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”.