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Principal Offshore Structural Engineer

Raise, place, and unite iron or steel girders, columns, and other structural members to form completed structures or structural frameworks. In the GCC market, this role is actively hired across qatar with 4 recent postings.

In brief

A Principal Offshore Structural Engineer in the GCC region requires safety, quality control, excel, communication, leadership. Raise, place, and unite iron or steel girders, columns, and other structural members to form completed structures or structural frameworks. This role is in demand across the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.

Salary across the GCC

Salary across the GCC

Monthly gross median in local currency, by country × seniority.

Principal Offshore Structural EngineerMonthly gross median in local currency, by country × seniority.
CountryJuniorMid-LevelSeniorLead / Principal
United Arab Emirates18,000 AED31,500 AED49,000 AED67,500 AED
Saudi Arabia17,500 SAR30,000 SAR46,500 SAR64,500 SAR
Qatar19,000 QAR33,000 QAR51,000 QAR70,500 QAR
Kuwait1,500 KWD2,550 KWD4,000 KWD5,550 KWD
Oman1,650 OMR2,850 OMR4,450 OMR6,150 OMR
Bahrain1,600 BHD2,700 BHD4,200 BHD5,850 BHD
Salary breakdown

How Principal Offshore Structural Engineer pay varies in the UAE

UAE · mid-level · monthly gross in AED

Based on 500 data points · updated June 15, 2026 · How we estimate

Sample size
500
verified reports
Year-over-year
+10%
vs 2025
Hiring demand
High
roles open now
Remote share
27%
fully or hybrid

By company size

Median compensation varies with headcount.

Startup (<50)26,500
Scale-up (50–500)31,500
Enterprise (500+)41,000

Top-paying industries

Median for this role, ranked by sector.

01Fintech
38,500
02Cloud & SaaS
35,000
03E-commerce
31,500
04Government tech
29,500
05Telecom
27,000

Estimates modelled from GCC pay surveys and live posting volume — a directional guide, not a live salary feed.

Top hiring companies

  • Wood
  • John Wood Group PLC
  • EHIF

Active markets

  • qatar
What a Principal Offshore Structural Engineer does
  • 01

    hour, cost and the project schedule targets. Designing the future. Transforming the world Reflecting the market focus for the office in both brownfield and green field opportunities, multi

  • 02

    skilled personnel are sought, in particular those with

  • 03

    Read specifications or blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, or sizes of materials required.

  • 04

    Connect columns, beams, and girders with bolts, following blueprints and instructions from supervisors.

  • 05

    Bolt aligned structural steel members in position for permanent riveting, bolting, or welding into place.

  • 06

    Fasten structural steel members to hoist cables, using chains, cables, or rope.

  • 07

    Hoist steel beams, girders, or columns into place, using cranes or signaling hoisting equipment operators to lift and position structural steel members.

  • 08

    Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of structural steel members, using plumb bobs, laser equipment, transits, or levels.

Country
Seniority level
Based on 14,820 verified salaries across the GCC · Updated monthly