Senior Structural Shop Drawing Engineer - Construction

Leverage your abilities and join the dynamic team of a leading company specializing in the Construction industry in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

The Senior Structural Shop Drawing Engineer is responsible for preparing, reviewing, and coordinating detailed structural shop drawings for construction projects. They ensure accuracy, design specifications compliance, and project requirements alignment while collaborating with architects, engineers, and contractors.

• Revise and study project drawings, and determine, in coordination with Technical Office Manager, relevant staffing needs to fulfill the design/shop-drawing related aspects of the project efficiently and effectively.
• Compare the project’s architectural and structural drawings to identify any gaps or conflicts, coordinate with Engineering Coordinator to tackle those issues.
• Conduct frequent meetings with the project’s client/consultant to coordinate the project’s structural needs and requirements, solve any problems, or clarify technical issues.
• Support and supervise Junior Shop Drawing engineers (in head office and on site) to provide technical assistance and/or review, verify, and check drawings, forms, and designs.
• Prepare technical shop drawings, whenever required, on paper and digital format that respond to set technical specifications and quality standards, and conform to recognized procedures.
• Liaise with projects’ sites teams to identify common inquiries, and send Request for Information (RFIs) for the project consultant, to seek clarification regarding technical specifications and requirements.
• Conduct an initial Quantity Survey (QS) to support the Procurement department in determining the needed quantities to plan for subcontractors’ deals; and provide clarification for QS team on site whenever needed.
• Write and submit a monthly report for each project to the Technical Office Manager to monitor and evaluate the project’s technical progress and performance with regards to Shop Drawing and Design.
• Report to the Project Manager and/or Project Technical Office Manager, on frequent basis, the project’s technical progress and performance with regards to Shop Drawing and Design.
• Liaise with Senior Contracts & Invoices Engineer to provide relevant information needed for setting up and formulating contracts.
• Obtain and assemble all technical information, data, and drawings needed from relevant departments for full coordination of Shop Drawing across the Civil/Structure, Architectural, and Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) architectural designs.

We Are Looking For:

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering.
• 10 years of experience in construction companies
• Previous experience working in Quantity Survey, Technical Office, and Shop Drawing is a must.
• Previous experience working in Design is a plus.
  Previous experience working on large projects is a plus.
• Excellent familiarity with software such as (Revit, BIM, ASD, Autocade (2,3 D), ArchiCAD (2,3 D), NAVIS, Microsoft Office, ………Etc.)
• Familiarity with the Structural Design programs (SAP 2000 & ETABS & SAFE)