Senior Engineer - Building Structures

Senior Engineer - Building Structures

Apply for the Senior Engineer - Building Structures role at WSP.

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

You will be joining our expanding Building Structures team, as a Senior Engineer, with accountability for the project management and technical delivery of schemes from inception through to handover of the completed scheme to the client.

• Develop innovative and sustainable designs for a huge range of challenging projects, ranging from major transportation hubs, and tall towers to airports and universities with national and local architects.
• Be part of multi-disciplinary design projects from concept stage through to detailed design, in coordination with Architects, Engineers, and specialist consultants.
• Contribute to our ongoing success and help us build towards delivery of a growing order book.

• Take a strategic lead role on large multi-disciplinary projects as well as providing bespoke structural solutions to niche and architectural-led concept designs.
• Form strong working relationships with other WSP disciplines, external design consultants, stakeholders and clients.
• Provide sustainable development solutions from site selection through to detailed design and construction.
• Provide specialist advice and design solutions to our clients on sustainable design, net zero carbon, MMC & DfMA.

• Achieved, or approaching, Chartered Engineer status (MIStruct
  
  E / AIStruct
  
  E / MICE), or have relevant equivalent experience.
• A sound knowledge of structural engineering principles, the appropriate use of analytical techniques and design software, and the application of Eurocodes.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience in the production of clear and concise engineering deliverables.
• An interest in low carbon design and the assessment of embodied carbon to inform engineering decision making.
• Experience in the quality assurance of project deliverables including checking of calculations and drawings to generate high quality outputs.

We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 72,800 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.

• Work‑life balance:
  Hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week while also providing opportunities to collaborate in modern offices across the UK.
• Inclusivity & Belonging:
  We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences and celebrate integrity, respect, and inclusion.
• Health & Wellbeing:
  Support includes a Thrive programme, Virtual GP service, workplace adjustments, Gymflex scheme, and a comprehensive menopause support package.
• Flex Your Time: WSP My Hour allows you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with flexibility to make up the time earlier or later.
• Development & Training:
  Growth through training, mentoring, and Chartership.

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.