Job Description

We're looking for KSA National to join our Team as a Graduate in Structural Engineering We are seeking an enthusiastic problem-solver to work across our portfolio of exciting projects and deliver tailor-made solutions that create sustainable futures for the cities we live in and spaces we occupy. We offer unrivalled career development, creative freedom and numerous opportunities to build on your skill set. The Graduate role provides an excellent opportunity to join our growing practice and iconic programs and projects in the Riyadh office.

Type of contract
Permanent
Grade
Graduate
Area of Expertise
Building Structures
Region
Middle East, India and Asia
Office / Project Location
Riyadh
Ref No
6127 Your day to day responsibilities will be extremely varied and diverse, however your primary focus areas will include the following:
PROJECT DELIVERY

• As part of the project team, become familiar with the input on design competitions and bids.
• With guidance, contribute to the design, analysis and consultancy on a wide variety of projects.
• Produce reports, presentations, models, and drawings as requested by the client to an excellent standard, high level of accuracy and in a timely manner.
• Ensure all work completed is reviewed appropriately prior to it being issued.
• Learn to work within an agreed budget, raising and/or resolving any concerns if they arise.
• Take personal responsibility for the completion of accurate time sheets.

• Ensure senior staff are kept informed of important and relevant service/design decisions.

LEADERSHIP

• Take timely and considered decisions, including corrective action, as necessary.
• Create a passion/enthusiasm for delivering excellent performance in all areas of your role.

COLLABORATION

• Work as part of a single or multi-disciplinary team attending meetings with architects, planners, contractors, government agencies etc. in a learning advisory capacity.
• Actively engages with team colleagues on work assignments and enjoys working with others to see the value of learning and sharing knowledge with them.
• Gain an awareness of the Buro Happold brand and the different groups and services in the firm

TECHNICAL COMPETENCE

• Be familiar with and comply with all Buro Happold’s internal quality assurance procedures.
• Investigate solutions to challenges, being able to articulate and document the benefits and shortfalls of each.
• In conjunction with your line manager, supervisor or mentor; take responsibility for your own learning and development, leading to submission for Professional Accreditation and Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
• Has built upon academic learning and under guidance applies it into practical engineering situations
• Have an understanding of how technology can assist with projects, embracing the latest technologies helping to improve performance and sustainability.
• Embrace learning new digital platforms in computational engineering like Grasshopper and Rhino

• Undertake detailed structural engineering design and prepare technical schedules.
• Plan and manage CAD documentation of design work

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree level education in Civil or Structural Engineering
• Experience of, or ability to apply, academic learning to work projects
• Strong team player capability
• Effective communication capability with the ability to communicate thoughts and technical ideas clearly and concisely
• Understanding of relevant policy and regulation
• Passionate about creating innovative, elegant, and robust structural engineering solutions for complex construction projects, supported by work experience or an internship ideally spent in an engineering environment
• Have a basic understanding of computational design in structural engineering and have the drive to learn

#LI-ID1 #Hybrid
Buro Happold is proud to be a practice of a diverse range of professionals. We actively promote inclusivity to enable every individual to reach their full potential, the more inclusive we are the better our work will be.

We are working to change the lack of representation of minority groups in the built environment, and are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative and elegant solutions through collaboration.