Engineer - Building Structures

Full‑time Engineer – Building Structures Responsibilities

Join WSP’s Building Structures team as a full‑time Engineer, based in our centrally located office on Chancery Lane, responsible for the technical design at all RIBA stages.

• 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, and work with international, national and local architects.
• Participate in tender bids and business development opportunities as they arise.
• Exercise independent judgement and resolve technical issues.
• Have access to a world‑leading network of industry experts.
• Select a mentor to assist in guiding your career.

• Own and lead the design process, encouraging you and wider teams to deliver the right solutions to the agreed 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.
• Report to a senior member of the team and work on some of the most exciting and high‑profile major multi‑disciplinary development projects across the UK and internationally.

• Degree or HNC/HND qualification in a relevant discipline.
• Following a path to Chartership (IStruct
  
  E 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 and experience in producing calculations.
• Experience 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 working with clients and contractors with a diverse range of objectives in achieving a technical solution.