Associate - Structures

The Associate – Building Structures will lead and manage the delivery of building structural engineering projects across a range of sectors in the UK. The role involves technical leadership, project management, client engagement, team development, and ensuring high-quality design outputs in line with UK standards (Eurocode standards). The Associate will act as a key link between clients, project teams, and senior leadership, driving technical excellence and commercial success.

Qualifications

Professional Qualifications
 Chartered Engineer IStructE (highly desirable) or with ICE.
 BEng/MEng/MSc in Civil or Structural Engineering.
Experience
 Typically, 15+ years of experience in building structure design and delivery.
 Proven track record of leading UK-based multidisciplinary building projects
 Experience with client-facing roles and team leadership
Soft Skills
 Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
 Strong problem-solving and decision-making capability
 Commercial awareness and understanding of project financials.
 Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure.

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”.

Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Delivery
 Lead structural design for medium to large building projects using Eurocodes and UK best practices.
 Provide high-level technical review and approval of calculations, drawings, and reports.
 Drive innovative, safe, and sustainable design solutions.
 Ensure compliance with QA/QC procedures and project standards.
 Oversee digital engineering tools (Revit, Tekla/structural BIM workflows).
2. Project Management
 Manage full project lifecycle from concept to construction.
 Develop scopes, deliverables, programmes, and fee proposals.
 Monitor project progress, budgets, risks, and change control.
 Coordinate with multidisciplinary design teams (architecture, MEP, civils).
 Ensure timely delivery of design information to clients and contractors
3. Client Management & Business Development
 Build strong client relationships through consistent delivery and technical excellence.
 Represent the business in client meetings, presentations, design reviews, and coordinationwo rkshops.
 Identify new opportunities and support bid development and proposal writing.
 Contribute to growth of the structures team through networking and thought leadership.

4. Team Leadership & Development
 Mentor, coach, and develop engineers and graduates within the structures team.
 Lead resource planning, workload distribution, and team coordination.
 Promote technical knowledge sharing, CPD, and internal training.
 Support talent acquisition by participating in recruitment and interviews
5. Construction Support
 Provide timely technical responses to RFIs and contractor queries
 Attend site inspections, technical audits, and design compliance checks.
 Support resolution of construction-stage challenges and value engineering options.

6. Required Skills & Experience
Technical Skills
 Strong understanding of structural behaviour in steel, RC, masonry, and timber.
 Proficiency in design software (ETABS, STAAD, Robot, Tekla Structural Designer, SAFE, RAM).
 Experience working in BIM-enabled environments (Revit).
 Ability to lead technically complex projects independently.