Structural Design Engineer at Megastar Technical and Construction Company

Megastar is a leading EPCCM company. We offers substantial construction experience, competitive pricing, financial strength, integrity and a commitment to your project that is supported by a foundation of quality and workplace safety. We are committed to building a thriving workplace where people are inspired, empowered, and supported to do their best work.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Structural Design Engineer

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers

Job Summary

• The primary purpose of this role is to conceptualize, analyze, design, and deliver safe, durable, economical, and code-compliant structural solutions for buildings, bridges, drainage systems, and civil infrastructure.
• The engineer ensures structures can safely withstand applied loads, environmental factors, and operational demands throughout their design life.

Core Responsibilities
Structural Analysis and Design:

• Perform detailed structural analysis and design for reinforced concrete, structural steel, masonry, timber, and composite structures.
• Design shallow and deep foundations (e.g., footings, rafts, piles, retaining walls).
• Design structural steel systems (beams, columns, trusses, connections, pipe racks, industrial platforms).
• Design reinforced concrete structures (slabs, beams, columns, shear walls, water-retaining structures, culverts).
• Assess structural integrity and design rehabilitation, strengthening, or retrofitting for existing structures.

Drawing Production and Documentation:

• Prepare, review, and maintain structural general arrangement drawings, reinforcement detailing, fabrication drawings, construction drawings, and bar bending schedules.
• Prepare and review structural calculations, design reports, technical specifications, and design basis documents.

Coordination and BIM Integration:

• Coordinate structural designs with multidisciplinary teams (Architectural, MEP, Process, and Civil Engineering) to ensure compatibility and constructability.
• Develop, review, and coordinate Building Information Modelling (BIM) structural models to resolve clashes.
• Participate in interdisciplinary design reviews, technical workshops, HAZID, HAZOP, and value engineering exercises.

Site Engineering and Construction Support

• Provide site engineering support, conduct inspections, and resolve technical structural issues.
• Review contractor Requests for Information (RFIs), technical queries (TQs), method statements, and material submittals.
• Evaluate non-conformance reports (NCRs) and recommend corrective actions

Compliance, Quality, and Leadership:

• Ensure all designs comply with international codes (British Standards, Eurocodes, ACI, AISC, ASCE, ASTM).
• Enforce company HSE policies, Life-Saving Rules (LSR), and quality management systems.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to graduate engineers, junior designers, and CAD/BIM technicians.
• Support tendering / bidding processes, engineering estimates, and feasibility studies.

Job Requirements & Qualifications
Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree (B.Sc. - Upper Division & above) or Higher National Diploma (HND - Upper Credit & above) in Civil/Structural Engineering or equivalent.

Experience:

• At least 3–5 years of experience in structural design and consultancy specifically for buildings (low-rise and high-rise) and Oil & Gas projects (pipelines, well pads, process plants, utilities).
• A minimum of 8 years of experience in structural steel and reinforced concrete designs.

Professional Certifications:

• COREN certification is required; additional certifications (ASCE, ISE, NSE, NICE, etc.) are considered an advantage.

Software Proficiency:

• Strong proficiency in industry-standard engineering and BIM software, including AutoCAD, STAAD.Pro, Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis, ProtaStructure, ETABS, SAP2000, Tekla Structural Designer, SAFE, and Autodesk Revit Structure.

Application Closing Date
25th June, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online