Structural Conservation Senior Specialist

Monitoring and Governance

• Implement and report on approved cyclical maintenance plans for modern heritage sites.
• Coordinate condition monitoring, compliance monitoring, risk identification, emergency planning, enforcement recommendations, and corrective actions.
• Develop technical review frameworks, guidelines, procedures, quality standards, templates, and documentation standards.
• Ensure activities comply with DCT policies, HED procedures, international standards, and regulatory requirements.

Collaboration and Research

• Collaborate with DCT teams, consultants, contractors, municipalities, regulators, academic institutions, and external partners.
• Provide clear, defensible engineering positions for stakeholder decisions and project delivery.
• Coordinate permissions and site access for planned studies and maintain structured technical records.
• Contribute to research, publications, training, educational programmes, awareness initiatives, and technical knowledge sharing.
• Support technical forums, workshops, professional conferences, academic events, and other assigned modern heritage activities.

Shared and EHS Activities

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering.
• Master’s degree in Structural Engineering.
• Professional certifications or memberships such as PE are advantageous.
• 6–8 years of concrete repair and durability engineering experience, including corrosion mitigation and cathodic protection systems.
• Experience in structural condition assessment, structural modelling, and advanced analysis.
• Knowledge of ADIBC/UAE regulations, ACI 318, ACI 562, ASCE 7, IEBC, and ASCE 41.
• Proficiency with ETABS, SAFE, SAP2000, AutoCAD, and Microsoft Suite.
• English competency is required; Arabic proficiency is preferred.

Core Skills

• Structural assessment, material testing, analytical modelling, concrete durability, and repair strategy review.
• Ability to interpret test results and correlate findings with structural performance.
• Judgment in reviewing consultant submissions and producing defensible recommendations.
• Knowledge of minimal intervention, material compatibility, and long-term durability for heritage structures.
• Technical reporting, documentation, stakeholder coordination, record management, communication, collaboration, analysis, problem-solving, and project coordination.