Principal Structural Engineer (Buildings)

Location/s: Kuala Lumpur

Job Description:

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy. We are well-established in Malaysia and currently have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and driven Principal Structural Engineer to join our Buildings sector in our Kuala Lumpur office.

Your opportunity

This is an opportunity to be involved in building structures projects of various sizes. This will be a role that will be challenging, varied, and demanding while offering fantastic opportunities for skill set and career development.

You will work on highly complex building structures and push the boundaries of innovative design. Our projects incorporate cutting-edge technologies and set new benchmarks for sustainable construction.

As part of our collaborative team, you will partner with renowned architecture and engineering firms at the forefront of their fields. Our projects represent a career-defining opportunity to make your mark on projects that will redefine the communities that we live and work in.

We are looking for candidates with strong technical skills, creative problem-solving abilities, and a passion for engineering excellence.

The candidate shall be engaged in delivery design, submission, construction support, as-build and completion of our projects. Their other duties include:

• Undertake detailed design in foundation, concrete and steelworks structures.
• Develop design concepts and construction methodologies and provide leadership in sectional project execution.
• Provide design sketches and reports required for schematic, design development and constructions phases of projects.
• Provide detailed engineering computations and analysis as required for the statutory submission.
• Attending technical / progress meeting with clients and inspections during construction.

Candidate Specification:

About You:

• Degree of B Eng (Civil) recognised by Professional Engineering Board (Malaysia).
• Minimum 8 years post graduate experience with consultant background in Civil and/or Structural Engineering.
• Proficient in 3D design programmes i.e. Robot, TSD, SAP 2000, STAAD Pro, ETABS, SAFE etc.
• Experience with complex structural design.
• Familiar with the latest international codes of practice (Singapore Code, Eurocode etc).
• Familiar with Revit and delivering projects in BIM.
• Willing to mentor junior colleagues.

Job Profile:

Mott MacDonald is a uniquely diverse global management, engineering and development consultancy that offers a diverse range of opportunities for potential employees to work with World Expert Practitioners on small and large scale projects within our Asia unit.

Our unique geographical location means that we are able to tap into expertise and resources from other countries in which we operate and so whether you are from a technical background or have traditionally worked in support services, you will be amazed at the career development opportunities that Mott MacDonald can offer to you.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

Agile working

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team and personal commitments. We embrace agility, flexibility and trust.