Lead Engineer Steel Structure

About the Role

Parsons Corporation is seeking a Lead Engineer – Steel Structure to join their team in Makkah, with work locations including Jeddah and Makkah. This full-time role involves leading the design, analysis, coordination, and execution of steel structural engineering projects. The position requires extensive technical expertise in structural steel systems, strong leadership capabilities, and a collaborative approach to ensure successful project delivery within scope, budget, and schedule.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage steel structural engineering projects from conceptual design through detailed design, fabrication, erection, and final completion.
• Provide technical direction, guidance, and mentorship to structural engineers, designers, and project teams.
• Coordinate with project managers, architects, civil engineers, MEP disciplines, contractors, fabricators, and other stakeholders.
• Establish project deliverables, review requirements, and engineering priorities to support successful project execution.
• Monitor project progress, technical performance, deliverables, budgets, and schedules.
• Lead the analysis and design of structural steel systems, including buildings, industrial structures, stadiums, long-span structures, platforms, canopies, trusses, and pipe racks.
• Perform and review structural calculations for gravity, lateral, seismic, wind, thermal, fatigue, and other applicable loading conditions.
• Design and review steel members, frames, trusses, bracing systems, connections, base plates, and anchor bolts.
• Develop design criteria, structural schemes, load paths, design calculations, specifications, and engineering reports.
• Review and approve structural steel drawings, fabrication drawings, erection drawings, connection details, material specifications, and technical submittals.
• Utilize advanced structural analysis and design software to develop efficient, safe, and constructible solutions.
• Ensure design interfaces are properly coordinated with foundations, concrete structures, architectural elements, equipment, and building services.
• Ensure steel structure designs comply with applicable local, national, and international codes and standards, including AISC, ASCE, Eurocodes, BS standards, and AWS.
• Lead design reviews, interdisciplinary coordination reviews, constructability reviews, value engineering exercises, and risk assessments.
• Coordinate with steel fabricators and contractors regarding fabrication methods, connection details, tolerances, material requirements, and erection sequencing.
• Conduct site visits and inspections to verify compliance with approved drawings, specifications, and quality requirements.
• Liaise with clients, contractors, fabricators, consultants, suppliers, and regulatory authorities to resolve technical issues.
• Prepare and present technical reports, design reviews, progress updates, calculations, and project documentation to stakeholders.
• Identify and implement innovative, economical, and constructible steel structural solutions.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of 18 years of experience in structural steel engineering, including significant experience in technical leadership roles.
• Extensive experience in the analysis, design, detailing, fabrication, and erection of steel structures.
• Strong knowledge of structural steel behavior, member design, connection design, stability, load paths, structural systems, and constructability.
• Proficiency in structural analysis and design software, such as ******, SAP2000, ETABS, RAM, or Tekla Structural Designer.
• Strong knowledge of applicable structural design codes and standards, including AISC, ASCE, Eurocodes, BS standards, and AWS.
• Experience reviewing structural steel fabrication drawings, erection drawings, connection details, and technical submittals.
• Understanding of steel fabrication processes, welding, bolting, inspection, testing, tolerances, corrosion protection, fire protection, and erection methodologies.
• Experience with complex steel structures, long-span systems, industrial structures, stadiums, large public venues, or major infrastructure projects is preferred.
• Professional engineering registration or equivalent certification is preferred.

Required Skills

• Strong project management, technical coordination, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Proven leadership and team management capabilities.
• Analytical, organized, and detail-oriented mindset.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic project environment.
• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams, clients, contractors, fabricators, and consultants.

Work Environment

The role is based in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, covering projects in both Jeddah and Makkah. This is a full-time position within a collaborative team environment, requiring coordination with various internal and external stakeholders.