Overview

Join to apply for the Senior Engineer - Building Structures role at WSP. This is a fantastic opportunity to join WSP as part of an expanding team delivering a variety of prestigious projects. The role will be based in our centrally located office on Chancery Lane. Our newly refurbished all-electric office provides a quality, flexible and dynamic working space focused on the health and wellbeing of our staff.

What you will do

• Join the expanding Building Structures team as a full-time Senior Engineer, with responsibility for the technical design and delivery of schemes from inception through to handover of the completed scheme to the client.
• Develop innovative and sustainable designs from concept, for a wide range of challenging UK and international multi-disciplinary design projects, including high-rise, stadia/arenas, urban regeneration, healthcare, commercial & mixed use, major refurbishment, data centres, with international, national and local architects.
• Participate in tender bids and business development opportunities as they arise.
• Agree fees and contribute to the management and commercial position on projects.
• Exercise independent judgement and resolve technical issues.
• Have access to a world leading network of industry experts.
• Mentor and develop junior members of the team working towards their Chartership.
• Select a mentor to assist in guiding your career.

Your team

• You’ll be joining a team of diverse and talented individuals that work together to own and lead the design process, encourage the team to deliver the right solutions to the programme, and support those less experienced by technical review, mentoring and advice.
• Manage processes to ensure technical issues and risks are resolved in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Form strong working relationships with other WSP disciplines, external design consultants, stakeholders and clients.
• Provide sustainable structural solutions from concept through to detailed design and construction.
• Provide specialist advice and design solutions to our clients on sustainable design, net zero carbon, MMC & DfMA.
• Reporting to a senior member of the team, you will have the opportunity to work on some of the most exciting and high-profile major multi-disciplinary development projects across the UK and internationally.

Qualifications

• Degree or HNC/HND qualification in a relevant discipline.
• Chartered or following a path to Chartership (IStructE or ICE).
• Solid experience in structural engineering design in all materials.
• Detailed working knowledge of national codes and standards.
• Proven understanding of the design process and ability to demonstrate working knowledge of brief/scope documents, design concepts as well as experience in producing calculations.
• Experience of working with structural design software packages such as ETABS, RAM Structural System, Tekla Structural Designer & Tedds.
• Experience in the use of Revit, Rhino and Grasshopper beneficial.
• Experience of working with clients and contractors with a diverse range of objectives in achieving a technical solution.
• Enthusiasm and passion for engineering and a desire to work in an innovative and dynamic environment.

What we offer

• Work-life balance; hybrid working policy offering the flexibility to work from home two days a week and opportunities to collaborate in offices across the UK.
• Inclusivity and belonging; varied backgrounds welcome and a culture of integrity and respect.
• Health & wellbeing; Thrive programme, Virtual GP, workplace adjustments, gym benefits and menopause support.
• Flexible time; WSP My Hour, part-time and flexible working arrangements, option to purchase additional leave, and flexible use of bank holidays.
• Development; training, mentoring and Chartership support.

We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria; please let us know if you require workplace adjustments in support of your application.