Senior Engineer; Structural inspections - Building Structures

Senior Engineer (Structural condition inspections) – Building Structures

Join WSP in the UK & Ireland as a Senior Engineer specializing in structural condition inspections of existing buildings. You will work with our Building Structures team based in the South of England.

• Carrying out structural condition assessments of existing buildings, often recorded using our range of tailored and/or bespoke semi‑automated software.
• Designing structural remedial works designs and specifications across a broad range of buildings, sectors, project values and building materials as part of the survey role.
• Interacting with our building structural designers and analysts across a range of sectors and all main construction materials.
• Taking personal ownership of the projects and tasks assigned to you by adopting a proactive approach to maximise performance, job satisfaction and sense of achievement in your working life.
• Flexibly working from home and planning your own days in accordance with your personal needs and the survey and project delivery requirements.
• Having your preferred choice of WSP’s modern fully equipped offices located in Southampton and Basingstoke.
• Contributing to our ongoing success and helping us build a continually growing order book.

• A sound knowledge of structural engineering across a range of building types and usages.
• The ability to identify the origin and the cause of defects, and the principles involved in designing robust and cost‑effective solutions for appropriate repair.
• Experience in the production of clear and concise engineering deliverables with minimum supervision, including written reports, calculations, sketches and specifications.
• Experience in the quality assurance of project deliverables including review and checking of project deliverables to generate consistent high‑quality outputs.
• Experience of using tablet‑based inspection and surveying software (training will be given for all WSP tailored or bespoke software and systems).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A personable manner and the ability to work with and support stakeholders as a proactive member of their team.
• Experience of working outside an office environment and planning your time flexibly to deliver allocated tasks within a programme.
• An awareness of low carbon design and the assessment of embodied carbon to inform engineering decision making.
• Achieved, or are approaching, Chartered Engineer status (MIStruct
  
  E / AIStruct
  
  E / MICE), or have relevant equivalent engineering experience including, ideally, a relevant engineering degree.

Work‑life balance, hybrid working policy (home two days a week), inclusive culture, health & wellbeing support, flexible & part‑time options, professional development, and more.

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

Job Location:

Southampton or Basingstoke, UK (hybrid).