Senior Engineer - Building Structures

WSP; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Southampton is seeking a Senior Engineer to join their Building Structures team. You will manage project delivery, develop innovative designs for a variety of high-profile projects, and work alongside talented professionals in a collaborative environment. The role offers flexibility in working hours and a chance to contribute to sustainable engineering solutions across multiple sectors.

Qualifications

• Achieved Chartered Engineer status or have relevant equivalent experience.
• Sound knowledge of structural engineering principles and design software.
• Excellent communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage project delivery from inception to handover.
• Develop innovative and sustainable designs for diverse projects.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams on large projects.

Skills

Chartered Engineer status

Knowledge of structural engineering principles

Excellent communication skills

Experience in engineering deliverables

Interest in low carbon design

Quality assurance of project deliverables

Education

Chartered Engineer or equivalent experience

Tools

Analytical techniques and design software

Job description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

A little more about your role…

You will be joining our expanding Building Structures team, as a Senior Engineer, with accountability for the project management and technical delivery of schemes from inception through to handover of the completed scheme to the client.

In this role you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Develop innovative and sustainable designs for a huge range of challenging projects, ranging from major transportation hubs, tall towers to airports and universities with national and local architects.
• Be part of multi-disciplinary design projects from concept stage through to detailed design, in coordination with Architects, Engineers, and specialist consultants
• Contribute to our ongoing success and help us build towards delivery of a growing order book.

The role could be performed on a full or part-time basis.

Your team

You’ll be joining a team of diverse and talented individuals who work together to:

• take a strategic lead role on large multi-disciplinary projects as well as providing bespoke structural solutions to niche and architectural led concept designs
• form strong working relationships with other WSP disciplines, external design consultants, stakeholders and clients.
• provide sustainable development solutions from site selection through to detailed design and construction.
• provide specialist advice and design solutions to our clients on sustainable design, net zero carbon, MMC & DfMA.

You will have the opportunity to work on some of the most exciting and high profile major multi-disciplinary development projects across the region and world. Projects are categorised into wide variety of sectors including rail stations, high-rise, airport buildings, commercial & mixed use, retail, education, and healthcare, as well as award-winning small public projects such as the Durley Chine Environmental Hub. Current projects include a new low-carbon pier for Gatwick Airport, a new hospital in Brighton, and stations at either end of the HS2 line.

We have a broad and well-developed client base spanning across Private and Public sectors and encompassing regional, national, and international clientele.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join WSP as part of an expanding team delivering a variety of prestigious projects.

Our growing Structures South team is located in Southampton and Basingstoke, and this role could be based in either of these locations, to suit you.

Our Southampton and Basingstoke offices are multidisciplinary, providing the opportunity to meet with and work directly with other disciplines within WSP. The offices are within walking distance of their respective train stations. Southampton is located within the vibrant bar and café scene of Bedford Place and the Basingstoke office is in the high quality Matrix House, close to the town centre.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• Achieved, or are approaching, Chartered Engineer status (MIStructE / AIStructE / MICE), or have relevant equivalent experience
• A sound knowledge of structural engineering principles, the appropriate use of analytical techniques and design software, and the application of Eurocodes
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience in the production of clear and concise engineering deliverables
• An interest in low carbon design and the assessment of embodied carbon to inform engineering decision making
• Experience in the quality assurance of project deliverables including checking of calculations and drawings to generate high quality outputs.