Structural Design Manager

Structural Design Manager

Key Job Responsibilities

• Manage and lead the Structural Design team, including resource planning, workload management, technical development, and team performance.
• Plan and manage structural design deliverables across concept, preliminary, detailed, and IFC design stages, ensuring delivery in accordance with project programs, budgets, schedules, and quality requirements.
• Lead the production and coordination of structural designs for major Rail & Metro structures, including iconic, underground, at-grade, and elevated stations, depots, maintenance facilities, and other major railway structures.
• Provide technical direction and oversight to the Structural Design team, ensuring appropriate engineering approaches, design methodologies, and technical standards are applied.
• Act as the primary point of contact for structural design matters with clients, external consultants, contractors, and key stakeholders, leading technical coordination, design discussions, and communication throughout the project lifecycle.
• Review and technically approve key structural calculations, analysis, drawings, specifications, technical reports, and other engineering deliverables.
• Maintain hands-on involvement in complex structural design, analysis, and technical problem-solving, particularly for reinforced concrete structures and major structural elements.
• Lead multidisciplinary design reviews, technical workshops, constructability reviews, value engineering initiatives, and structural coordination activities.
• Monitor design progress, deliverable quality, resources, and technical risks, identifying and resolving complex structural and multidisciplinary design issues.
• Mentor and develop structural engineers while supporting continuous improvement of structural design methodologies, standards, processes, and quality procedures.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or a related Engineering discipline.

• Minimum 15 years of overall structural engineering experience.

• Mandatory Rail & Metro design experience, including experience leading structural design delivery throughout the complete design lifecycle from concept and preliminary design through detailed and IFC design.

• Extensive experience in the structural design of major Rail & Metro structures, including iconic, underground, at-grade, and elevated stations, depots, maintenance facilities, and other major railway structures.

• Strong reinforced concrete structural design experience is mandatory, with steel structural design experience highly desirable.

• Proven experience managing structural design teams, resources, deliverables, technical coordination, and stakeholder requirements on major Rail & Metro projects.

• Strong knowledge of structural analysis, design methodologies, reinforced concrete and steel structural systems, and applicable international structural standards.

• Proficiency in structural analysis and design software such as ETABS, SAP2000, SAFE, STAAD Pro, or equivalent, together with AutoCAD.

• Experience with Revit Structure, BIM coordination, and digital engineering workflows is an advantage.

• Strong technical leadership, client and stakeholder management, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working on large-scale Rail & Metro projects with international engineering consultancies.

• Experience in the design of iconic and architecturally complex railway stations and major rail infrastructure.

• Experience across underground, at-grade, and elevated railway structures.

• Strong combined experience in reinforced concrete and steel structural design.

• Experience leading geographically distributed or multidisciplinary structural design teams.

• Familiarity with GCC railway requirements, international structural standards, and regional building codes.

• Experience with BIM-enabled structural design coordination and digital engineering workflows.

• Why Join Sener?

• Multinational working environment

• High-impact, large-scale Rail & Metro projects

• End-to-end project ownership

• Career development and growth opportunities

• Mentorship and continuous learning

• Hybrid working environment

• Competitive salary and benefits

• Stable, long-term career with an innovative company

• Collaborative and supportive team culture

• Opportunity to make a real impact

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Job Details

• Department: Mobility
• Role: HUB Structures: Civil Structures and Building
• Locations: United Arab Emirates
• Remote status: Hybrid
• Employment type: Full-time