Education programmes of job
Nature of work
The profession of Structural Engineer – strengthening of structures is one of the construction industry professions that deals with the rehabilitation of existing structuresProfession field
- Designs the members of the strengthened structure to resist gravity, wind and earthquake loading so that these loads are transferred safely to soil according to approved design standards
- Coordinates with other design members to prepare design drawings/shop drawings free from errors and contradictions
- Answers the contractors requests about his/her design elements.
- Supervises construction of strengthened structures to ensures required safety and quality
- Conforms the compatibility of specification of submitted material/systems with the project specifications
- Prepares progress reports
- Prepares the contract conditions of strengthened construction and other technical and financial documents
- Prepares technical reports related to strengthened structures and adopts recent technology work methods
- Evaluates the employees performance, estimates their training and continuous knowledge needs
- Be responsible for applying health and safety procedures on site.
Environment of work
- The Structural Engineer – strengthened structures works 7-8 hours in the working days, he/she may work during weekends according to work conditions. He/she may work overtime when needed
- Usually, the engineer may wear casual or formal dress in office activities. While on site, he/she should wear safety shoes, comfortable dress e.g. jeans and protective glasses.
- Work equipment: For office activities, the engineer should have a desktop or laptop computer (preferably connected to Internet) with the availability of engineering software and key reference books.
- He/she may work as a self-employed by establishing his/her own firm for strengthening of structure. He/she may also works as an employee within an engineering office/construction company.
- He/she should satisfy the local and international standards related to strengthened structures to obtain safe, durable and quality construction.
- He/she should be honest and creditable; and make his decision in transparence and neutral manners
Professional life
- The Structural Engineer – strengthened structures may practice his/her profession within a team in private or public sectors. He/she is generally the leader of the labor group in the field of fabrication and erection. In the field of design, he/she is generally a member of a team lead by a senior civil engineer who has extensive experience in strengthening of structures
- In case of contracting companies, the strengthening of structure engineer can promote from a site engineer to a construction manager to finally a project manager, provided that, he/she sustained the required managerial and engineering experience. In case of his/her work in a design office, he/she can promote from a draftsman/investigator to a designer/supervisor engineer to finally a project manager of the design teamprovided that he/she sustained the required managerial and engineering experience
- He/she may travel abroad to undertake training courses, visit manufacturing companies, procures materials
- His/her monthly salary in public sectors starts from 20000 Syrian Pounds.
Sectors of careers
- Design
- Engineering Supervision
- Construction
- Sales and Marketing
- Researcher
- Research Assistant
- Demonstrator
Getting the job
- Gains the Bachelor Degree BSc of Civil Engineering or MSc. in Structural Engineering
- Excellent knowledge in structural analysis, strengthening of structures, reinforced concrete, design of structures to resist earthquake, computer-aided design, engineering foundation, construction management.
- Be familiar with national and international design standards.
- Be a member of the Order of Engineers or similar establishments.
- Expert use of AutoCAD (2D), Structural engineering programs (e.g. STAAD Pro, PROKON, SAP 2000)
- Attends professional courses, e.g. (Engineering Supervision, Project Management, Value Engineering of structures, Strengthening structure design according to a specific code)
- Attains professional certificates e.g. CVS (Value Engineering Specialist), PMP (Project Management Practitioner)
- Has experience in the field of design, manufacturing and supervision of strengthened structures through previous work in companies related to public and private sectors
- Should have essential knowledge in the subjects of (strengthening of Structures, Mechanics of Structures, Computer-Aided Design, Engineering Foundation, Construction Management and Engineering Design and Drafting)
Skills
- Works actively within a multi-discipline team, to be familiar with other disciplines.
- Shows personal professional skills, e.g. the ability of problem solving and initiating innovation ideas.
- Finishes required tasks within time scale and manages time according to priorities.
- Manages resources economically.
- Applies the professional standards and ethics manners.
- Evaluates workers performance and urges them to develop their skills.
- Develops his continuous knowledge to attain up-to-date experience in his discipline.
- A natural forward planner who critically assesses own performance.
- Ability to work independently under broad organizational guidelines.
- Ability to propose solutions to technical and engineering problems.
- Ability to get on well with others and be a team-player.
- Ability to communicate ideas and see things from the other person's point of view.
- Excellent face-to-face and telephone communication skills.
- Good leadership skills: honesty, delegation skills, motivating others, expressing commitment, ability to inspire others, positive attitude and creativity.
Sources and references
- Website of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, upgrades in 2010
- Arab standard profession classification, Arab Work Organization, 2008
- National Academic Reference Standards (NARS), Ministry of Higher Education, 2012