Principal Structural Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 5, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 2, 2026.
The Team
We are an award winning global consultancy and have been named Building’s Engineering Consultant of the Year in 2024, 2022 and 2021. We are at the forefront of the industry, priding ourselves on our exemplary track record of designing innovative and sustainable projects.
Sustainability runs through everything we do at Cundall, and our people are empowered to drive change and decarbonise the built environment. By the end of this decade, we have set ourselves an ambitious goal to only work on projects that meet our zero carbon design criteria, a commitment we have called our Zero Carbon Design 2030 goal. We need engineers who share this passion for sustainability and thrive in designing energy efficient buildings and communities.
As part of the development of its APAC business, and overall global growth, Cundall are excited to announce that we are entering into the Malaysian market in Kuala Lumpur. Cundall have been working on various projects in Malaysia from our offices in Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia so this is the natural progression for the business, building on long standing relationships and offering the same high standard of multidisciplinary design and consultancy services.
Cundall’s Structural Engineering team prides itself in their exemplary track record of designing innovative and sustainable structural solutions, that minimise the use of natural resources.
As one of the longest established of Cundall’s many disciplines, the Structural team are a source of world leading expertise - and offer a pro-active and collaborative approach to skill development, and professional excellence.
The Role
This is an excellent opportunity for a highly experienced and client-focused Structural Engineer to join our Pioneer team in Malaysia.
This excellent opportunity would see you as part of our pioneer team in Malaysia and working on some of the most exciting projects across Asia and internationally.
As part of our established team of expert engineers and technicians, and working closely with colleagues of various disciplines, you will lead a project team in delivering projects throughout the entire process of structural engineering design. You will monitor budgets and programme, review design and deliverables, and communicate with the wider project and client team.
You will develop new and nurture existing outstanding client relationships and ensure repeat business as well as use your wealth of expertise and determination to manage, motivate and lead the structural team in Kuala Lumpur.
The Skills
- Accredited BEng or MEng degree level (or equivalent) in Civil or Structural Engineering with Professional Engineer registration with the Board of Engineers Malaysia.
- You will have proven experience of managing medium / large size projects and delivering to time and budgetary deadlines, whilst complying with operational and other procedures.
- You will have broad and deep technical knowledge in Structural Engineering, plus demonstrable understanding of other disciplines.
- You are proficient in designing all types of common structural materials and forms and have proven experience leading projects and interacting and developing good relationships with clients.
- Familiar with local codes of practice and authority submission and approval procedures. Experience of using international design codes is a plus.
- Competent user of relevant structural engineering software.
- Awareness / knowledge of advanced computational design and visual programming approaches and tools for structural engineering, such as grasshopper is highly desirable.
- Given the collaborative and client focused nature of this role, excellent communication skills and experience of using your initiative to overcome challenges are essential.
Job Description
Your career at Cundall
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