Senior Structural Engineer

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51st largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards.

Responsibilities

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Senior Structural Engineer to join our award-winning team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Must have major infrastructure experience including multilevel interchanges, underpasses, bridges, tunnels, secant piles and retaining walls.

This critical role will see an experienced Senior Structural Engineer joining the delivery team of a flagship multi-purpose arena project in Riyadh. The role focuses heavily on the design, analysis, detailing, and construction supervision of Infrastructure Civil works (including 3 bridges, 5 underpasses, multiple retaining structures, and 5000 + secant piles, pre and post tensioned Girder beams, expansion joints, and bearings) as well as Deep drainage and other Reinforced Concrete structures . The successful candidate will ensure structural integrity, compliance with international and Saudi codes, cost-effectiveness, and seamless integration with architectural and MEP requirements in a fast-track giga-project environment.

We envisage success in this role to include

• Leading the Shop Drawing review, coordinating the RFI process with the Design Engineer and ensuring timely approvals are in place.
• Coordination with all other supervising teams and tracking procurement with the Planning and QAQC department to ensure all Milestones are achieved.
• Performing structural design review checks using ETABS, SAP2000, STAAD.Pro, or equivalent, covering static, dynamic, seismic, wind (including vortex shedding), and fatigue loading. Engaging with the Designer to attend workshops for any elements still under design or final approval.
• Assist the Contractor in validating the design, connection designs, fabrication drawings, erection methodologies, and temporary works requirements for all major structural elements and systems.
• Ensuring compliance with AISC, Eurocode 3, SBC 304 (Saudi Building Code – Structural), and project-specific performance specifications.
• Coordinating with specialist fabricators, erectors, and third-party reviewers for value engineering and clash-free integration.
• Designing and reviewing all Reinforced Concrete (RCC) elements including foundations, basement structures, bridges, abutments, secant pile and retaining walls, capping beams and all associated elements.
• Optimizing RCC designs for durability, constructability in line with the project specifications and in conjunction with the QAQC teams.
• Review and approve detailed RCC drawings, bar bending schedules, and construction sequences.
• Reviewing and approving structural shop drawings, material submittals, and method statements from contractors and subcontractors.
• Providing technical support during construction, including site inspections, resolution of RFIs, and non-conformance reports.
• Executing value engineering exercises to optimize steel and concrete quantities while maintaining safety and performance.
• Managing full coordination with architectural, MEP, and facade specialists for the underpass and other finishes.
• Supporting the preparation of as-built drawings, structural integrity reports, and handover documentation.
• Aligning all designs and construction with the Saudi Building Code (SBC), Royal Commission standards, and international best practices.
• Integrating structural requirements into the Project Quality Plan (PQP) and supporting QA/QC inspections.
• Collaborating closely with the HSE team to maintain safe design and construction practices, particularly for high-risk steel erection and roof works.
• Ensuring the Contractor obtains full approval for all required permits and inspections.

Qualifications

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 12+ years work experience partnered with a Bachelor degree in Structural Engineering.

The below points will strengthen your application

• Must have interchanges; highways, bridges projects experience
• Extensive hands-on experience in structural steel roofs and facades for major venues (long-span trusses, space frames, cable-supported roofs, or ETFE-supported systems).
• Strong expertise in RCC design for heavy-load, high-occupancy structures.
• Previous experience on KSA giga-projects (Qiddiya, NEOM, Red Sea, etc.) is highly advantageous.
• Professional registration (PE, CEng, or equivalent) and membership in recognized institutions (ICE, IStructE, ASCE, or Saudi Council of Engineers).

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.