Associate - Building Structures

A little more about your role

You will be joining our expanding Building Structures team in Leeds, as a full time Associate responsible for project management, technical leadership and delivery of schemes from inception all the way to handover to the client.

In this role you'll have the opportunity to:

• Develop innovative and sustainable designs from concept for a wide range of challenging UK and international multidisciplinary projects, including high rise, stadia/arenas, urban regeneration, healthcare, commercial & mixed use, major refurbishment, data centres, in collaboration with architects, engineers and specialist consultants.
• Take a key technical leadership role on multidisciplinary design projects from concept stage through to detailed design, coordinating with architects, engineers and specialist consultants.
• Participate or lead tender bids and business development opportunities as they arise.
• Participate in fee agreements and manage the commercial position on projects.
• Exercise independent judgement and resolve technical issues.
• Have access to a world leading network of industry experts.
• Mentor and develop junior team members working towards their chartership.
• Own and lead the design process, encouraging teams to deliver the right solutions on schedule and support less experienced staff through technical review, mentoring and advice.
• Take a strategic lead role on large multidisciplinary projects and provide bespoke structural solutions to niche and architect led concept designs.
• Form strong working relationships with other WSP disciplines, external design consultants, stakeholders and clients.
• Manage processes to ensure technical issues and risks are resolved in a timely and cost effective manner.
• Provide sustainable structural solutions from concept through to detailed design and construction.
• Provide specialist advice and design solutions on sustainable design, net zero carbon, MMC & DfMA.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate

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

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees working together to make a difference in communities near and far.

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