Senior Associate - Technical Lead Aquatic Design

Job Description

WSP Middle East is hiring a driven and experienced engineering professional to join our newly established Aquatic Design Division as Senior Associate – Technical Lead. This senior-level role is accountable for delivering fully coordinated, high-quality technical documentation for water features and swimming pool projects from Detailed Design through to Tender and IFC stages.

Reporting to the Head of Aquatic Design, you will lead a multidisciplinary team comprising project managers, Revit/BIM technicians, engineers, and support staff, including offshore production teams based in India. You will be responsible for delivering engineering excellence, ensuring all technical outputs meet WSP’s rigorous QA/QC standards, and acting as the technical lead in meetings with clients and internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Technical Oversight & Engineering Delivery

• Serve as the accountable lead for all technical deliverables across Detailed Design, Tender, and IFC stages of aquatic projects.
• Oversee the production and review of mechanical, electrical, and architectural design packages including drawings, BIM models, PFDs, and specifications.
• Ensure alignment with international standards, regional codes, and client-specific requirements.
• Provide engineering inputs into MEP budgets, calculations, reports, and IFC documentation.
• Ensure all technical submissions pass QAQC review protocols and represent best engineering practices.
  
  
  

• Manage internal design coordination across multiple platforms (Revit, BIM360, Aconex), ensuring timely and consistent outputs.
• Supervise day-to-day workflows across internal and offshore resources, balancing priorities, deadlines, and technical quality.
• Facilitate internal and external coordination meetings, technical workshops, and reviews with project stakeholders and consultants.
• Monitor team output and morale, coaching staff to elevate productivity, accountability, and cross-functional communication.
  
  
  

• Represent WSP as the lead technical authority in client-facing meetings, RFIs, and design coordination calls.
• Address and resolve technical issues quickly through proactive decision-making and clear internal/external communication.
  
  
  

• Ensure adherence to contractual scope and flag any scope creep or deviations to relevant stakeholders.
• Coordinate across departments to manage deliverables, risk mitigation, resource planning, and design extrapolation from master coordination sets.
• Support initial contract review and participate in scope alignment meetings during project mobilisation.
  
  
  

• Implement and uphold robust QA/QC systems, including review cycles and RLR protocols.
• Lead root-cause investigations and lessons learned initiatives to reduce rework and improve technical delivery efficiency.
• Collaborate with BIM and document control teams to ensure models and submissions are formatted, coordinated, and compliant with BEP requirements.
  
  
  

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical, Environmental, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 10–15 years of experience in the detailed design and technical delivery of aquatic systems, MEP-heavy environments, or public realm infrastructure.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams, including engineers, BIM/Revit technicians, and offshore production staff, with a focus on mentoring, quality assurance, and performance management.
• Deep technical knowledge of water feature and pool systems, including hydraulics, filtration, water treatment, electrical controls, lighting integration, and special effects.
• High proficiency with engineering and design tools such as Revit, BIM360, AutoCAD, and hydraulic calculation software.
• Strong understanding of international and regional codes.
• Hands-on experience managing BIM models and IFC/Tender document production, including QA/QC workflows and BEP compliance.
• Experience collaborating with architects, creative designers, and other technical disciplines to integrate engineered solutions into broader design narratives.
• Exceptional coordination and project management skills, with a proven ability to deliver on time and within scope in fast-paced multidisciplinary environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present technical content to clients, design teams, and contractors.
• A mindset focused on continuous improvement, innovation, and best practice implementation.
• Professional licensure or certification (e.g., P.Eng, CEng, LEED AP) is preferred.
• Previous experience in an international consultancy or multidisciplinary design firm is strongly preferred.