Discipline Lead / Principal Structural Engineer

WSP; Pasig; On-site; PHP 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in Metro Manila is seeking a senior civil engineer to lead the delivery of major roads and transport projects. You will provide technical leadership, mentor design teams, and coordinate with regional offices to meet schedules and client expectations.

You will build relationships with stakeholders, manage resources for forecasted pipelines, and ensure design standards and quality procedures are followed while exploring new engineering solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or appropriate qualified experience, preferably licensed civil engineer.
• At least fifteen (15) years of work experience in a consultancy environment with experience on road design, drainage services or other civil engineering design.
• Clear understanding of construction processes to ensure alignment with design process.
• Successfully managed and led multiple diverse teams of numerous sizes.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for delivering high-quality engineering design and drafting for major roads and transport projects.
• Provides technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to bridges and civil structures design and drafting staff.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders.
• Resource staff ahead of time to align with the forecasted pipeline.
• Be the managerial interface between offices.
• Join regional team meetings.
• Report on teams forecasted utilisation weekly and periodically.
• Maintain an inclusive, dynamic and high performing culture that is above our competitors.
• Develop the appropriate quality engineering solutions, coordinate the activities of other team members and assist in production as needed to meet schedules.
• Keeps abreast of new methods and developments relevant to area of expertise.
• Responsible for allocating resources for project needs.
• May serve as the Project Engineer or Project Manager when dictated by the project size / complexity or upon management’s request.
• Ensure that Design Standards are met and that design quality procedures are observed.
• Conscientiously works towards the team’s quality objectives and adheres to the company’s quality policy.
• Looks into business opportunities for WSP or assist Transport Manager in proposals related to line of expertise.
• Evaluates technical and logistic problem/s of staff to ensure smooth flow of operation and maintain high standard and quality of work.
• Present to local staff consistently and to lead office at least 2 times a year to maintain your profile within the business.
• Undertakes training programs to improve/ strengthen technical capability of the team and encourage active participation of staff in different professional organization.
• Evaluate staff performance in line with HR procedures.
• Performs other tasks as assigned by the Regional Executive/ Regional Director in line with expertise, qualification or discipline.
• Develop the Digital Engineering capabilities of the team.

Skills

Leadership and mentoring

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-cultural collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Structural analysis software

Job description

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Main Activities and Responsibilities

• Accountable for business and project delivery of high quality engineering design and drafting of major roads and other transport projects and meet revenue projection and client expectation.
• Provides necessary technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to the bridges and civil structures design and drafting staff to assure total quality of all engineering efforts.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders.
• Resource staff ahead of time to align with the forecasted pipeline.
• Be the managerial interface between offices.
• Join regional team meetings.
• Report on teams forecasted utilisation weekly and periodically.
• Maintain an inclusive, dynamic and high performing culture that is above our competitors.
• Develop the appropriate quality engineering solutions, coordinate the activities of other team members and assist in production as needed to meet schedules.
• Keeps abreast of new methods and developments relevant to area of expertise.
• Responsible for allocating resources for project needs.
• May serve as the Project Engineer or Project Manager when dictated by the project size / complexity or upon management’s request.
• Ensure that Design Standards are met and that design quality procedures are observed.
• Conscientiously works towards the team’s quality objectives and adheres to the company’s quality policy.
• Looks into business opportunities for WSP or assist Transport Manager in proposals related to line of expertise.
• Evaluates technical and logistic problem/s of staff to ensure smooth flow of operation and maintain high standard and quality of work.
• Present to local staff consistently and to lead office at least 2 times a year to maintain your profile within the business.
• Undertakes training programs to improve/ strengthen technical capability of the team and encourage active participation of staff in different professional organization.
• Evaluate staff performance in line with HR procedures.
• Performs other tasks as assigned by the Regional Executive/ Regional Director in line with expertise, qualification or discipline.
• Develop the Digital Engineering capabilities of the team.

Qualifications (Minimum and Desirable)

• Bachelor's degree or appropriate qualified experience, preferably licensed civil engineer
• At least fifteen (15) years of work experience in a consultancy environment with experience on road design, drainage services or other civil engineering design
• Clear understanding of construction processes to ensure alignment with design process
• Successfully managed and led multiple diverse teams of numerous sizes.

Experience, skills and organisational knowledge

• Experience in the management and delivery of technical aspects of infrastructure projects
• Knowledgeable of local and international design standards
• Knowledgeable of structural analysis and related software
• Strong relationship building capability, collaboration, influencing and communication skills across country-cultures

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