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 10,000 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.Your responsibilities include:

• 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:

• Bachelors 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 nowAt 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.Why GHD?Being the best we can be is in our culture. We are a family of smart, innovative and creative problem solvers. In our employee-owned company, everything feels like it matters more. Challenge us and help us come up with new solutions to ensure water, energy and urbanisation are made sustainable for generations to come. Our commitment to youCommitment is a powerful word that defines how we do business, how we serve our clients and how we care for one another. We will support your needs by giving you the tools to do your best work and then recognise achievements. We will set your curiosity free to allow brilliant minds to do their best work. We will invest in new ideas, removing barriers where we can. Finally, we will encourage you to collaborate with thousands of diverse people across our global business.Who we areWe are committed to solving the worlds biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanisation. GHD is a global professional services company that is a leader in engineering, construction and architectural expertise. Established in 1928, we remain wholly owned by our people. We are 10,000+ diverse and skilled individuals, yet we are proudly ?One GHD? across more than 200 offices, spanning five continents ? Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America, and the Pacific region. Delivering extraordinary social and economic outcomes, we are passionate about building lasting relationships with our partners and clients.

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