Project Engineer - Structural

Job description / Role

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration - through conceptualization - to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we've led with vision, contributing to many of the world's most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 57th largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2023 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you'll discover more than just a job - you'll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards, mentoring and coaching programs and extensive in-house on demand learning courses.

Responsibilities

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Structural Engineer to join our team based in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

We envisage success in this role to include;

- Support engineering team in preparation of scopes of work, specifications, and drawings for civil / structural discipline work packages primarily related to Industrial / commercial and Infrastructure works.
- Attending the project kick off meeting.
- Developing the design development plan and design interfaces.
- Coordinating with the other functions within the project team to ensure deliverables developed are aligned.
- Attending page turn reviews for all work packages.
- Supporting Project Management during the tender period (e.g., responding to bidder queries, revising engineering deliverables, etc.).
- Participating in technical evaluations.
- Managing the progress of design deliverables to enable the commencement of construction.
- Management of all engineering / technical issues arising during the execution of the project.
- Attending periodic progress review meetings both internally and with the contractor(s) and consultant(s) to ensure project and work package engineering requirements are being achieved.
- Monthly assessment of engineering deliverables status.
- Support review of shop drawings / RFI and issuance of Site instructions for projects as per requirement.
- Identifying any updates to engineering standards and engineering lessons learned based on the project execution.

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 10 years of work experience partnered with a Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering or similar.

Must have experience working within an engineering team on the design development of construction projects either as a client or as a contractor, with specific experience in the process of developing scopes,concept design, and engineering support.

KEO's performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its' contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.

About the Company

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 57 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is ranked by ENR in the Top 225 International Design Firms; in the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms; and by World Architecture as 50th largest global architecture firm and #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2021 WAS 100 Survey.

We invite you to join us.