Section Manager, Structural Design

Job description / Role

Group overview

Headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, we operate construction and manufacturing businesses, design & development centers and a host of facilities in the Middle East and other countries.

alfanar building systems

alfanar Construction is classified as a Grade I contractor by the Contractors Classification Committee of the Government of Saudi Arabia.

alfanar Building Systems manufactures and markets a variety of building construction products and systems.

The core manufacturing activities of the industries operating under alfanar Building Systems are:

• Real estate development
• Fau00e7ade cladding, glazing systems and architectural aluminum products
• Precast concrete products and architectural elements

Job purpose

Lead, manage, and develop the Structural Design Section by ensuring the delivery of safe, reliable, and cost-effective structural solutions in compliance with international standards, project requirements, and objectives. Focus on guiding the design team, reviewing and approving technical outputs, and supporting cross-disciplinary collaboration to achieve project excellence.

Key accountability areas

Leadership & team management:

• Lead and supervise the structural design team to ensure effective task allocation, productivity, and quality outcomes.
• Mentor, coach, and support team members to enhance technical capabilities and professional growth.
• Manage team workload, set priorities, and monitor performance to meet project deadlines and objectives.

Structural design oversight & validation:

• Review, approve, and validate all structural calculations, drawings, and technical deliverables.
• Ensure accuracy, technical soundness, and constructability of designs.
• Conduct quality checks and risk assessments to mitigate potential design issues.
• Provide solutions to complex structural challenges and ensure alignment with project requirements.

Standards, compliance & quality assurance:

• Ensure that all structural designs comply with relevant international codes (e.g., ACI, BS, Eurocodes), local regulations, and client specifications.
• Maintain awareness of industry trends, new materials, and technological advancements.

Cross-disciplinary & stakeholder coordination:

• Collaborate with civil, architectural, MEP, and other engineering teams to achieve fully integrated project solutions.
• Represent the structural design team in project meetings and present technical justifications when required.

Strategic planning & best practices:

• Develop, implement, and monitor design strategies, policies, and standards for the Structural Design Section.
• Recommend innovative design solutions and methodologies to improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Project participation & decision-making support:

• Participate in tender evaluations, design reviews, and project progress meetings.
• Provide expert technical guidance and input to support decision-making at project and organizational levels.
• Ensure timely delivery of design outputs to support overall project schedules.

Role accountability

HR proficiency:

• Ability to recruit, recognize and cultivate high performers and expose them in order to create a robust second line of management.
• Ability to recognize low performers and guide them to improve or release them.
• Ability to treat subordinates equally without any discrimination.
• Assessment criteria of subordinates is performance that leads to planned results.
• Ensure availability of delegation of authority matrix to have sufficient delegations as per company policy.

Responsibility:

• Must take full responsibility for his operation as per the job description and the required deliverables from this position, taking into consideration the general company guidelines.
• Able to anticipate problems and make the necessary proactive steps to prevent them.
• Ability to take necessary and proper timely decisions.

Delivery:

• Deliver the required results in timely manner with required quality and cost.
• Making a tangible difference: must make a tangible difference to his area of operation and exceed business expectations.

Business planning and performance:

• Able to transform the corporate goals into business plans.
• Able to plan, follow-up and execute those plans, whether they are annual or development plans.
• Monitor the plan performance and initiate action to strengthen results and take the corrective action accordingly.
• Provide periodic work progress reports.
• Responsible for monitoring and controlling budgets and expenses to achieve the optimum cost efficiency.

Organizational development:

• Develop the organizational structure according to the current requirements taking into consideration future and development plans.
• Ensure availability of job descriptions for all job roles and deployment.

Business process improvements:

• Develop, coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seek automations opportunities as much as possible.
• Should be conversant and able to navigate through IT solutions especially those relevant to his job and business.
• Promote the automated systems and using them fully, to spread its culture.

Adaptation:

• Adapt to new and alternative techniques, technologies, management structures, and business models.

Health, safety and environment:

• Ensure a safe, secure, and legal work environment as per the standard regulations.

Academic qualification

Bachelor degree in civil engineering

Work experience

10-15 years

Technical / functional competencies

• Structural analysis
• Structural design

About the Company

alfanar builds efficient energy systems & solutions of the present and sets up infrastructures for a brighter future.

We assist utility sector partners & customers in transforming cities into sustainable, habitable, and inclusive Smart Cities by harnessing renewable energy resources from wind, solar, and waste heat energy. Promoting the transition to a sustainable eco-conscious future.

Using world-class technologies, we develop unrivaled quality electrical solutions & products from our manufacturing facilities, to solve the world’s major energy challenges and make the world a better viable place.

Diligence, Efficiency, and Innovation are the key criteria our teams adopt in order to continuously provide effective solutions. We’re constantly equipping our teams with the tools they need to expand their horizons and reach higher grounds.

Being in an ever-changing environment with a crucial impact on their surroundings, our employees are nurtured to become keen thinkers with highly refined skills and a consistent outlook on the future, working together on finding the next big innovation.