WSP in India
Website:
wsp.com
Company:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/wsp-consultants-india-ltd
Seniority: Not Applicable
Industries: Professional Services
Job details:
Job Description
We are seeking to recruit an ambitious and dynamic Principal Engineer for our US Transport and Infrastructure GCC team in Noida/Bengaluru/Mumbai to work alongside our US Head to lead on the technical outputs with the team with a skill set concentrated in either drainage or highways.
WSP Transportation and infrastructure, as part of the WSP Group, specializes in providing sustainable development infrastructure solutions from initial concepts, through planning to full construction implementation. The GCC team will provide a detailed design service highway, drainage and public realm (external works) design for strategic, both adoptable and private infrastructure.
Responsibilities
Desired Skills:
- The successful candidate will be a dynamic, self-motivated individual who will take on a Leadership role in project work, focused on delivery to the client and technical excellence. The role requires management of number of projects and becoming involved in design at an early stage.
- The ability to plan and design deliverables per US Engineering standards for each stage of a project is a pre-requisite and training and guidance will be provided where necessary.
- You can expect to be actively managing technical design delivery for number of US projects at any given time; a major element of the role will be to liaise with WSP’s US based lead design teams to ensure project delivery to agreed delivery schedule, quality and budget constraints.
- You will also be required to work with other locally based team leaders to ensure resources are fully utilised, identified and addressed effectively and any surplus or shortfall in available staff/workload are identified timely.
- You should be able to demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of and experience in highway and/or drainage design, traffic controls, utilities, sign & signals, clashes, digital delivery & BIM as well as a wide knowledge of the current Industry development.
- Your principal role will be day to day project management, carry out concept studies and detailed designs, leading to construction design and delivery. You will be supported by a team of technical staff of various grades.
- The role will include technical guidance, project management, cost and quality control and work brief preparation to enable the team to produce detailed designs for technical approval and tender/construction use.
- The position will also involve internal client liaison, assisting in the preparation of fee proposals and financial control of projects when acting as a team lead. It represents an exceptional opportunity for the right candidate.
- You will be responsible for ensuring your projects are delivered to budget, programme and technical standards and meet Quality, Sustainability and HSE requirements.
- In leading the design process, you will be expected to set clear goals for the team members, monitoring their progress closely and encouraging them to deliver appropriate and cost-effective solutions to the agreed program. You will also be expected to support those more inexperienced by technical review, mentoring and advice.
- Cultural awareness, an open mind and excellent English communication skills are essential requirements for the role
- High degree of self-motivation and ability to motivate others.
- Ability to work under pressure and with minimum of supervision.
- The role may include short term secondment and/or visits to WSP’s US offices for better understanding of WSP’s business, assist with acclimatization to WSP methods of working.
Key Competencies / Skills:
- The successful candidate is likely to be a Professional or near-Professional Engineer having 12 to 15 years’ work experience including at least 5 years’ in managing multi-disciplinary Project, Core Design experience.
- Proficiency in In Roads, Open Roads, Civil3D, MicroStation and/or Geopak design software.
- Applied knowledge and understanding with AASHTO, MUTCD, and FHWA Standards/Specifications/Guidelines.
- Ensuring technical delivery of Highway designs, Traffic Control, Maintenance of Traffic, Signals, Signs & Markings, Clashes,Digital delivery & BIM related tasks as well
- Ensuring Delivery to budget, quality and programme constraints for the US and/or international market.
- Familiarity with US /UK highway and standards is desirable.
- Proficiency in Bentley softwares -Open Roads, Inroads, Micro-Station, Geopak, iTWIN, Navisworks, SYNCHRO
- Experience in other softwares, Civil3D, ACC, PW Generative components, Concept station, Dynamo, BIM, AI, similar design software.
- Applied knowledge and understanding with AASHTO, MUTCD, and FHWA, TxDOT,FDOT,GDOT, CalTrans or any other US-DOT, DMRB Standards/Specifications/Guidelines.
- Proficiency in MS Outlook, and MS office (Excel, Word, Power Point) is expected.
- A thorough understanding and/or experience of using 3D Modelling, using Software such as Bentley Open Roads, digital delivery using iTWINs, Advanced 4D construction sequence using SYNCHRO would be a distinct advantage.
Qualifications
- Minimum 12 years of post-graduate working experience in design of Highways /Motorways/ Drainage system for Highways
- You will have substantial postgraduate (or equivalent) experience and either have been awarded Chartered status (PE, CEng, MICE, MIHT or MCIWEM), have equivalent international qualification, or have equivalent commercial experience and responsibility.
- Good written and spoken communication skills and be fluent in English.
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”.
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