Structural Design Engineer

Job description / Role

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration through conceptualization to realization of planning, design, or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we've led with vision, contributing to many of the world's most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences, and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51st largest global architecture firm and the #1 firm in the Middle East region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you'll discover more than just a job - you'll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun runs, in-house sports teams, and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits, you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, and employee referral rewards.

Responsibilities

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Structural Engineer (Design) to join our team, based in Dubai, UAE.

We envisage success in this role to include:

• Assists senior staff in analysis and design of structures.
• Assists in the preparation of design documentation.
• Assists in coordination of structural design information with requirements of other disciplines.
• Participates in the departmental QAQC system as directed.
• Assists in the selection of viable alternative structural concepts.
• Assists in preparation of design criteria reports.
• Prepares structural analysis models.
• Designs structural elements.
• Ensures that design requirements are properly indicated on drawings.
• Prepares complete designs from concept to final design for simple projects, with guidance from Senior Engineers and Technical Leader.
• Liaises closely with other disciplines and project managers within KEO and attends in-house design team meetings.
• May visit construction sites to clarify design requirements and check that construction is adhering to the design requirements.
• Responds to requests for information from the sites.
• May perform other duties as required.

Qualifications

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 7-10 years of relevant experience partnered with a Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.

• Basic skills with Microsoft Office Suite including MS Project.
• Ability to use structural analysis and design software, including at least one and preferably several of the following: STAAD, ROBOT, ETABS, SAFE, ADAPT, AutoCAD, REVIT.

KEO's performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety, and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.

About the Company

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 57 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is ranked by ENR in the Top 225 International Design Firms; in the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms; and by World Architecture as 50th largest global architecture firm and #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2021 WAS 100 Survey.

We invite you to join us.