Senior Engineer - Structural

WSP; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP India is seeking a Senior Structural Engineer to lead design delivery within the India ME Team. The role involves mentoring junior staff, coordinating with the WSP India ME Team, and ensuring compliance with design standards and deadlines.

You will oversee feasibility studies, prepare detailed designs, and manage communications with the Local CRC Head of Structures to deliver cost-effective, engineered solutions across projects.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering; chartered status preferred.
• 8+ years of design and project delivery experience.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and mentor staff.

Responsibilities

• Prepare feasibility studies and review with Local CRC Head of Structures.
• Coordinate with WSP India ME Team to finalize design specifications.
• Define building requirements and ensure detailed design meets codal standards.
• Lead design process and review complex calculations and coordination issues.
• Coach junior staff in QA processes and document control.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring juniors

Project coordination

Quality assurance

Communication

Team collaboration

WSP standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Chartered Engineer status or equivalent

Tools

RAM

ETABS

STAAD

SAFE

CSC

MS Office (Outlook/Word/Excel/Project)

Job description

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 WSP in India ME Team and mentoring and coaching junior members of the team.

Responsibilities

• 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 employer’s 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 to WSP in India and codal standard requirements, QA and technical review and sign off by the Local CRC Head of Structures, including complex calculations and coordination issues
• Review and monitor the production of calculations including QA, technical reviews and sign off
• Ensure that information for the project delivery plan 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
• Deal with 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, and coach junior staff in their usage

Mandatory Skills

• 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 protocols and processes in place, with a view to continuous improvement
• Develop positive professional relationships 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
• 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 requirements to the Local CRC Head of Structures
• Complete timesheet accurately ahead of weekly deadlines

Desired Skills

• Proven experience in the design of building structures with significant experience in a similar role or a good track record
• Preferably obtained Chartered Engineer status or equivalent, possession of a degree in Civil or Structural Engineering and membership to an accredited engineering body
• Ability to demonstrate good management, communication and technical skills and to work both within the team and independently, depending on workload
• Good presentation skills
• Full proficiency with technical structural software such as RAM, CSC, ETABS, SAFE and STAAD
• Sound understanding of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and Project
• Fluent in English with an excellent understanding of technical terminology

Qualifications

• The candidate should possess a degree in Civil or Structural Engineering and membership to an accredited engineering body
• It is desirable that the candidate has obtained British Chartered Engineer status or equivalent
• Experience: 8+ years

Background Verification (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.

Job Info

• Job Identification 90511
• Posting Date 07/07/2026, 05:33 AM