Senior Engineer - Civils & Structures

WSP is currently seeking a Senior Engineer - Substation - Civil & Structures to join our Energy Networks Business Unit - working out of our office in India, while collaborating closely with our various offices located in UK & Ireland. We are looking for a highly-motivated individual who has an excellent knowledge of the substation civil & structural design field and is versatile working in large teams with international footprint. This position will initially be responsible for participating in T&D projects as a technical expert and project lead, who could be semi-autonomous in delivering T&D projects.

• In support to multidisciplinary project managers located in UK & Ireland:
  • Contribute to estimating engineering efforts for substation structural design;
  • Contribute to project planning for substation structural design - delivery lists, Engineering Delivery Schedules;
  • Contribute to technical project execution for substation structural design - steel and concrete design; civil design a plus;
• For single discipline projects, for which the main discipline is structural engineering of substations and switchyards:
  • Lead the technical execution effort - monitor deadlines and perform QAQC;
  • Lead technical aspects of projects - steel design, foundation design, drafting efforts, coordination with the HV electrical team, HV Cable team, OHL team in India and UK, etc.

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil & Structural Engineering from an accredited university. Master’s degree is not required, but is a definitive asset;
• 6-10 years of experience in design and detailing of structural systems and foundations for transmission level substations or relevant experience in a similar role for projects with UK & Ireland design codes
• Knowledge and mastery of UK & Ireland structural building norms and Codes
• Understanding of drafting and delivery of construction documents and specifications
• Demonstrated proficiency with structural design software - Tekla Structural Designer, STAAD.Pro, or similar software packages
• Ability to execute with minimal direction from Project Engineer, ability to take initiative, ability to prioritize work independently.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Strong ability to lead drafting designers in preparations of construction documents
• Strong and demonstrated ability to coordinate structural design with civil design
• Strong and demonstrated ability to execute structural design for steel frames, steel gantry’s, steel columns, steel structures supporting electrical wires/conductors, etc.
• Strong and demonstrated ability to execute structural design for RCC Structures, concrete foundations
• Very good English (spoken and written).
• UK & Ireland Professional Membership & Qualification is not required, professional qualification is a plus.

BGV:

• Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (“BGV”) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.

• Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process - including documents uploaded - is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner”.