Senior Structural Engineer - Precast

Role Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Lead structural design and engineering for precast concrete elements and structures.
• Prepare and review structural calculations, design reports, and technical documentation.
• Design precast columns, beams, walls, slabs, stairs, façade panels, and other components.
• Develop and review reinforcement details, connection designs, lifting points, and temporary stability requirements.
• Prepare, review, and approve precast shop drawings and production drawings.
• Ensure designs comply with approved drawings, specifications, standards, and structural codes.
• Coordinate with architects, consultants, design engineers, BIM teams, production, QA/QC, and site teams.
• Review design changes, RFIs, and technical submissions, and resolve structural issues during production and installation.
• Support mould preparation, reinforcement fabrication, casting, curing, storage, transportation, and erection.
• Review dimensions, tolerances, embedded items, openings, lifting arrangements, and connection details.
• Verify junior engineers’ and draftsmen’s outputs, support value engineering, and provide technical clarifications.
• Maintain structural documentation and issue deliverables within project timelines.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering.
• 8+ years of relevant structural engineering experience with significant precast concrete experience.
• Strong UAE or GCC experience in precast structural design and engineering is preferred.
• Proven experience with precast elements, connections, reinforcement detailing, shop drawings, and erection requirements.
• Strong knowledge of relevant international and local structural design codes and standards.
• Experience with ETABS, SAFE, STAAD.Pro, SAP2000, or equivalent software.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD; knowledge of Revit or BIM is an advantage.
• Ability to read and interpret architectural, structural, and MEP drawings.
• Strong knowledge of reinforced concrete design and precast construction methodologies.
• Experience coordinating with precast production and site erection teams is highly desirable.