Senior Site Structural Engineer

Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

• Category: Structural Engineering

Description

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Job Description

With more than 14000 people around the globe, GHD is one of the world’s leading professional services companies operating in the global markets of water, energy and resources, environment, property and buildings, and transportation. Serving clients across five continents and the Pacific region, GHD people share a passion for exceeding the expectations of our clients and contributing to their success.

We are looking for a Senior Structural Engineer to provide support and assistance to the Resident Engineer and oversee processes associated with the construction stages of the project.

Responsibilities

Review drawings, reports, specifications.

Review submittals, revert with comments, ensure comments are addressed.

Respond to RFIs.

Attend meetings.

Coordinate with relevant team members to ensure all documents are properly controlled.

Review materials and propose alternatives/recommendations.

Review variations.

Apply knowledge of Engineering Principles and able 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.

Can undertake structural inspections and report on material and construction defects and provide guidance for remedial repairs.

Any other relevant duties as assigned by Line Manager/RE/PM.

External Communications: Help others get the most out of external communications systems by offering support and advice.

Construction Management: Supervise others on a construction project, working within established operational systems.

Health, Safety, and Environment: Follow the organization's health, safety, and environment (HSE) policies, procedures, and mandatory instructions to identify and mitigate environmental risks and risks to the well-being of self and others in the workplace; instruct the team in safe working methods; identify instances of risky behaviors within the team and take appropriate action, escalating serious issues as appropriate.

Work Scheduling and Allocation: Assign short-term work schedules to a team of subordinates in order to achieve expectations while following established timelines.

Leadership and Direction: Communicate the local action plan; explain how this relates to the function's strategy and action plan and to the broader organization's mission and vision; motivate people to achieve local business goals.

Performance Management: Respond to personal objectives and use performance management systems to improve personal performance; or monitor the performance of the team, allocate work and review completion, take appropriate corrective action to ensure timeliness and quality, and contribute to formal individual performance management and appraisal.

Organizational Capability Building: Provide coaching to team members to develop their skills.

Quality Assurance: Plan and coordinate testing and inspection of products and processes. Implement corrective actions or continuous improvement initiatives and monitor them to make sure they are effective.

Operational Compliance: Identify, within the team, instances of noncompliance with the organization's policies and procedures and/or relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct, reporting these instances and escalating issues as appropriate.

Client & Customer Management (External): Help senior colleagues manage client and customer relationships by using relevant sales or client systems.

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Level

Experience

General Experience: Experience enables job holder to deal with the majority of situations and to advise others (Over 3 years to 6 years)

Managerial Experience: Experience of general supervision of more junior colleagues (7 to 12 months)

Take on some of the world's toughest challenges- with everyone at GHD backing you every step of the way.

At GHD, we celebrate the power of a multicultural workforce and champion individual achievement. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing fair and inclusive employment opportunities to all qualified candidates and employees—regardless of background, identity, or experience. We believe that diversity drives innovation, and we welcome the unique perspectives that each team member brings to our organization.

Company

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GHD

Our commitments anchor us to what is truly important. They give us insights into the best ways to partner with clients like you to solve the world’s biggest challenges. Commitment is how we grew from a small engineering practice in Melbourne, Australia, in 1928 into a global professional services company today with over 11,000 employees in 160 offices on five continents.

We stand shoulder-to-shoulder with you to make water, energy and communities sustainable for generations to come. This is a commitment for our children, your children, and all those who come after, and is the vision and the purpose behind all our efforts.

No matter where our work takes us around the planet, whether we’re partnering on a local initiative or a global infrastructure project, we’re helping create lasting community benefit. And that’s why our work is more than just a job — it is an unshakable belief in the future we are building.

Our employees own our business. Our projects, like our people, are diverse and global. We take the long view of the climate crisis, geopolitical shifts, industry disruption and even technological advances. Our success in growing GHD over nearly a century gives us the experience to help you unlock opportunities and protect against future shocks, without compromising your competitive edge.

Working with GHD means partnering with our innovative, multidisciplinary, and globally-connected team. Our commitment is to help you go beyond expectations and deliver sustainable outcomes. We are constantly evolving to fulfil that commitment, and we're ready to work with you to transform the areas where you work, live and play.