Team Leader - Structures

WSP in India; Dadri; Hybrid; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP India is seeking a senior leader to head the GCC UK Building Structures team, guiding high-quality analysis, design, and documentation for projects across the UK region. You will drive technical excellence, team development, and stakeholder engagement while expanding GCC capabilities in a multinational consultancy.

The role requires leadership of structural engineers, BIM professionals, and experienced technicians, with a focus on delivering projects on time and to client standards within a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil/Structural engineering.
• 15+ years of experience in structural engineering and project delivery.
• Experience leading engineering teams in GCC, consultancy, or design environment.
• Strong knowledge of international design codes (Eurocodes, British Standards, ACI, IBC, etc.).
• Chartered Engineer status or progress toward professional accreditation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of structural engineers, technicians, and BIM professionals.
• Allocate resources, monitor workloads, and ensure timely project delivery.
• Mentor team members and develop technical and leadership capabilities.
• Conduct performance reviews and support career development plans.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance team culture.
• Deliver structural engineering projects in accordance with client requirements, quality standards, and project schedules.
• Coordinate with regional project managers, discipline leads, and design teams.
• Monitor project progress, risks, budgets, and resource utilization.
• Ensure compliance with relevant design codes and company procedures.
• Provide technical guidance on reinforced concrete, steel, composite, and foundation design.
• Review structural calculations, reports, drawings, and BIM models.
• Support innovation, standardization, and digital engineering initiatives.
• Promote best practices in structural analysis and design.
• Act as the primary GCC contact for the UK Structure team.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Participate in project reviews, technical discussions, and client meetings.
• Support business development and capability presentations when required.
• Develop GCC capability in building structures, including steel and high-rise building design.
• Identify training needs and implement structured learning programs.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and succession planning.
• Drive continuous improvement and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Drive to increase the Professional Development of team

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Project delivery

Stakeholder management

Structural analysis

BIM coordination

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Civil/Structural Engineering

Chartered Engineer (preferred)

Tools

ETABS

SAFE

Tekla Structural Designer

Robot Structural Analysis

Revit

Job description

Job Description

Lead GCC UK Building Structures team , delivering high-quality analysis, design, and documentation for building structures projects across UK region. Drive technical excellence, team development, project delivery, and stakeholder engagement while supporting the growth of GCC capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of structural engineers, technicians, and BIM professionals.
• Allocate resources, monitor workloads, and ensure timely project delivery.
• Mentor team members and develop technical and leadership capabilities.
• Conduct performance reviews and support career development plans.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance team culture.

Project Delivery

• Deliver structural engineering projects in accordance with client requirements, quality standards, and project schedules.
• Coordinate with regional project managers, discipline leads, and design teams.
• Monitor project progress, risks, budgets, and resource utilization.
• Ensure compliance with relevant design codes and company procedures.

Technical Excellence

• Provide technical guidance on reinforced concrete, steel, composite, and foundation design.
• Review structural calculations, reports, drawings, and BIM models.
• Support innovation, standardization, and digital engineering initiatives.
• Promote best practices in structural analysis and design.

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary GCC contact for the UK Structure team.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Participate in project reviews, technical discussions, and client meetings.
• Support business development and capability presentations when required.

Capability Development

• Develop GCC capability in building structures, including steel and high-rise building design.
• Identify training needs and implement structured learning programs.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and succession planning.
• Drive continuous improvement and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Drive to increase the Professional Development of team

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil/Structural Engineering.
• 15+ years of experience in structural engineering and project delivery.
• Experience leading engineering teams in a GCC, consultancy, or design environment.
• Strong knowledge of international design codes (Eurocodes, British Standards, ACI, IBC, etc.).
• Chartered Engineer status or progress toward professional accreditation preferred.

Technical Skills

• Structural analysis and design of concrete and steel buildings.
• Experience with software such as ETABS, SAFE, Tekla Structural Designer, Robot Structural Analysis, and Revit.
• Understanding of BIM workflows and multidisciplinary coordination.

Key Competencies

• Leadership and people management.
• Strategic thinking and decision-making.
• Stakeholder management and communication.
• Problem-solving and risk management.
• Commercial awareness and project planning.
• Continuous improvement mindset.

Success Measures

• On-time and quality project delivery.
• Team utilization and productivity.
• Growth in GCC technical capabilities.
• Employee engagement and retention.
• Positive project experience.
• Increased project ownership within the GCC.

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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