WSP in the UK & Ireland
Civil & Structural Engineer - Design Assurance Support (Energy)
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Job Description
What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?
At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.
A Little More About Your Role…
As a Civil & Structural Engineer within the WSP Design Assurance team, you will support the independent review and assurance of engineering deliverables on Energy Transmission projects, ensuring designs are compliant, and aligned with client and regulatory requirements.
Working closely with Design Assurance Leads, discipline specialists, and multidisciplinary delivery teams, your role will combine hands-on design capability with critical review, verification, and governance activities across the full project lifecycle. This position offers a clear development pathway towards a future Design Assurance, Checker, or Independent Reviewer role.
Your Key Responsibilities Will Include
- Supporting the technical review and assurance of civil and structural designs, ensuring outputs are compliant with project requirements, applicable standards, and best practice.
- Developing a strong understanding of design assurance principles, including design checking, verification processes, and technical governance frameworks.
- Undertaking independent reviews of calculations, drawings, specifications, and 3D models to ensure accuracy, consistency, and buildability.
- Supporting the delivery of civil and structural design packages where required, maintaining practical design experience to underpin assurance capability.
- Assisting in the implementation of structured design review processes, including interdisciplinary reviews, design risk workshops, and constructability assessments.
- Contributing to the identification and management of technical risks, assumptions, and constraints, ensuring these are clearly captured and communicated.
- Participating in multidisciplinary coordination and model reviews (including BIM environments), supporting clash detection and design integration activities.
- Liaising with design teams, contractors, and stakeholders to challenge and verify design intent, ensuring alignment with Employer’s Requirements and project objectives.
- Supporting compliance with relevant UK and international codes, standards, and governance requirements, including ISO 19650 and CDM Regulations.
- Contributing to lessons learned, technical standards development, and continuous improvement of design assurance processes.
- Supporting bid and tender activities where required, particularly in defining design assurance strategies, review methodologies, and resourcing approaches.
- Gaining exposure to certification, verification, and independent checking processes applicable to regulated infrastructure and energy projects.
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Your team
You will be part of the WSP Design Assurance function within the UK Energy Transition team, providing independent technical oversight across major infrastructure and energy projects.
You will work closely with both internal design teams and external stakeholders, including clients, EPC contractors, OEMs, and regulatory bodies, across projects in the UK.
What We Are Looking For You To Demonstrate...
We are seeking a motivated engineer who is keen to transition towards a Design Assurance role, with a strong technical foundation and a critical, detail-oriented mindset.
Key Requirements Include
- Degree (or equivalent) in Civil or Structural Engineering or a related discipline.
- Working towards Chartered Engineer status (CEng) with a relevant institution (e.g. ICE, IStructE).
- Experience in civil and structural design, ideally within energy, power, industry or infrastructure sectors.
- Good understanding of design processes and deliverables across different stages (Feasibility, Concept, FEED, Detailed Design), including expectations for level of definition.
- Familiarity with relevant codes and standards (e.g. Eurocodes, UK standards) and an appreciation of compliance and assurance requirements. Familiarities with National Grid technical specifications and National Grid Business Procedures will be preferable.
- Experience with industry-standard engineering and design software, including structural analysis tools (e.g. Robot, STAAD, Tekla Structural Designer) and BIM/CAD platforms (e.g. Revit, Tekla Structures, AutoCAD, Civil 3D).
- Awareness of design review, checking, and verification processes, with a willingness to develop deeper expertise in design assurance methodologies.
- Experience working within multidisciplinary teams and coordinating with other disciplines such as MEP, HV primary, and infrastructure design.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to critically assess engineering solutions.
- Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to challenge designs constructively and present technical findings clearly.
- Awareness of construction methodologies, temporary works, and health & safety requirements, including CDM Regulations.
Experience within the energy transmission and distribution sector, major infrastructure, or industrial projects is highly desirable. Exposure to substation design, regulated environments, or projects requiring independent verification and certification would be particularly advantageous.
Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.
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About Us
We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 11,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
Work-life balance
At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community.
Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.
Inclusivity & Belonging
We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote a culture of inclusivity.
Health & Wellbeing
We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.
Our Virtual GP service gives you access to an NHS or Irish Medical Council GP at a time and place that suits you – giving you peace of mind and quick access to medical advice when you need it most. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package.
Flex your time
To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the “WSP My Hour,” allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day.
We also provide part-time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.
Your development
We understand the importance of development and training to you. That’s why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.
#WeAreWSP
Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.
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