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Structure Design Manager
Design · Full-time
Posted on Aug 10, 2026
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Job Description:
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Structure Design Manager to join our team! In this role you will lead a large team of structural engineers and digital delivery specialists engaging in major infrastructure projects, overseeing the full lifecycle of structural design from concept through detailed design and construction support. You will set the technical direction for complex bridge and infrastructure structures, ensure compliance with international and local codes, and drive high-quality, BIM-enabled delivery.
What You'll Be Doing
Review work produced to ensure that applicable codes, standards, and procedures are followed and quality is acceptable.
Monitor productivity and technical proficiency of assigned personnel.
Make staffing assignments and reassignments as project needs arise.
Conduct performance evaluations, take corrective action as necessary, recommend promotions and salary actions, and recommend training and development for assigned personnel.
Help define discipline design organization and participation on a project, including scope of work, design criteria, schedules, standards, and procedures.
Determine budget estimates and staffing requirements for the defined scope and schedule.
Supervise the production of project drawings and design calculations.
Promote technical excellence on the project, including furthering the Quality Improvement Process.
Ensure that discipline design work is coordinated with project staff and engineers from other disciplines by maintaining clear and frequent communications.
Advise engineering and project management regarding any problem areas, staffing requirements, delays in production, scope changes, or other events which could affect project completion and/or profitability.
Initiate and/or review change order requests for additions, deletions, or changes to the original scope of work.
Ensure that adequate checking is performed in accordance with discipline checking policy and procedures.
Recommend design methods, software tools, and equipment use, etc., for discipline standards, including the application of advanced structural analysis platforms.
Maintain affiliation with professional societies to keep abreast of current technologies.
Recommend and prepare technical papers.
Perform other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.
What Required Skills You'll Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering with emphasis on Structural Engineering.
- 20 years of related work experience in structural design.
- Related work experience in prominent consultancy firms with specific experience in structural design.
- Substantial experience in design of transportation structures such as bridges and underpasses.
- Substantial experience in design of infrastructure-related buildings such as large-scale tank/pump stations and substations.
- Candidate must have UPDA Registration or be eligible and able to obtain the registration within months of onboarding.
- International professional registration such as PE, CEng, or PEng is required.
- Intimate knowledge of structural design principles.
- Strong experience with structural analysis and design software such as MIDAS, CSI Bridge, ETABS, SAP 2000, SOFiSTiK
- Ability to perform hands-on detailed technical review of engineering deliverables including structural analysis models, design calculations, engineering drawings, and specifications.
- Ability to perform constructability reviews to:
- Identify advantages and disadvantages of proposed construction methodologies.
- Confirm feasibility considering spatial, operational, technical, schedule, and budgetary constraints.
- Confirm the incorporation of construction effects into the design of structures.
- Ability to guide a large technical team to produce deliverables for multiple large projects on time and in good quality.
- Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
- Excellent report writing skills to independently produce logical, well-organized, and grammatically correct technical reports and letters directed to clients and authorities.
- Excellent presentation skills to convey the message clearly and succinctly.
What Desired Skills You'll Bring
Master’s degree in Structural Engineering.
Experience in the Qatar or GCC region with major infrastructure or transportation programs.
Experience leading structural design on design–build, PPP, or other alternative delivery projects.
Proven experience implementing or overseeing digital design and BIM workflows for structural engineering.
Experience in seismic design, complex foundations, or long-span / complex bridge structures.
Ability to take a leadership role in proposal preparations, including defining technical approaches, resource plans, and schedules.
Ability to review various multidisciplinary documents and objectively assess the technical validity and coordination of the contents.
Active participation in professional societies, technical committees, or standards development.
Record of published technical papers, conference presentations, or internal best-practice guidelines.
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