Structural Design Engineer

Desired Candidate Profile

• Perform structural analysis and design of steel structures in accordance with applicable international design codes and project specifications.
• Design structural steel members, beams, columns, trusses, bracing systems, portal frames, and industrial steel structures.
• Carry out structural load calculations, including dead loads, live loads, wind loads, seismic loads, and equipment loads.
• Develop structural analysis models using STAAD Pro, ETABS, SAP2000, or equivalent engineering software.
• Perform steel connection design, including bolted connections, welded connections, base plates, anchor bolts, gusset plates, and moment connections.
• Conduct structural stability assessments, deflection checks, buckling analysis, and member capacity verification.
• Design steel structures for warehouses, factories, industrial buildings, mezzanine floors, platforms, canopies, staircases, and pipe racks.
• Prepare structural design calculations, technical reports, design documentation, and engineering submissions.
• Review structural drawings, general arrangement drawings, fabrication drawings, and shop drawings.
• Coordinate with structural detailers, Tekla modelers, fabrication teams, site engineers, and project managers.
• Review structural design requirements based on architectural drawings, project specifications, and client requirements.
• Support value engineering, design optimization, material efficiency, and cost-effective structural solutions.
• Ensure structural designs comply with relevant standards, including AISC, ASCE, Eurocodes, BS Codes, and applicable local authority requirements.
• Provide technical support during fabrication, erection, design revisions, and site execution.
• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Relevant experience in structural design and analysis, preferably involving steel structures and steel fabrication projects.
• Strong working knowledge of STAAD Pro is essential.
• Experience in structural steel member design, connection design, and structural load analysis.
• Knowledge of structural engineering codes, design standards, and steel construction practices.
• Ability to prepare structural design calculations, engineering reports, and technical documentation.
• Experience reviewing structural drawings, fabrication drawings, and steel connection details.
• Familiarity with AutoCAD, Tekla Structures, ETABS, SAP2000, IDEA StatiCa, RAM Connection, or similar software is advantageous.
• Strong analytical, engineering problem-solving, and technical coordination skills.
• UAE or GCC structural engineering experience will be an added advantage.

Preferred Project Experience

• Industrial warehouses and factory buildings
• Structural steel fabrication and erection
• Pre-engineered buildings (PEB)
• Portal frames and multi-storey steel structures
• Steel mezzanines and industrial platforms
• Steel staircases, canopies, and parking shades
• Pipe racks and equipment support structures
• Steel trusses, bracing systems, and connection design
• Commercial and industrial steel construction projects.