Associate - Structural Engineering

Atkins is seeking to appoint an experienced leader to join our Buildings Structures team in the Middle East within our UAE offices. This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing team within a large multi-disciplinary organisation delivering high quality engineering developments. As a provider of multi-disciplined technical services to the built environment Atkins in the Middle East is committed to design excellence in the delivery of first-class solutions which combine innovation, imagination and best practice.

We encourage vision, problem-solving, ambition, enthusiasm and drive. We recognise that people are the key to our success, and our Associates are responsible for playing a key role in helping to shape the future of our business. We ensure that we provide you with a varied workload and encourage you to extend yourself in order to reach your potential.

Your role:

• Support Atkins in managing, leading, and developing the Structural Engineering team to ensure a continued high level of technical creativity, quality and commercial performance.
• Become an industry leader within Structural Engineering for Atkins in the Middle East and drive our expertise out into the market both for clients in developing new business opportunities and additionally to peers across the industry.
• Experience in design leadership, presentations, collaboration, structural calculations, reports, specifications and overseeing the delivery of our REVIT/BIM teams.
• Encourages the development of innovative ideas and approaches in creating competitive advantages, value creating client solutions and in generating new sources of revenue.
• Mentor and assist the team members for career development with a particular focus on technical and managerial advancement, employee engagement and instilling a sense of ownership of projects. Identify requirements for skill enhancement.
• Speaks and/or presents at internal and/or external conferences/events/client seminars and, depending on the consulting discipline and market sector, may also have works published in professional journals and publications.
• Assists on consulting, business development, client development initiatives and portfolios to assist with the development of sustainable and profitable client relationships, new sources of revenue and operational efficiency.
• Maintain accurate project records for monthly recording of revenue, forward planning in relation to orderbook and revenue/resource forecasting. Assist with and control the commercial management of the team to ensure costs in line with revenue.
• Monitor project progress against expected programmes and manage resource levels accordingly.
• Manage project delivery, maintain collaboration of multi-disciplinary design work to ensure efficient, innovative, and coordinated solutions are produced in accordance with the appropriate Quality Management procedures.
• Manage coordination of work undertaken by other Atkins business units, external sub-consultants, and third-party design reviewers.
• Adapt to different cultures and working environments with the ability to work under pressure, in addition, being flexible to travel across the GCC to support project requirements.

About you:

• Masters/Bachelor’s degree in Structural Engineering with >15 years’ experience. 
• Professional Chartered with an Internationally recognised institution.
• Has significant professional consulting experience of operating within challenging consulting environments and where a significant component of that experience should be from the management and/or solution designs as well as from the management of projects and tenders.
• Has widespread experience of taking the lead on consulting projects, motivating teams and in acting as an engineering/technical/functional resource.
• Demonstrates strong consulting and business acumen as well as strong engineering, technical and functional acumen, in relevant domains of knowledge.
• Good organisational and interpersonal skills and the ability to work well under pressure.
• Has excellent English language skills (written and oral), coupled with strong communication (written and oral) and negotiating skills.

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career.

This includes:

• Tax-free salary.

  
  

• Comprehensive life insurance coverage.

  
  

• Premium medical insurance for you and your dependents.

  
  

• Generous annual leave balance.

  
  

• Flexible and hybrid work solutions.

  
  

• Remote work opportunities outside of country.

  
  

• Company gratuity scheme.

  
  

• Discretionary bonus program.

  
  

• Annual flight contribution.

  
  

• Relocation assistance.

  
  

• Transportation & housing allowances (available for remote work locations).

  
  

• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.

  
  

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.

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