Principal Technician -Roads

WSP in India; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Job summary

WSP India seeks a Principal Technician to lead CAD/BIM drafting across Mumbai/Noida/Bengaluru projects within the UK GCC Highway team. You will supervise technicians, develop BIM documentation, and ensure CAD outputs align with client and CAD standards.

Responsibilities include coordinating design work, improving team capabilities, and contributing to lean process improvements while adhering to H&S policies and project protocols. Hybrid work model is available in India.

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in Civil Engineering with 12+ years post‑graduate experience.
• Certification in AutoCAD or Bentley MicroStation is required.
• Proven knowledge of UK design standards and BIM/CAD protocols.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop engineering drawings using CAD/BIM tools to required standards.
• Coordinate with design teams to ensure timely delivery across multiple projects.
• Develop BIM documentation, execution plans and CAD standards compliance.
• Develop and mentor technicians, manage CAD resources and output quality.
• Assist in resource planning, project fee proposals and recruitment as needed.
• Follow health and safety policies and personal development plans.

Skills

AutoCAD

MicroStation

BIM

CAD Standards

UK Highways standards

Coordination

Team leadership

OpenRoads/MX

Navisworks

ProjectWise

Education

Diploma or Degree in Civil Engineering

EngTech certification

Tools

Bentley MicroStation

AutoCAD

Navisworks

ProjectWise

MX/OpenRoads

Job description

Job Description:

Role Summary

We are seeking to recruit an ambitious and dynamic Principal Technician to join the ‘UKGCC Highway’ team in Mumbai/Noida/Bengaluru to work alongside our UK discipline.

The successful candidate will be working in a team environment to develop and deliver projects through various stages of design from feasibility to planning/detailed design and onto construction.

Responsibilities

• You will be working on a range of infrastructure schemes and will be responsible for the work prepared by a team of Technicians and assists with their development to improve knowledge and strengths.
• You will be expected to play a proactive part in the design process and to be active on several projects at any given time.
• You will ensure that all drawings are produced in accordance with the relevant technical standards, in adherence to WSP's and the Client's CAD Standards documentation.
• You will actively develop the CAD and BIM skills and capabilities of a team and ensure deployment is appropriate to highways business and projects.
• You will assist in the development of strategic BIM documentation, including BIM Execution Plans, BIM Standards and protocols.
• You will contribute to our Lean approach to driving efficiency and removing waste from our processes.
• You will work under the guidance of the project manager or designated discipline lead.
• You will be involved with resource management, utilisation forecast, production of fee proposal and recruitments as required.
• You will read, adher and ensure compliance to all relevant policies and procedures for Health and Safety including the H&S Policy, H&S Manual, and Local Procedures Manual.
• Take responsibility for own personal development with the support of line manager and follow an agreed development plan.

Key Competencies / Skills

Mandatory Skills

• Ability to utilise AutoCAD or MicroStation in adherence to defined CAD standards to lead and develop engineering drawings.
• Ability to liaise with the design teams as necessary to coordinate design and drawing production.
• Capable of multi-tasking and managing multiple projects with the ability to accurately predict the time required to fulfil the individual scopes of work required.
• Assists with establishing, maintaining and enforcing the use of proper CAD standards and procedures.
• Undertake reviews of work produced by others to ensure high quality of CAD output.
• Ability to customise and automation of programs and menus to increase drawing productivity
• UK Highways project experience and knowledge of UK design standards
• You should be able to demonstrate some experience and working knowledge of relevant technical design guidance and standards, such as DMRB, MfS, TSRGD, HCD, and IAN 184.
• Ability to understand and communicate BIM and CAD standards for use on Civil engineering projects and possessing an appropriate overall level of knowledge of the UK infrastructure design sector.
• Proficient in use of standard office software
• Proficiency in the use of Bentley ProjectWise and Navisworks. You should be able to set up BIM models to the project standards and liaising with Model Managers.
• Experience of using and optimising CAD resource libraries (cells / blocks, objects, seed files, etc).
• Experience of supervising and coordinating the CAD output of others (either directly or indirectly) within a multi-disciplinary project environment.
• A passion for quality and continuous improvement with a focus on delivery.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective time management and strong organisational skills.

Desired Skills

• Knowledge of basic design using Civil 3D or MX
• A clear understanding of Building Information Modelling and its benefits to the design and construction Industry.
• Experience of using a variety of design engineering modelling packages (CAD) and their interoperation, including applications such as MX, OpenRoads, Civil3D, AutoCAD and MicroStation.
• Have a good working knowledge of industry standards such as the BIM Level 2 Document suite, Uniclass, CIC BIM Protocol etc.
• Project management.

Qualifications

• You will have either Diploma or Degree level qualification in Civil Engineering or equivalent with 12 years’+ relevant post-graduate experience
• Autodesk AutoCAD or Bentley MicroStation user certification
• Professional qualified, such as EngTech with a recognised institution.

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.

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