Structural Design Manager
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About the Role
The client of NADIA Global is seeking a Structural Design Manager to lead structural design delivery on large Design & Build projects in Saudi Arabia. The role requires 12-15 years of experience, strong knowledge of structural codes, and proven leadership of design teams.
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Responsibilities
- Own and control structural design development across all project stages, ensuring compliance with Employer's Requirements, contract documents, applicable codes, and standards.
- Approve and be accountable for all structural design drawings, calculations, shop drawings, and technical submissions prior to issue or construction release.
- Direct Technical Coordinators and discipline engineers to resolve structural design clashes, omissions, constructability issues, and interface risks.
- Plan, manage, and drive the structural design programme to meet project milestones, procurement needs, and construction priorities.
- Establish and enforce structural design QA/QC requirements, including discipline reviews, coordination checks, and approval protocols.
- Act as the single point of technical authority for all structural design matters within the project.
- Identify opportunities for structural optimization, value engineering, and construction efficiency improvements.
Requirements
- Minimum 12 15 years of experience in structural engineering design and delivery, including management roles on large Design & Build projects.
- Proven experience leading structural design teams and managing Technical Coordinators.
- Strong knowledge of structural design codes, standards, and authority approval processes relevant to the project location.
- Demonstrated experience managing design risk, constructability, and site driven design changes.
- Strong professional proficiency in English, written and spoken.
- Bachelor's degree in Structural or Civil Engineering.
- Master's degree is an advantage.
- Professional engineering registration or chartership is an advantage.
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Role Overview
- The Design Manager (Structural) is accountable for the delivery, quality, coordination, and constructability of all structural design outputs within the Design & Build project.
- Reporting to the Senior Design Manager, the role directs and controls the structural design process, manages Technical Coordinators and discipline inputs, and takes ownership of design decisions, risk management, and issue resolution related to structural works.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and control the structural design development across all project stages, ensuring compliance with Employer's Requirements, contract documents, applicable codes, and standards.
- Approve and be accountable for all structural design drawings, calculations, shop drawings, and technical submissions prior to issue or construction release.
- Direct Technical Coordinators and discipline engineers to resolve structural design clashes, omissions, constructability issues, and interface risks.
- Ensure structural design is fully coordinated with architectural, MEPF, geotechnical, utilities, and temporary works requirements.
- Confirm buildability, durability, and safety of structural design solutions in alignment with construction methodologies, sequencing, and site constraints.
- Plan, manage, and drive the structural design programme to meet project milestones, procurement needs, and construction priorities.
- Maintain full visibility of structural design progress, constraints, dependencies, and risks, and report status and mitigation measures to the Senior Design Manager.
- Control the structural design workflow, including submission, review, approval, and construction issue of design and shop drawings.
- Direct coordination between structural design, planning, procurement, and construction teams to ensure timely procurement and uninterrupted execution of works.
- Escalate critical structural design risks, decisions, and deviations with clear technical recommendations and impact assessments.
Requirements
- Minimum 12 15 years of experience in structural engineering design and delivery, including management roles on large Design & Build projects.
- Proven experience leading structural design teams and managing Technical Coordinators.
- Strong knowledge of structural design codes, standards, and authority approval processes relevant to the project location.
- Demonstrated experience managing design risk, constructability, and site driven design changes.
- Strong professional proficiency in English, written and spoken.
- Bachelor's degree in Structural or Civil Engineering.
- Master's degree is an advantage.
- Professional engineering registration or chartership is an advantage.
Job Specific and Technical Skills
- Strong capability in structural design leadership, technical governance, and approval of complex structural systems within a Design & Build environment.
- Demonstrated understanding of progressive collapse design principles and their application to robustness and risk mitigation strategies.
- Working knowledge of blast analysis and protective structural design, sufficient to review, challenge, and approve specialist analysis and recommendations.
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