Senior Engineer - Structures

WSP in India; Dadri; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in India is looking for a Structural Engineer to design building structures and lead the design processes in collaboration with the WSP UK Team. Candidates should have a degree in Civil or Structural Engineering and ideally hold British Chartered Engineer status.

Responsibilities include preparing feasibility reports, managing design tasks, and ensuring coverage of all design specifications. The ideal candidate will have solid communication and management skills, proficiency in technical software, and fluency in English.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in designing building structures.
• Ability to work independently and manage technical responsibilities.
• Proficiency in technical structural software.

Responsibilities

• Prepare feasibility study reports and design specifications.
• Lead the design process and encourage team collaboration.
• Monitor day-to-day design queries and liaise with the team.

Skills

Technical management

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Fluency in English

Education

Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

British Chartered Engineer status or equivalent

Tools

RAM

CSC

ETABS

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Project

Job description

Core Functions

• Prepare feasibility study reports to meet brief requirements in the agreed format and review with the Associate/Principal Engineer of Structures.
• Work with the WSP UK Team to assemble a design specification compliant with the employer’s requirements, agree on its format and content, and monitor its preparation to ensure delivery by the due date.
• Agree and monitor scope of works with the Associate/Principal Engineer of Structures.
• Clearly define building requirements and purpose of use with the Associate/Principal Engineer of Structures and the WSP UK Team to allow detailed design.
• Carry out detailed design to WSP and B Regulations standard, ensuring CDM, QA and technical review and sign‑off by the Associate/Principal Engineer 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 project costing preparation is completed in requisite detail and to deadlines, and keep the WSP UK Team informed about design progress through explanations of design decisions.
• Provide documentary information via the WSP UK 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 UK Team informed about design progress through explanations of design decisions.
• Deal with day‑to‑day queries from the WSP UK Team, ensuring relevant information is available on time for construction activity.
• Report to the WSP UK Team in association with the Associate/Principal Engineer 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, archiving CDM and QA processes relevant to the project work, ensuring drawings, specifications, reports and correspondence are issued and filed in an appropriate manner, and coach junior staff in their usage.

Responsibilities

• Raise the level of technical competence within the teams.
• Promote technical excellence in all projects.
• Develop positive professional relationships with the WSP UK 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 the company commercial and contracting processes.
• Identify and flag additional fees to the Associate/Principal Engineer of Structures.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in the design of building structures with significant experience in a similar role or a demonstrated good track record.
• Ideal candidates should have obtained British Chartered Engineer status or equivalent, possess a degree in Civil or Structural Engineering, and hold membership to an accredited engineering body.
• Must be able to demonstrate good management, communication and technical skills and be capable of working both within the team and independently, as dictated by workload.
• Good presentation skills are also required.
• Must be fully conversant with technical structural software, such as RAM, CSC, ETABS.
• A sound understanding of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and Project is essential.
• Must be fluent in English with an excellent understanding of technical terminology.