Principal Engineer - Structures

Responsibilities

• Prepare feasibility study reports to meet brief requirements in the agreed format and review with the Local CRC Head of Structures.
• Work with WSP in India ME Team to assemble a design specification compliant with the employer’s requirements, agree its format and content, and monitor and review its preparation ensuring delivery by the due date.
• Agree and monitor scope of works with the Local CRC Head of Structures.
• Clearly define building requirements and purpose of use with the Local CRC Head of Structures and WSP in India ME Team to allow detailed design.
• Carry out detailed design as per client requirements in accordance with standard codes, QA and technical review and sign off by the Local CRC Head of Structures, including complex calculations and coordination issues.
• Review and monitor the production of calculations including QA, technical reviews and sign off.
• Ensure that information for project costing preparation is completed in requisite detail and to deadlines, and keep the WSP in India ME Team informed regarding design progress through explanation of design decisions.
• Provide documentary information via the WSP in India ME Team to assist in the preparation of tender documents, ensuring that information for tender preparation is completed in requisite detail and to deadlines, and keep the WSP in India ME Team informed regarding design progress through explanation of design decisions.
• Co-ordinate project contracts documents (drawings and specifications) and reviews input from team members.
• Deal with the day-to-day queries from the WSP in India ME Team, ensuring that relevant information is available on time for construction activity.
• Report to the WSP in India ME Team in association with the Local CRC Head of Structures any variance between the works constructed and the design intent.
• Lead the design process and encourage the rest of the team to deliver appropriate and cost-effective solutions to the agreed programme.
• Follow in full the document control, QA processes relevant to project work, ensuring drawings, specifications, reports and correspondence are issued, and filed in an appropriate manner, coach junior staff in their usage.
• Manage a team of Engineers and Revit Technicians.
• Raise the level of technical competence within the teams.
• Promote technical excellence in all our projects.
• Undertake technical reviews and contribute to the concept design.
• Provide continuous feedback to the Local Head of CRC on the effectiveness of the protocols and processes in place with a view to continuous improvement.
• Develop positive professional relationships with the WSP in India ME Team, communicating openly about project progress.
• Participate in team meetings, disseminate information within the team, and communicate with other teams in WSP.
• Identify and act on, or refer, potential risk issues and follow in full the company commercial and contracting processes.
• Manage delegated tasks to ensure that deadlines are met and flag resourcing concerns to team leader.
• Identify and flag additional resource requirements to the Local CRC Head of Structures.
• Complete timesheet accurately ahead of weekly deadlines.

Qualifications

• The candidate should possess a degree in Civil or Structural Engineering and possess membership to an accredited engineering body.
• It is desirable that the candidate has obtained British Chartered Engineer status or equivalent.
• Experience: 12+ years