Principal Engineer - Building Structures

Job Description

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 Principal 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.

You will have the opportunity to work on some of the most exciting and high‑profile major multi‑disciplinary development projects across the region and world. Projects are categorised into a wide variety of sectors including rail stations, high‑rise, airport buildings, commercial & mixed use, retail, education, and healthcare, as well as award‑winning small public projects such as the Durley Chine Environmental Hub.

Current projects include a new low‑carbon pier for Gatwick Airport, a new hospital in Brighton, and stations at either end of the HS2 line.

We have a broad and well‑developed client base spanning across private and public sectors and encompassing regional, national, and international clientele.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join WSP as part of an expanding team delivering a variety of prestigious projects.

Our growing Structures South team is located in Southampton and Basingstoke, and this role could be based in either of these locations, to suit you.

Our Southampton and Basingstoke offices are multidisciplinary, providing the opportunity to meet with and work directly with other disciplines within WSP. The offices are within walking distance of their respective train stations. Southampton is located within the vibrant bar and café scene of Bedford Place and the Basingstoke office is in the high‑quality Matrix House, close to the town centre.

• Achieved, 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 brain‑power.