Principal Engineer - Structures

WSP USA; Dadri; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth opportunities

Hybrid work option

Job summary

WSP India is seeking a senior structural engineer to lead building structures design within the India ME Team. You will mentor junior staff, coordinate with the Local CRC Head of Structures, and drive design delivery on complex projects.

You should have 12+ years in structural design, strong command of RAM/CSC/ETABS/STAAD, and excellent English communication. English fluency and professional qualifications are expected for this leadership role.

Qualifications

• The applicant will have proven experience in the design of Building Structures with significant experience in a similar role or demonstration of a good track record.
• Good presentation skills are also required.
• Must be fully conversant with technical structural software, such as RAM, CSC, ETABS, SAFE and STAAD.
• A sound understanding of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Project is essential.
• Must be fluent in English with an excellent understanding of technical terminology.
• Demonstrate good management, communication and technical skills and be capable of working both within the team and independently, as dictated by work load.
• The candidate should possess a degree in Civil or Structural Engineering and possess membership to an accredited engineering body.
• It is desirable that the candidate has obtained British Chartered Engineer status or equivalent.
• Experience: 12+ years

Responsibilities

• Lead the design process and encourage the rest of the team to deliver appropriate and cost effective solutions to the agreed programme.
• Follow document control, QA processes, ensuring drawings, specifications and reports are issued and filed appropriately, and coach junior staff.
• Manage a team of engineers and Revit technicians and provide technical leadership.
• Coordinate project contracts, drawings and specifications with input from team members.
• Review progress and ensure timely delivery, flag resourcing concerns to the team leader.

Skills

Fluent English

Presentation skills

Team leadership

Project coordination

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor/Master in Civil/Structural Engineering

Professional engineering membership

Tools

RAM

CSC

ETABS

SAFE

STAAD

Job description

This role is to work as part of an engineering team, taking a senior role in project work, focused on production and liaison with the in India Team and mentoring and coaching junior members of the team.

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Transportation & Infrastructure, Property & Buildings, Earth & Environment, Power & Energy, Resources and Industry sectors, as well as offering strategic advisory services. Our talented people around the globe engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

With approximately 4,000 talented people across 3 locations (Noida, Bengaluru & Mumbai offices) in India and more than 73,000 globally, in 550 offices across 40 countries, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

At “WSP” we draw on the diverse skills and capabilities of our employees globally to compete for the most exciting and complex projects across the world and bring the same level of expertise to our local communities. We are proud to be an international collective of innovative thinkers who work on the most complex problems. Unified under one strong brand, we use our local expertise, international reach and global scale to prepare our cities and environments for the future, connect communities and help societies thrive in built and natural ecosystems. True to our guiding principles, our business is built on four cornerstones: Our People, Our Clients, Our Operational Excellence and Our Expertise.

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Core Functions

• Prepare feasibility study reports to meet brief requirements in the agreed format and review with the Local CRC Head of Structures

• Work with WSP in India ME Team to assemble a design specification compliant with the employers’ requirements, agree its format and content, and monitor and review its preparation ensuring delivery by the due date

• Agree and monitor scope of works with the Local CRC Head of Structures

• Clearly define building requirements and purpose of use with the Local CRC Head of Structures and WSP in India ME Team to allow detailed design

• Carry out detailed design as per client requirements in accordance with standard codes, QA and technical review and sign off by the Local CRC Head of Structures, including complex calculations and co-ordination issues

• Review and monitor the production of calculations including QA, technical reviews and sign off

• Ensure that information for project costing preparation is completed in requisite detail and to deadlines, and keep the WSP in India ME Team informed regarding design progress through explanation of design decisions

• Provide documentary information via the WSP in India ME Team to assist in the preparation of tender documents, ensuring that information for tender preparation is completed in requisite detail and to deadlines, and keep the WSP in India ME Team informed regarding design progress through explanation of design decisions

• Provide documentary information via the WSP in India ME Team to assist in the preparation of tender documents, ensuring that information for tender preparation is completed in requisite detail and to deadline.

• Co-ordinate project contracts documents (drawings and specifications) and reviews input from team members

• Deal with the day to day queries from the WSP in India ME Team, ensuring that relevant information is available on time for construction activity

• Report to the WSP in India ME Team in association with the Local CRC Head of Structures any variance between the works constructed and the design intent

• Lead the design process and encourage the rest of the team to deliver appropriate and cost effective solutions to the agreed programme

• Follow in full the document control, QA processes relevant to project work, ensuring drawings, specifications, reports and correspondence are issued, and filed in an appropriate manner, coach junior staff in their usage

• Management of a team of Engineers and Revit Technicians.Technical and Project Management

• Raise the level of technical competence within the teams

• Implement delivery and quality measurement processes

• Promote technical excellence in all our projects

• Undertake technical reviews and contribute to the concept design

• Provide continuous feedback to the Local Head of CRC on the effectiveness of the protocols and processes in place with a view to continuous improvement

• Develop positive professional relationship with the WSP in India ME Team, communicating openly about project progress

• Participate in team meetings, disseminate information within the team, and communicate with other teams in WSP

• Identify and act on, or refer, potential risk issues and follow in full the company commercial and contracting processes

• Manage delegated tasks to ensure that deadlines are met and flag resourcing concerns to team leader

• Identify and flag additional resource requirement to the Local CRC Head of Structures

• Complete timesheet accurately ahead of weekly deadlines

Key Competencies / Skills

• The applicant will have proven experience in the design of Building Structures with significant experience in a similar role or demonstration of a good track record

• Good presentation skills are also required

• Must be fully conversant with technical structural software, such as RAM, CSC, ETABS, SAFE and STAAD

• A sound understanding of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Project is essential

• Must be fluent in English with an excellent understanding of technical terminology

• Demonstrate good management, communication and technical skills and be capable of working both within the team and independently, as dictated by work load

• The candidate should possess a degree in Civil or Structural Engineering and possess membership to an accredited engineering body

• It is desirable that the candidate has obtained British Chartered Engineer status or equivalent

• Experience: 12+ years

BGV:

• Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (“BGV”) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India

• Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner