Senior Structural Engineer - Hotel & High-Rise Projects

About the role

KEO, an award-winning AEP/PMCM firm, is looking for a Senior Structural Engineer to join its delivery team for a major development in Madinah, Saudi Arabia. The role covers the design, analysis, detailing and construction supervision of structural works for hotels and high-rise buildings, including reinforced concrete and steel structures, foundations, retaining walls and related elements. Proven experience in hotel and high-rise projects is essential.

Key responsibilities

• Lead shop drawing reviews, coordinate the RFI process with the Design Engineer and ensure timely approvals.
• Coordinate with supervising teams and track procurement with the Planning and QAQC department to meet milestones.
• Oversee structural engineering for high-rise buildings and luxury hospitality developments, aligned with architectural intent.
• Review structural systems: reinforced concrete, post-tensioned concrete, steel, foundations and associated elements.
• Perform structural design checks using ETABS, SAP2000, STAAD.Pro or equivalent, covering static, dynamic, seismic, wind (including vortex shedding) and fatigue loading; attend design workshops with the Designer.
• Help the Contractor validate design, connection details, fabrication drawings, erection methods and temporary works.
• Ensure compliance with AISC, Eurocode 3, SBC 304 (Saudi Building Code) and project performance specs.
• Design and review RCC elements (foundations, basements, bridges, abutments, secant piles, retaining walls, capping beams) and optimise them for durability and constructability.
• Approve RCC drawings, bar bending schedules, construction sequences, shop drawings, material submittals and method statements.
• Provide technical support during construction, including site inspections, RFI resolution and non-conformance reports.
• Run value engineering to optimise steel and concrete quantities while maintaining safety and performance.
• Coordinate with architectural, MEP and facade specialists, and with fabricators, erectors and third-party reviewers.
• Support as-built drawings, structural integrity reports and handover documentation, and integrate structural requirements into the Project Quality Plan.
• Work with the HSE team on safe design and construction, especially for high-risk steel erection and roof works, and ensure contractor permits and inspections are approved.

Required profile

• 12+ years of work experience with a Bachelor's degree in Structural Engineering.
• Experience with 5+ luxury hotels and high-rise buildings.
• 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 a recognised institution (ICE, IStructE, ASCE or Saudi Council of Engineers).

What we offer

• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Individual athletic sponsorship and study assistance sponsorship.
• Employee referral rewards.
• Internal global mobility and career development.
• On-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics.