Senior / Principal Engineer - Building Structures

WSP in the UK; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior or Principal Structural Engineer in Cambridge, where you will be part of a dynamic team tackling high-profile projects in education, healthcare, and technology sectors. This role offers the chance to lead project work, engage with clients, and collaborate with architects and co-professionals to deliver innovative solutions. With a strong focus on professional development and achieving Chartered Engineer status, this position empowers you to make a meaningful impact on the built environment while embracing low carbon design principles. If you're passionate about structural engineering and eager to grow your career, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Must have excellent inter-personal skills and project leadership potential.
• Knowledge of structural engineering principles and Eurocodes is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead project work, design document production, and client liaison.
• Collaborate with teams on high-profile education and healthcare projects.

Skills

Inter-personal skills

Project leadership

Communication skills

Analytical techniques

Low carbon design

Education

Chartered Engineer status (MIStructE / AIStructE / MICE)

Relevant equivalent experience

Tools

Design software

Job description

We are WSP - Join us and make your career future ready!

In today’s world it’s important to work for a company that has clear purpose, giving back to communities and supporting what is truly important in the world.

When considering a career move, it’s vital to work for a business that is aligned to your values and goals, a place where you can belong. See what WSP stands for in 2024 and beyond…

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At WSP, you’ll find yourself challenged in more fascinating and far-reaching ways than ever before. You’ll explore new and inspiring opportunities to make the most of your expertise, broaden your professional horizons and create exciting new possibilities for people, organisations, and society in general.

We are looking for Senior and Principal Structural Engineers for our Cambridge office, to join an established team working with a diverse client group.

YOUR NEW ROLE, WHAT’S INVOLVED?

You will be working with our Civil & Structural Engineering teams in Cambridge and across the UK to help WSP work on some of the most challenging and high-profile education, healthcare, and technology sector projects within the industry. Through collaboration with our unique specialist services teams, you will help to bring added value to the projects we deliver for our clients.

Full support and supervision will be provided to the role to ensure you develop to your full potential and gain Chartered status.

This role is to work as part of our growing building structures team, taking a lead role in project work, design document production & delivery, client and stakeholder liaison.

• Work with the client, project team, and key stakeholders to assemble a design & specification compliant with requirements, agree its format and content, and monitor and review its preparation ensuring delivery by the due date.
• Liaise closely with architects and other co-professionals at project inception to establish project briefs.
• Assist in the project lifecycle documentation – QA, CDM, Archiving etc., and coach more junior colleagues in their use.
• Help support your team members and take part in design reviews and staff development reviews.

The candidate must have excellent inter-personal skills, with good project leadership potential capable of communicating effectively with other members of the project team and stakeholders.

WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE:

• 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.