Structures Engineer (Strategic Highways Operation & Maintenance)

We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Structures Engineer (Bridges & Highway Structures O&M) to join our team in Doha, Qatar on a long-term project managing the Strategic Highways Structures in the country.

In this role, you will be responsible for the Inspections and Maintenance of bridges and highway structures across the network, ensuring their safety, structural integrity and serviceability in compliance with the contract’s Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). This includes bridges, footbridges flyovers/interchanges, iconic bridges, tunnels, monuments, culverts, retaining walls, gantries, masts and other highway structural assets.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with contractual requirements for Inspections, Preventive Maintenance and Corrective Maintenance, meeting all required SLAs and KPIs – Effectively eliminating any qualify failures.
• Ensure accurate utilization of Asset Management System (MAXIMO) to manage and close out Work Orders (Wos) and Service Request (SRs) correctly and efficiently.
• Maintain accurate utilization of Bridge Management System (BMS) ensuring accurate inventory, inspection reporting, condition, and performance data.
• Analyze inspection data to assess structural conditions, identify deterioration rates, plan and carry out corrective maintenance and evaluate structural and/or safety risks.
• Support and lead inspection teams carrying out different types of inspections of bridges and highway structures, ensuring accurate reporting and acceptable works recommendations.
• Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams (e.g. traffic management, lighting, highways, pavement, HSE and other teams) to ensure integrated network operations and maintenance and maximize efficiency.
• Carry out structural assessments including structural analysis, assessment reporting and determination of structural capacity ratings.
• Propose capital improvement solutions (including strengthening, rehabilitation, and replacement programs) based on risk, structural capacity, safety impact, and lifecycle cost analysis, and later lead on their delivery.
• Ensure compliance with relevant standards for inspection, maintenance and assessment in Qatar (which are mainly UK based) and asset management international best practices (e.g. ISO 55000 series).
• Lead on advancements in bridge inspection technologies, maintenance techniques, and asset management practices and provide tangible input for innovation and efficiency.