Associate Structural Engineer
- Cities & development
- Dubai
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About AtkinsRéalis
Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-leading professional services and project management company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in key strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear, Operations & Maintenance and Capital. News and information are available at www.atkinsrealis.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
Senior/Principal Structural Engineer
AtkinsRéalis is looking for a number of Senior and Principal Structural Engineers to join our growing team in the Middle East within our UAE offices. This is an exciting opportunity to join a developing department within a large multi-disciplinary organisation delivering high quality engineering developments. As a provider of multi-disciplined technical services to the built environment Atkins in the Middle East is committed to design excellence in the delivery of first-class solutions which combine innovation, imagination and best practice.
We encourage vision, problem-solving, ambition, enthusiasm and drive. We recognise that people are the key to our success, and our senior and principal engineers will form the future of our business. We ensure that we provide you with a varied workload and encourage you to extend yourself in order to reach your potential.
Note - We are currently pending award on several significant projects. Should we be awarded, this position is a key role. Consequently, we are keen to speak to individuals in the market place with the experience listed below for such potential future programmes of work.
Responsibilities
This is a full-time role working Monday to Friday, 8am-6pm. You will join Atkins as a Senior/Principal Engineer within the Middle East business to support the team on our growing portfolio of projects within the region. Key responsibilities include:
- Has sole responsibility for significant and complex activities or projects
- Responsible for checking the quality and accuracy of own and others’ work
- Responsible for monitoring budgets and controlling expenditure to meet financial targets for own areas.
- Responsible for predicting and planning future resources which may include setting up new projects (technical or business) and project plans
- Responsible for meeting agreed deadlines
- Represents the company at internal and external meetings
- Authors official documents e.g. letters and reports (for internal or external use)
- Executes responsibilities as outlined in the firm’s Management System
- Demonstrate excellent communication with all project stakeholders, sub-consultants and clients.
- Considers and suggests practical and innovative approaches and ideas to create competitive advantage.
- Encourages the development of innovative ideas
- Collaborate effectively and efficiently with Atkins employees within other offices and sectors of the business.
- Exhibit a collaborative One Company mind-set in the support of colleagues throughout Atkins.
- May in addition be responsible for one or more of the following:
- Responsible for the performance, work and development of others, providing guidance, training, motivational and directional feedback
- Responsible for the achievement of financial targets in specified areas; contributes to the setting of budgets
Specific Responsibilities
- Ensure that the structural design is multidisciplinary coordinated, meets client brief, adequate, safe, efficient, durable, constructible, meets local codes/authorities’ requirements and designed to best engineering practice.
- Use computer-assisted engineering and design software and equipment for simulation purposes and to prepare engineering design documents
- Research design options and document findings
- Direct and supervise other Designers/Drafters activities as required
- Perform structural design and analysis calculations using governing codes and standards, engineering formulas, skills and experience
- Apply expert knowledge of the forces that act on various structures
- Research design options and document findings
- Provide drawing for own designs and produce sketches to incorporate in drawings by Designers/Drafters
- Review shop drawings.
- Lead the structural design of several mega projects, implement innovative solutions, check the design against project brief and the accuracy of the work by the Team.
- Handle contract administration
- Demonstrate capability and experience in managing and performing projects in a fast paced environment
- To have strong project/design management capabilities for delivery and execution of high-end projects through multidisciplinary design teams, sub-consultants, vendors, contractors, PMCs, clients, and other project stakeholders to ensure the integrity of the overall design and full adherence to QAQC procedures.
- To be familiar with procurement, tendering, developing client brief, change management, contracts variations, managing risks, cutting costs, controlling the work based on schedule and cost baselines & ensuring profits exceed expected margins.
- Keep abreast of industry developments globally, improve technical excellence, H&S regulations, digital design delivery and promoting this culture within the team, running projects and the wider community
- Focusing of high-quality standards and Client satisfaction, thereby increasing the chance of repeat business (Business development), by maintaining a high standard of reliability and trust.
Requirements
We are looking for enthusiastic individuals with good written and verbal communication skills who have the desire to learn, grow and work as part of a team. Typically, our senior engineer will have the minimum.
- A good engineering degree (honours or equivalent) in civil or structural (essential)
- Chartered Engineer or in the position to imminently submit a chartership application to a recognised engineering institution
- Minimum 12 years experience
- Has a significant professional consulting experience of operating predominantly within challenging consulting environments and where a significant component of that experience should be from solution designs as well as from the management of projects and tenders.
- Has widespread experience of taking the lead on consulting projects and in acting as an engineering, managerial and functional resource.
- Demonstrates strong consulting and business acumen as well as strong engineering, technical and functional acumen, in relevant domains of knowledge.
- Has excellent English language skills (written and oral), coupled with strong communication (written and oral) and negotiating skills.
- Good presentation skills and the ability to interface with clients (e)
- Project control and management experience (e)
- Good reporting skills in the written form
- Preparation of designs throughout all RIBA stages.
- Excellent knowledge in the use of Etabs, Safe and other FE software
- Ability to complete hand calculations when required to ensure models are working as intended.
- Ability to review designs and provide comments, with validation.
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