Senior Site Structural Engineer

Job Description

Join a global professional services leader. We are committed to solving the world’s biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanization.

GHD is one of the world’s leading professional services companies. We provide engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services to help our clients create lasting community benefit.

An employee-owned company, GHD is rich in diversity of thought, background and experience. Today, more than 14,000 empowered people in 200+ offices on five continents collaborate seamlessly to understand our clients’ objectives, tackle their problems and bring imaginative solutions to life.

Operating in the global markets of water, energy and resources, environment, property and buildings, and transportation, we deliver projects with high standards of safety, quality and ethics across the entire project lifecycle – from planning to designing, sustaining, enhancing and retiring assets.

Driven by a culture of service excellence and supported by our connected global network, we partner with our clients and sustain relationships to achieve innovative outcomes across services, markets, and geographies.

The value of our work can be seen in the social progress, sustainable development, and economic growth we bring to the communities we touch.

With an expanding portfolio in the UAE, GHD have created an exciting opportunity for a talented Structural Engineer to join our Construction Management Team.

Key roles and responsibilities:

• Good communication skills are a must.
• A sound knowledge of Engineering Principles and ability to design using all common building materials.
• Report writing and documentation skills.
• Processing construction documentation such as, responding to RFI’s and commenting on engineering submittals.
• Review engineering designs and provide input on their suitability. Advise on changes if required during the engineering phase.
• Contribute to designs produced by GHD to ensure the contractor has a well-coordinated set of drawings.
• Ensure Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) procedures are followed during project execution.
• Proactively collaborate with other members of the team to deliver innovative and balanced best value solutions that meet the Client’s requirements.
• Assist Project Managers in monitoring and driving progress.
• Manage BIM technicians and mentoring graduate engineers.
  
  

To be successful in this role, you will possess:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil/Structural Engineering
• 10 years of professional experience working on buildings and Infrastructure projects.
• Maritime structural experience.
• Experienced in the design and specification of building structures in steel, concrete and masonry to American and British Standards.
• Be familiar with the local UAE Authority design requirements.
• Have proven experience of delivering projects from design through completion in a multi-disciplinary and/or multi-office project execution environment.
• Experienced user of structural engineering software including CSi ETABS, SAFE, Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis, STAAD, Prokon in addition to in-house spreadsheets.
• A solid background knowledge of AutoCAD and Revit software, with ability to carry out coordination and reviews through Revit.
• Can undertake structural inspections and report on material and construction defects and provide guidance for remedial repairs.
  
  

Interested? Apply now.

At GHD, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities and invites applications from people of all nationalities, genders, and cultural backgrounds.

About Us

Let's put your ideas into action.

If you see the world differently and are driven by a desire to make real change, together we'll make it happen. Everybody at GHD has their own commitment, and we’re here to support yours.

Your success is our success, and together we'll make a lasting impact on our world for generations to come.

Our Pledge to You

At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

That’s why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.

See where your commitment could take you.

That’s the #PowerOfCommitment

Who We Are

GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.

The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It’s what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity’s most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.

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