Associate, Electrical (Airport)

About the Role

This role is a cornerstone in establishing a MEP Design Capacity in Noida, adhering to WSP Global standards and promoting technical excellence. The successful candidate will stimulate and manage significant growth in a technically demanding environment, meeting time, cost, and quality targets. Cultural awareness, open mind, and excellent communication skills are essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Liaise with WSP in India design teams to:
• Agree and confirm project briefs, anticipating and identifying needs and expectations.
• Agree project deliverables and programs.
• Agree required resources in India for timely and cost-effective project completion.
• Agree project fees based on brief, resource, and program.
• Be responsible for the quality of detailed design to WSP in India and Global Building Regulations standards, including technical reviews, sign-off, complex calculations, and co-ordination issues.
• Ensure designs are co-ordinated with due consideration of Health & Safety, Construction Design Management, and Quality Assurance standards.
• Regularly communicate and update local Indian and wider Global project teams on program delivery and quality issues using staff utilization charts and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) reporting.
• Review outputs of Computer Aided Design (CAD) analysis and determine additional checking levels.
• Develop energy strategies incorporating renewable technologies and low energy designs to satisfy local authority planning requirements and comply with Building Regulations Part L.
• Inform the Commercial Director of Professional Indemnity issues in line with WSP in India policy.
• Ensure all company standards and efficient working practices are adopted.
• Maintain an overview and understanding of team workload and associated resource requirements.
• Work with other team leaders to ensure full resource utilization and identify/address staff surplus or shortfall.
• Take on a Leadership role in project work, focused on client delivery and technical excellence.
• Manage a number of projects and become involved in design at an early stage.
• Manage fees, invoicing, project-resource management, mentoring, and coaching junior team members.
• Plan and design deliverables against British Engineering standards for each project stage.
• Undertake a short-term secondment to visit key WSP in India offices and personnel to understand the business and acclimatize to WSP in India working methods.
• Lead the design process, set clear goals, monitor progress, and encourage the team to deliver appropriate and cost-effective solutions.
• Support inexperienced team members through technical review, mentoring, and advice.
• Lead from the front, accepting design challenges and working with others to achieve resolution.

Establishment and Growth of GCC

• Responsible for the recruitment of the design team, in liaison with the Head of GCC.
• Contribute to the design of operational processes, systems, and measures.
• Work with Support Services, local resources, and other disciplines to ensure hardware, software, workspace, and IT infrastructure are in place.
• Provide technical training, mentoring, and support to the new team members, ensuring proficiency in required standards, processes, and software tools.
• Provide highly visible, inspirational leadership and direction for the emerging Buildings team, ensuring the Noida-based team feels part of the wider team.
• Liaise with the established leadership of the GCC facility across the globe.
• Promote WSP in India Vision and Values.
• Support and promote teamwork within the team and the wider business.

Technical and Project Management

• Raise the level of technical competence within the teams.
• Implement delivery and quality measurement processes.
• Agree Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) with the Head of GCC, monitor, and regularly report.
• Identify and implement improvements to increase KPIs.
• Promote technical excellence in all projects.
• Undertake technical reviews and contribute to concept design.
• Provide continuous feedback to the Head of GCC on the effectiveness of protocols and processes for continuous improvement.

Commercial

• Implement project delivery systems and structures.
• Support management of resource requirements versus project requirements.
• Support liaison with the UK business to drive up utilization of the GCC team.
• Support and advise the UK on the implementation of GCC within fee bids.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in the design of Building Services.
• Significant experience in a similar role or demonstration of a good track record.
• Proven experience in the design of Engineering Building Services.
• Must be conversant with technical mechanical or electrical software, such as IES, Amtech, Hevacomp, Relux, and Dialux.
• A sound understanding of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and Project is essential.
• Must be fluent in English with an excellent understanding of technical terminology.
• Ideally obtained British Chartered Engineer status or equivalent.
• Possess a degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Possess membership to an accredited engineering body.