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.

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).

1. 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

1. 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.

1. 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

1. 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.

1. 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.

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”.