Careers

Build serious things, with serious people.

Salient hires engineers and site professionals who want their work inspected by the owner himself. If that sounds like pressure, this is not your company. If it sounds like respect, keep reading.

Open Roles

Engineers we are hiring.

All roles are full-time and based in Abu Dhabi unless stated otherwise. If your discipline is not listed, apply anyway under General Application: we read everything.

Project Manager

Full-time · Abu Dhabi

Owns delivery end to end: programme, consultants, authorities, subcontractors, and handover. You answer to the owner directly, and your projects will include government clients.

10+ years in UAE contracting, with completed handovers
Government or semi-government project experience
PMP or equivalent is a plus

Site Engineer (Civil)

Full-time · Abu Dhabi

Runs the site day to day: setting out, supervision, quality, and coordination with consultants and inspectors. The role where our reputation is actually built.

5+ years of site experience on UAE projects
Comfortable from excavation to snagging
Strong with consultants and authority inspections

MEP Engineer

Full-time · Abu Dhabi

Coordinates mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design and installation across our projects, including clinical environments where MEP is the project.

5+ years of MEP coordination on delivered buildings
Healthcare or hospital experience is a strong plus

Structural / Steel Engineer

Full-time · Abu Dhabi

Design, fabrication review, and erection of steel structure systems: one of our specialty trades and a direct line into the work we are best known for.

Steel design and erection experience, with codes fluency
Fabrication-shop coordination experience

QA/QC Engineer

Full-time · Abu Dhabi

Owns inspections, ITPs, and material approvals under our ISO 9001 system. In an owner-led company, the QA/QC engineer is never overruled on quality.

Experience running QA/QC on UAE contracting projects
ISO 9001 systems fluency

HSE Officer

Full-time · Abu Dhabi

Keeps every site safe and compliant under our ISO 45001:2018 system, with the authority to stop work when the standard is not met.

NEBOSH / IOSH or equivalent certification
Abu Dhabi HSE regime experience

Quantity Surveyor / Estimator

Full-time · Abu Dhabi

Prices tenders, manages BOQs, valuations, and variations, and feeds our value-engineering reviews with real numbers.

5+ years of QS experience with a UAE contractor
Tender pricing and post-contract experience

General Application

Any discipline · Abu Dhabi

Draftsmen, foremen, surveyors, document controllers, and any builder who holds the standard: if you are serious, we want to see your CV.

Tell us in your application what you would own

Subcontractor or supplier rather than a candidate? We prequalify vendors before we need them.

Application

The application takes ten serious minutes.

We ask real questions because we make real commitments to the people we hire. Attach your CV; a recommendation letter and certificates help but are optional.

Do not fill this out:

Role you are applying for

Full name

Phone (with country code)

Current location

Total years of experience

Years in the UAE / GCC

Notice period

Certifications & licenses (PMP, NEBOSH, Society of Engineers, etc.)

Question 1: Describe the most complex project you delivered and your exact role in it.

Question 2: Tell us about a time you caught a quality or safety problem before it became one.

CV / Resume (PDF or Word, required)

Recommendation letter (optional)

Certificates / other documents (optional)

I confirm the information above is accurate, and I consent to Salient Engineering storing my application for recruitment purposes.

We review every application personally and reply to shortlisted candidates within ten business days.

Application received.

Thank you. Your application is with us, and it will be read by a person, not a filter. If you are shortlisted, we will contact you within ten business days. You can also reach us at admin@salient-ec.com.