Head - Structures

Responsibilities

Core Functions

• Prepare and review feasibility study reports to meet brief requirements in the agreed format.
• Work with Building Structures Design Team in India to assemble a design specification compliant with the employers’ requirements, agree its format and content, and monitor and review its preparation ensuring delivery by the due date
• Carry out detailed design to WSP CA and authority requirements ensuring QA and technical review are carried out, including complex calculations and co-ordination issues
• Review and monitor the production of calculations including QA, technical reviews and sign off
• Provide documentary information to assist in the preparation of tender documents, ensuring that information for tender preparation is completed in requisite detail and to deadlines, and keep the team in India and CA informed regarding design progress through explanation of design decisions
• Provide documentary information to assist in the preparation of tender documents, ensuring that information for tender preparation is completed in requisite detail and to deadline.
• Co-ordinate project works (drawings, models and specifications) and review inputs from team members
• Deal with the day-to-day queries from team members, ensuring that relevant information is available on time.
• Lead the design process and encourage the rest of the team to deliver appropriate and cost-effective solutions to the agreed programme.
• Follow in full the document control and QA processes relevant to project work, ensuring drawings, specifications, reports and correspondence are issued, and filed in an appropriate manner, coach junior staff in their usage.
  
  
  

• Raise the level of technical competence within the teams.
• Implement delivery and quality measurement processes.
• Promote technical excellence in all our projects.
• Undertake technical reviews and contribute to the concept design.
• Provide continuous feedback to the Local Head of GCC on the effectiveness of the protocols and processes in place with a view to continuous improvement.
• Develop positive professional relationship with the Building Structures Design Team, communicating openly about project progress.
• Participate in team meetings, disseminate information within the team, and communicate with other teams in WSP.
• Identify and act on, or refer, potential risk issues and follow in full the company commercial and contracting processes.
• Manage delegated tasks to ensure that deadlines are met and flag resourcing concerns to team leader.
• Complete timesheet accurately ahead of weekly deadlines.
• Assist in elements of financial management.
  
  
  

• The applicant will have proven experience in the design of Building Structures with significant experience in a similar role or demonstration of a good track record.
• Good presentation skills are also required.
• Must be fully conversant with technical structural software, such as RAM, CSC, ETABS and SAFE.
• A sound understanding of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Project is essential.
• Must be fluent in English with an excellent understanding of technical terminology.
  
  
  

• Demonstrate good management, communication and technical skills and be capable of working both within the team and independently, as dictated by workload.