About the Role
As part of the newly established the company Industrial Solutions division, AT-PAC serves as a globally recognized leader in scaffolding solutions, focusing on industrial clients. The AT-PAC Engineering Center Middle East plays a crucial role in delivering specialized scaffolding engineering expertise and technical support across the region. We are looking for an experienced Senior Access Scaffolding Engineer to join our Design Engineering team. In this role, you will design and optimize complex access scaffolding solutions for commercial, industrial, infrastructure, and event projects.
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You will work closely with engineering, sales, and project teams, contributing your technical expertise to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient solutions, while supporting high engineering standards and continuous capability development within the Engineering Center.
Responsibilities
- Design complex access scaffolding solutions for various sectors including commercial, industrial, infrastructure, and events.
- Develop scaffold structures in accordance with applicable local, regional, and international standards, codes of practice, and regulations (e.g., EN 12810, EN 12811, TG20, OSHA, and equivalent regional requirements).
- Act as the regional technical focal point for scaffolding engineering by providing design reviews, structural support, and technical consultation to project teams.
- Produce scaffold layouts, construction drawings, erection sequences, and engineering documentation.
- Utilize BIM and 3D modelling tools such as Revit and Navisworks Manage to develop and coordinate scaffold designs with client and project models.
- Perform structural analysis and verification of scaffold structures using engineering software such as RFEM 6, RSTAB, Resa, or equivalent tools.
- Review and approve scaffold designs prepared by junior engineers, providing technical mentoring across the engineering team.
- Optimize scaffold designs to minimize material quantities, installation duration, and project costs while ensuring safety and compliance.
- Ensure designs consider material availability and operational constraints within the region.
- Support sales, operations, and project teams by presenting and explaining technical solutions to internal and external stakeholders.
- Participate in project planning meetings and provide engineering input throughout the project lifecycle.
- Prepare engineering calculations, design reports, and technical substantiation packages for clients and third-party reviewers.
- Interpret and review structural, civil, architectural, and BIM models to ensure compatibility with scaffolding solutions.
- Maintain a strong safety mindset and ensure scaffold designs support safe erection, modification, use, and dismantling procedures.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil, Structural, or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Minimum five years of experience in scaffolding engineering and access design, preferably with Ringlock systems across commercial, industrial, infrastructure, and event sectors.
- Advanced proficiency in AutoCAD, Revit, and Navisworks Manage.
- Practical experience with structural analysis and finite element modelling software such as RFEM, RSTAB, Resa, or equivalent.
- Experience with scaffolding-specific software and plug-ins like LayPLAN, Scaffold Designer, Avontus, or equivalent is a plus.
- Strong knowledge of scaffolding standards, engineering principles, and industry best practices.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; additional languages are an advantage.
- Ability to work effectively in a multinational and multicultural environment.
- Proven ability to engage directly with clients, consultants, contractors, and third-party engineering reviewers.
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, and technical leadership skills.
Additional Information
As a customer-focused organization, we believe our greatest assets are our employees. We are always looking for talented professionals eager to develop their careers in this challenging industry. Join us and be part of AT-PAC!
