in all work output, computations, designs, drawings, plans, estimates and reports
• Providing input regarding all energy efficiency and performance standards
• Developing, implementing and enforcing QA/QC procedures to ensure quality control performed by others is properly implemented throughout the programme

Profile / Skills

• A bachelor's degree in construction, engineering or related field
• Minimum 12 years of demonstrable experience in the design & construction of heavy civil engineering projects
• Recently led a team in the delivery of project
• Capable of operating as technical lead as well as team member as scope and range of project interaction alters accordingly
• Comprehensive knowledge of the design & construction of heavy civil structural engineering and in depth understanding of how this expertise integrates into a complete project
• Experienced with structural engineering software including SACS, Strucad, Ansys, Abaqus, Inventor, Nastran (Femap), SAP 2000
• Ability to develop and encourage team member skills
• High level of intellectual ability
• Strong and effective decision‑making and interpersonal skills

Systra is an equal opportunities company; this position is open to all applicants.