Experienced Structural Engineer or Designer

at  WSP

WSP is currently seeking an Experienced Structural Engineer or Designer to join our growing Structural Engineering team, located at our Winnipeg office. This team is part of our Canada-wide Structural practice with over 200 team members working in an integrated practice from coast to coast.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Structural Engineering.
• Registered Professional Engineer or EIT with EGM, or eligibility to register
• Excellent knowledge of structural theory, the National Building Code of Canada, and Canadian design standards (concrete, structural steel, wood, masonry).
• Experience in the design of new and renovation projects for a variety of project types such as Institutional (schools, data centres, prisons), Commercial (offices, retail stores, mixed use), Residential (low/high-rise multi-family), Health Care (hospitals, laboratories), and Light Industrial
• Brings significant understanding and working knowledge of other building disciplines and fields of engineering and how they interact with Structures.
• Experience as a prime consultant as well as a sub-consultant working with Architects is desirable.
• Proficiency in SAP2000, ETABS, SAFE.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• You will gain an understanding of the team culture, strengths and internal work processes.
• You will integrate yourself into the team combining your strengths and gifts in positively building the overall team and your own career.
• You will bring your creative solutions-based personality to projects and coordinate with clients, teammates and other design disciplines.
• Your friendly demeanour quickly helps you develop and maintain key client relationships effectively, and you are often recommended by clients to others for your services.
• Your contribution and integration within the project team will drive the overall project progress to achieve top performance from yourself, personnel and exceptional deliverables. You will provide feedback and input to other engineers and technical staff, supporting them from experience and your continued self-driven learning.
• As you are driven to ensure all aspects are covered, you will collaborate with your associates in other departments to discuss and advise on project requirements.
• You will plan, execute and control your efforts through all phases from initial feasibility through preliminary design/definition, detailed design, to completion of construction.
• With the support of senior principal engineers, you will bring your broad field of engineering and practical knowledge to perform varied engineering assignments, assessments, and reports, taking responsibility as a Structural Engineer for the design and completion of the project.
• You will perform and review engineering calculations and assessments for a wide variety of structure types including steel, concrete, masonry, and wood structures.
• Through your inner initiative, you will use judgment to resolve problems, interpret engineering specifications, delve into the investigation of design and field engineering challenges.
• With the combination of standard procedures, carefully considered modifications of standard procedures or incorporating previous methods you have developed, you will bring value in the solutions to technical project challenges.
• Clients and teammates will look to you for recommendations when changes in plans are needed, cost estimates are required and when you recommend payment for properly completed work.
• You will peer review work of others, suppliers and contractors, for accuracy and conformance with WSP national standards.
• You are a forward-thinking professional, who develops your work plan in alignment with the client’s needs and ensures you and your team consistently meet agreed targets and standards, as well as positive project budget performance.
• Other duties as assigned.Occasional travel within Canada for site assessments and site support.