EICA Associate

As an EICA Associate at WSP you will lead and manage, design projects within the Water sector. You will be responsible for overseeing EICA engineering design work and ensuring compliance with best practices and UK regulations.

At WSP, our Associates are adaptable in various situations and possess an innovative mindset, willing to take on new challenges and are comfortable in working within significant and complex projects or programmes of work. We collaborate closely with external Clients and with internal multi-disciplinary project teams and, to deliver most effectively, we utilise WSP offices, Client offices and/or site locations to deliver programmes of strategic regional and national importance. 

With WSP you have the exceptional opportunity to take the next step in your career, build on your experience and qualifications and achieve your ambitions. We offer excellent support in personal development and growth as part of our local teams and across the wider WSP business.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• The applicant should possess a degree in Electrical Engineering and possess membership to an accredited engineering body.
• The applicant will have proven experience in the design of EICA Engineering.
• Must be conversant with technical electrical software, such as EOM, Dialux.
• A member of an appropriate professional institute (Chartered or working towards).
• Must be fluent in English with an excellent understanding of technical terminology.
• A sound understanding of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and project is essential.

• 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

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”.

• Agree and confirm the project brief to anticipate and identify needs and expectations in conjunction with others.
• Agree the project deliverables and programme.
• Agree the resource in India that will be required to undertake the designs to complete the project brief in time and cost.
• Agree the project fees according to brief, resource required and programme.
• Be responsible for the quality of detailed design to WSP in India and UK Regulations standards ensuring technical reviews and sign off including complex calculations and co-ordination issues.
• Ensure design are co-ordinated and due consideration of Health & Safety, Construction Design Management and Quality Assurance standards.
• Regularly communicate and update the local Indian and wider UK project teams on programme delivery and quality issues through use of staff utilisation charts and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) reporting etc.
• Ensure all company standards & efficient working practices are adopted.
• Maintain an overview & understanding of the team workload & associated resource requirements, and work with other team leaders to ensure resources are fully utilised, identify & address effectively any surplus or shortfall in available staff.
• 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 a number of projects and becoming involved in design at an early stage.
• The role includes project-resource management, mentoring and coaching junior members of the team. The ability to plan and design deliverables against British Engineering standards for each stage of a project is a pre-requisite.
• Lead the design process, set clear goals and monitor their progress closely and encourage the rest of the team to deliver appropriate and cost-effective solutions to the agreed programme; support those more inexperienced by technical review, mentoring and advice.
• Lead from the front accepting design challenges and giving them due consideration with the support of others to achieve resolution.