Senior Structural Engineer – UAE

Join Sener and Shape the Future of Rail Infrastructure

At Sener, we are delivering some of the region's most complex and innovative Rail & Metro projects. We are looking for a Senior Structural Engineer to join our UAE team, leading the structural design and technical delivery of complex railway infrastructure and large-scale building structures.

If you have strong Rail & Metro structural design experience, technical leadership capabilities, and a proven background in complex structures, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Lead the production, coordination, and technical review of structural designs for Rail & Metro projects across concept, preliminary, detailed, and IFC design stages.

• Lead the design of structural systems for large-scale railway buildings and infrastructure facilities, including reinforced concrete, steel, and other structural systems.

• Prepare, review, and approve structural calculations, drawings, specifications, technical reports, and engineering deliverables.

• Ensure structural designs are technically robust, constructible, coordinated, and compliant with project requirements and applicable standards.

• Coordinate structural design with Architecture, Civil, MEP, Geotechnical, Track, Rail Systems, and other multidisciplinary engineering teams.

• Lead multidisciplinary design reviews, technical workshops, design coordination meetings, constructability reviews, and value engineering activities.

• Review structural analysis, design methodologies, technical calculations, and engineering solutions for complex structures.

• Identify and resolve complex structural design issues and multidisciplinary coordination conflicts.

• Review technical submissions, RFIs, design changes, contractor proposals, and other engineering documentation.

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to structural engineers and support the development of the structural design team.

• Ensure structural design deliverables meet project schedules, quality requirements, and Sener engineering standards.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, Structural Engineering, or a related discipline.

• 11–14 years of structural engineering experience.

• Mandatory Rail & Metro design experience.

• Proven experience in the design of structures for Rail & Metro projects.

• Strong experience in the analysis, modelling, and design of large-scale building structures, including reinforced concrete and steel structures.

• Strong structures design experience is mandatory.

• Proven experience leading the production, coordination, and technical review of structural designs across multiple design stages.

• Strong understanding of structural analysis, design methodologies, structural systems, and applicable international standards.

• Experience coordinating structural designs with multidisciplinary engineering teams.

• Experience reviewing structural calculations, drawings, specifications, technical reports, contractor submissions, RFIs, and design changes.

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

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

Preferred Job Qualifications:

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

• Experience in the design of major railway buildings, stations, depots, maintenance facilities, or other complex structures.

• Familiarity with GCC railway requirements and international structural standards.

• Experience leading multidisciplinary structural design teams across multiple project phases.

• 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 contribute to landmark transportation projects across the region

BE PART OF A MISSION THAT MATTERS — JOIN SENER

If you are passionate about structural engineering, value meaningful work, and want to be part of projects that shape the future of transportation, join Sener.