Associate - Building Structures

Description

• Form strong working relationships with other WSP disciplines, external design consultants, stakeholders and clients
• Provide sustainable structural solutions from concept through to detailed design and construction
• Participate / lead in tender bids and business development opportunities as they arise
• Own and lead the design process, encouraging yours and wider teams to deliver the right solutions to the agreed programme, and support those less experienced by technical review, mentoring and advice
• Develop innovative and sustainable designs from concept, for a huge range of challenging UK and international multi-disciplinary design projects, ranging from high-rise, stadia / arenas, urban regeneration, healthcare, commercial & mixed use, major refurbishment, data centres, all with international, national and local architects
• Take a key technical leadership role on multi-disciplinary design projects from concept stage through to detailed design, in coordination with Architects, Engineers, and specialist consultants.
• Take a strategic lead role on large multi-disciplinary projects as well as providing bespoke structural solutions to niche and architectural led concept designs
• Participate in fee agreements and manage the commercial position on projects
• Manage processes to ensure technical issues and risks are resolved in a timely and cost-effective manner
• Exercise independent judgement and resolve technical issues
• Provide specialist advice and design solutions to our clients on sustainable design, net zero carbon, MMC & DfMA
• Mentor and develop junior members of the team working towards their Chartership

Requirements

• Significant experience of team management responsibilities including line management and day-to-day operations
• Significant experience of operating as a lead Client contact for consultancy services and the fostering of excellent relationships with Clients and co-professionals.
• Experience of working with structural design software packages such as ETABS, RAM Structural System, Tekla Structural Designer & Tedds
• A proven track record of successful design delivery, ideally in major projects and other challenging multi-discipline building projects, in particular concept design and the project inception stages
• Proven understanding of the design process and ability to demonstrate working knowledge of brief/scope documents, design concepts as well as experienced in producing calculations
• Project management and technical delivery leadership experience of medium to large schemes
• Experience in the use of Revit, Rhino and Grasshopper beneficial
• Detailed working knowledge of national codes and standards
• Significant experience and capability in the commercial and technical management of projects using appropriate business tools
• Degree or HNC/HND qualification in a relevant discipline
• Solid experience in structural engineering design in all materials
• Chartered (MIStructE / MICE)
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with good leadership potential capable of communicating effectively with other members of the project team, stakeholders & clients.

Benefits

• Have access to a world leading network of industry experts

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance