CSA Designer (Civil / Struct. / Arch)

This position is on-site based in Damascus Governorate, Syria.

Position Objective:

To provide an independent technical review of civil, structural, and architectural design deliverables produced by the contractor or design consultant for data center facilities. The CSA Designer acts on behalf of the PMC to verify that submitted designs are technically sound, code-compliant, constructable, and fully aligned with the project brief, employer’s requirements, and applicable standards – across all stages from concept through Issued for Construction.

Job Description & Responsibilities:

• Review and technically assess CSA design submissions across all stages from concept, schematic, detailed design, and Issued for Construction (IFC) to Shop Drawings and issue structured, actionable review comments within agreed turnaround times.
• Evaluate structural design packages including foundation designs, slab and framing systems, steel and concrete structures, and connection details; verify structural calculations for accuracy, code compliance, and adequacy for the data center loading conditions including raised floor loads, equipment weights, and seismic requirements.
• Assess architectural design submissions including floor plans, elevations, sections, room data sheets, facade details, internal finishes schedules, and raised floor layouts; confirm alignment with the functional brief and space programming requirements.
• Review civil design packages covering site grading, drainage, external works, retaining structures, and utility trench layouts for technical soundness and coordination with building footprints and site infrastructure.
• Verify that structural and architectural designs adequately accommodate MEP and ICT/ELV requirements: plant room configurations, equipment pads and loadings, structural penetrations, cable tray support provisions, and access routes.
• Check CSA design coordination across all disciplines, identify interface gaps, missing structural provisions for MEP equipment, and inconsistencies between architectural and structural packages.
• Review BIM models and coordination reports submitted by the contractor; verify that CSA elements are modelled to the required LOD, and confirm clash detection has been carried out and resolved prior to IFC issue.
• Track all open review comments, assess the adequacy of contractor responses and resubmissions, and maintain a live register of outstanding and closed technical issues.
• Attend design review meetings, design coordination workshops, and BIM sessions as the PMO’s CSA technical representative; prepare and issue meeting minutes and action trackers.
• Support the PMO team during construction by reviewing CSA shop drawings, material submittals, method statements, and inspection and test plans; raise non-conformance records for any deviations from the approved IFC design.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or Architecture.
• Minimum 8–12 years of engineering or design experience in CSA disciplines, with a demonstrated track record in design on consultancy-side engagements for data centres or mission-critical facilities.
• Strong technical capability in structural analysis and design, with the ability to interrogate calculation packages produced using ETABS, STAAD.Pro, SAP2000, or equivalent tools and verify the design assumptions and results.
• Sound knowledge of international design codes (EN 1990–1994, EN 1997–1998), BS standards, and relevant ISO frameworks.
• Good understanding of data center structural and architectural requirements including raised floor systems, high equipment floor loadings, seismic considerations, and facade systems.
• Working knowledge of BIM coordination processes (Revit, Navisworks) sufficient to review federated models and assess LOD compliance.
• Strong written communication skills; able to produce clear, well-referenced review comment schedules and technical correspondence.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary design review environments and collaborating with design teams from different engineering disciplines