Structural Engineer, Buildings, Structural

COWI; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

COWI's Buildings and Industry team in India is seeking a Structural Engineer with combined BIM understanding to support design and digital delivery across all project phases. You will work in a team of 130+ professionals in India, collaborating with global experts on building and industrial projects.

The role focuses on delivering structural design, ensuring alignment between design intent and BIM models, leading multidisciplinary coordination, and mentoring engineers and BIM modelers while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in civil engineering / Masters in Structural Engineering.
• 4-8 years’ experience in structural design and BIM delivery.
• Experience with RCC, steel, precast, and composite structures.
• Proficiency in FEM-Design, Robot, ETABS or similar tools.
• Strong working knowledge of Revit Structures and Navisworks.
• Understanding of BIM processes, LOD, and coordination workflows.
• Knowledge of international standards (Eurocode, BS EN, ACI or similar).
• Experience with precast and prefab structures (good to have).
• 3D rebar modelling in Revit (good to have).
• Knowledge of tools like Solibri, Dynamo, Python, or similar (good to have).

Responsibilities

• Delivering structural design (feasibility, design basis, detailed design) for buildings and industrial projects.
• Ensuring alignment between design intent and BIM models (LOD and BIM Execution Plans).
• Leading multidisciplinary coordination and resolve interface issues.
• Managing and review design and BIM deliverables for quality and compliance.
• Planning and controlling activities, resources, and timelines.
• Leading and mentoring engineers and BIM modelers.
• Tracking progress, manage risks, and meet project KPIs and deadlines.

Skills

Team collaboration

Project leadership

Coordination

Education

Bachelor’s in civil engineering

Masters in Structural Engineering

Tools

FEM-Design

Robot

ETABS

Revit Structures

Navisworks

Solibri

Dynamo

Python

Job description

Do you want to work with a global team of experts working on some of the most challenging projects? Do you have experience in solving complex challenges in concrete, precast, and steel design while also driving BIM-based workflows and model-based coordination?

Create the solutions that will enable a better tomorrow

We are seeking a passionate Structural Engineer with combined BIM understanding to support and lead design and digital delivery across all project phases. You will work in a team of 130+ professionals in India, collaborating with global experts on building and industrial projects. Our portfolio includes projects such as Copenhagen Airport – Terminal 3 Airside Extension, New Bispebjerg Hospital, HOFOR utilities, and LEGO Manufacturing Facilities—reflecting a combination of engineering quality and digital execution.

COWI's Buildings and Industry team in India is rapidly growing and to support the growth we are looking for a Structural Engineer.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Delivering structural design (feasibility, design basis, detailed design) for buildings and industrial projects
• Ensuring alignment between design intent and BIM models (LOD and BIM Execution Plans)
• Leading multidisciplinary coordination and resolve interface issues
• Managing and review design and BIM deliverables for quality and compliance
• Planning and controlling activities, resources, and timelines
• Leading and mentoring engineers and BIM modelers
• Tracking progress, manage risks, and meet project KPIs and deadlines

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

The first step to success in this role is that you are willing to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. You collaborate effectively across disciplines and cultures and take ownership of both technical and delivery outcomes. You are structured, proactive, and comfortable balancing engineering judgment with digital workflows.

Moreover, you will have:

• Bachelor’s in civil engineering / Masters in Structural Engineering
• 4-8 years’ experience in structural design and preferably BIM delivery
• Experience with RCC, steel, precast, and composite structures
• Proficiency in FEM-Design, Robot, ETABS or similar tools
• Strong working knowledge of Revit Structures and Navisworks
• Understanding of BIM processes, LOD, and coordination workflows
• Knowledge of international standards (Eurocode, BS EN, ACI or similar)
• Experience with precast and prefab structures (good to have)
• 3D rebar modelling in Revit (good to have)
• Knowledge of tools like Solibri, Dynamo, Python, or similar (good to have)

A place to work and so much more

At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity – and sometimes even our courage – to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. We support our customers’ transition towards increased sustainability. We strive to lead by example by embedding environmental management, social responsibility and good governance into our business practices and the options we provide to our customers. We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home. With offices primarily located in the Nordic region, the UK, North America and India, we are currently more than 7,500 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.

Got more questions?

Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.

COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, national origin, age or disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.