Senior Structural Engineer (Design)

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 opportunities are Senior Structural Engineer to join our award-winning team based in Dubai , UAE .

This position is responsible for overall scheduling, planning, developing design and specifications and other required documents related to structural design as well as mentoring junior engineers.

We envisage success in this role to include;

- Carrying out structural design without supervision on wide range of building types using variety of systems and materials.
- Providing technical support on any technical / design issues as they arise including construction supervision back-up.
- Providing design review of all work performed by team members including Contractor's submittals.
- Overseeing and providing coordination support with other disciplines.
- Ensuring correctness and accuracy of own work and the work of his/hers design teams. Ensuring works are completed within program.
- Responsible for Client, Contractor, Sub-Consultants fronting during technical meetings.
- Providing technical support and guidance for structural engineers and BIM technicians.
- Having a strong understanding of building structures, their stability and load transfer systems and be able to analyze them according to complexity.
- Initiating independently viable concept and preliminary designs for various types of buildings using conventional, post-tensioned, pre-cast concrete, structural steel, timber, and masonry.
- Having strong problem solving and analytical skills.
- Demonstrating strong communication, organizational, time management and business writing skills.
- Managing design teams across a variety of small to medium size projects or single team on large scale project.

Qualifications

- To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include a minimum of 15 years' post graduation work experience partnered with a Bachelor degree in Structural or Civil Engineering . Working knowledge in the use of at least 3 of the following structural design packages - ETABS, SAFE, SAP , STAAD or RAMCONCEPT.
- Knowledgeable in concrete and steel structures design. Experience in Post Tension design is an advantage; with working knowledge in the use of American Design codes.
- Member of a recognized Association / Institution of Engineers. Candidates having Dubai or Abu Dhabi municipality license will be prefered favourably.

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.