Engineering consultancy · office grades & staffing
Separate the manager, technical team and project capacity before planning an engineering consultancy office.
Dubai Municipality qualification material supplied by the founder · Last reviewed: 20 October 2026 · Current matrix: To be confirmed
The figures below come from the supplied DM qualification sheet. The current DM document entry links to a structural-auditing list rather than this staffing matrix; older direct links currently redirect to the homepage. The 2025 law also changed the governing framework. We have therefore kept each numerical grade reference unconfirmed for a new application. This guide does not present the matrix as a verified current approval checklist.
Business facts and scope to clarify
Sources, evidence and open questions
Required records and responsibilities
Evidence, review and unresolved gaps
Written scope and acceptance
The supplied staffing matrix is a reference requiring current authority confirmation. This map does not establish a category or a right to upgrade.
The supplied matrix concerns Architectural Engineering Services together with Building Structural Engineering Services. These are consultancy references. They are not the building-contractor categories.
Third category · Ground floor plus four floors
| Role | Number | Experience |
|---|---|---|
| Architect — Design | 1 | 5 years |
| Structural — Design & Supervision | 1 | 5 years |
10 completed building projects, including 3 at G+3 / G+4.
Current application, eligibility and whether the manager can count within the listed team: To be confirmed with DM.
Second category · Ground floor plus twelve floors
| Role | Number | Experience |
|---|---|---|
| Architect — Design | 1 | 7 years |
| Structural — Design & Supervision | 2 | 7 years and 5 years |
10 completed building projects, including 3 at G+9 / G+10 / G+11 / G+12.
Current application, eligibility and whether the manager can count within the listed team: To be confirmed with DM.
First category · No floor-count limit stated for this reference category
| Role | Number | Experience |
|---|---|---|
| Architect — Design | 2 | 10 years each |
| Structural — Design | 1 | 10 years |
| Structural — Design & Supervision | 2 | 7 years and 5 years |
Not stated in the supplied table. To be confirmed; do not interpret this as no track-record requirement.
Current application, eligibility and whether the manager can count within the listed team: To be confirmed with DM.
The source lists technical-team minimums.
Additional staff may be required as project areas and work stages change.
The current criteria and their application remain To be confirmed.
The supplied table relates area per engineer to project workload and work stages. Its notes say that additional project area can require additional technical staff.
It is not a requirement to rent an office of 12,000, 15,000 or 18,000 square metres. Do not use those figures as a premises budget. The minimum physical-office requirement for the selected local-office route is To be confirmed.
The non-building section lists a manager with 5 years of experience and one engineer per licensed activity with 5 years of experience. Current acceptance, any role overlap and the complete team for the selected activities are To be confirmed.
The supplied material says that the authority regulating the specialty determines the applicable project classification and may set the required number of engineers. Do not transfer a building-height grade automatically to another discipline.
Listed in the activity reference for Projects Management Engineering & Technical Feasibility Studies Services, code 742138.
The supplied office matrix lists a manager with 15 years and a technical team of 5: two architects with 10 years each, and three structural engineers with 10, 7 and 5 years.
The supplied note covers local offices and foreign branches. Current applicability, role overlap, the selected licence scope and combined-discipline requirements are To be confirmed.
Do not treat the 10-year activity qualification as a replacement for every manager or office requirement, or apply these engineering conditions to all businesses using the words “project management”.
The supplied reference uses G+4 for a ground floor plus four floors. G+12 means a ground floor plus twelve floors. Confirm the approved project scope rather than relying only on the label.
No.
The table notes relate additional technical staff to project area and work stages.
The figures shown here are project-capacity references, not a minimum office-floor-area requirement.
Local office premises requirements remain To be confirmed.
To be confirmed for the current application. The supplied table lists manager experience and technical staff separately. Do not add or combine those numbers automatically.
To be confirmed. The contracting material contains a multiple-activity provision, but that does not establish the same treatment for consultancy activities.
No. The technical team is only part of the assessment. The authority must confirm the applicable classification, evidence and project permissions.
This reference concerns Projects Management Engineering & Technical Feasibility Studies Services, DM code 742138. Do not apply its engineering office standards automatically to a differently scoped business consultancy activity.
Bring the proposed services, office structure, manager’s experience, engineers’ qualifications and expected project scope to the consultation. We can identify the points requiring current authority confirmation before a scoped proposal.
Dubai Municipality: supplied Engineering Consultancy Qualification Standards; Law No. 14 of 2025 · Last reviewed: 20 October 2026.
Numerical staffing matrix: current applicability To be confirmed. General planning guidance; authority approval is required.
Activity wording, engineering classification, professional authority and technical capacity must describe the same work. The intended project pipeline controls the feasibility questions.
A broader project, direct engineering responsibility or different contracting category can change staffing, approvals and operating capacity.
