Structural Engineer

About Mott MacDonald

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 experts operating in more than 50 countries. As an employee-owned business, the company focuses on fostering a supportive environment for its staff.

The Role of Structural Engineer

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Structural Engineer to join its Buildings team in Riyadh. This full-time role involves supporting the design and delivery of building projects across Saudi Arabia, including mixed-use, commercial, residential, hospitality, aviation, sports, and high-rise developments. The Structural Engineer will report to the Principal Structural Engineer / Structural Lead and contribute to developing safe, coordinated, buildable, and cost-effective structural solutions from concept through detailed design stages. The position requires 2-5 years of experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake structural analysis and design of reinforced concrete, structural steel, masonry, and foundation systems.
• Prepare structural calculations, analysis models, technical notes, reports, specifications, and other design deliverables.
• Support the development of structural schemes from concept through detailed design stages.
• Apply Saudi Building Code requirements and relevant international standards, including ACI, AISC, ASCE, and IBC.
• Evaluate structural actions including gravity, wind, seismic, temperature, and settlement effects.
• Coordinate structural design information with architectural, civil, geotechnical, MEP, façade, BIM, and specialist disciplines.
• Collaborate with BIM teams and technicians to develop coordinated structural drawings and models.
• Assist with the review of shop drawings, material submissions, contractor proposals, and technical queries.
• Participate in design reviews, coordination meetings, technical workshops, and constructability discussions.
• Support continuous improvement and digital ways of working, sharing knowledge and lessons learned.
• Demonstrate safe, ethical, and inclusive behaviours aligned to Mott MacDonald values.

Qualifications and Experience

• Essential: Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering from a recognised institution.
• Essential: Proven years of relevant post-graduate experience (2-5 years) in structural design.
• Essential: Experience in the analysis and design of building structures in reinforced concrete and structural steel.
• Essential: Experience supporting projects through concept, schematic, and detailed-design stages.
• Essential: Working knowledge of the Saudi Building Code and relevant international standards, including ACI, AISC, ASCE, and IBC.
• Essential: Competence in structural analysis and design software such as ETABS, SAFE, Robot Structural Analysis, SAP2000, **, RAM, Tekla Structural Designer, or equivalent.
• Essential: Working knowledge of Revit, BIM coordination processes, and digital collaboration platforms.
• Essential: Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to manage assigned tasks and collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Desirable: Previous experience working in Saudi Arabia or the wider GCC region.
• Desirable: Experience within an international multidisciplinary engineering consultancy.
• Desirable: Exposure to construction-stage technical support and site inspections.
• Desirable: Experience working on medium- or large-scale commercial, residential, hospitality, aviation, sports, or mixed-use developments.