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Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates (WJE) has a new position in our London office for an entry-level engineer to practice architectural and structural engineering.
With the support of our industry leading team members, you’ll apply your education as you develop your understanding of design, construction, evaluation, and repair of building structures and enclosures.
As an engineering associate at WJE, you’ll assist with all aspects of completion of larger projects and also manage small projects. You will be responsible for investigations, field testing, failure diagnosis, construction observations, and creation of client deliverables. You will also assume primary responsibility for key aspects of projects and complete assignments with limited oversight while developing a network of industry professionals and future clients to promote our brand and generate business.
WJE is a global firm of consulting engineers, architects, and materials scientists committed to helping solve, repair, and avoid problems in the built world. Since 1956, our applied experience from more than 125,000 projects and our state-of-the-art structural, materials, and chemical testing and research facilities (the Janney Technical Center) have made WJE a leader in providing innovative yet practical solutions to the clients we serve.
What you'll do
- Completing on-site investigations, condition assessments, and litigation support (at new and existing structures) to evaluate problematic conditions; including survey and documentation of distress, field testing, sampling, photographing, and sketching
- Organizing field data to facilitate analysis and problem solving
- Analyzing research and investigation data to develop alternate schemes for solving problems
- Performing structural, hygrothermal, or other computational analysis to better understand structural behavior and develop repair or design solutions
- Preparing draft investigation reports, repair sketches, repair drawings, tender documents, addenda, change orders, and other work product
- Conducting on-site observations of work in progress and preparing site visit reports using various reporting formats
- Participating in meetings with clients, contractors, consultants, and others as a representative of WJE
Qualifications
- Engineering degree in Architectural, Civil, or Structural Engineering, Master’s Degree preferred
- Record of excellent academic performance
- A passion and curiosity for investigating and solving problems in existing structures of all kinds
- Ability and interest in performing work in the field and to travel outside the local area and abroad
- Authorization to work and live in the UK
- Ability to work at heights and safely use and/or operate ladders, scaffolds, lifts and other access equipment
- Experience related to the evaluation and repair of existing structures or building enclosures is considered a plus
- Drafting experience with AutoCAD a plus
Physical requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This position requires visual acuity and listening ability. Individuals must have the dexterity to be able to operate office and field equipment such as computer, printer, fax, copier, telephone, voice mail system, and other office and field equipment. Requirements may also include:
- Ability to attend meetings at the various office, field, and construction sites
- Ability to perform inspections of buildings and other structures, both visually and with instruments
- Ability to lift and carry materials and equipment up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to perform work in the temperature extremes presented by work in the outdoors
- Ability to read construction drawings, diagrams, printed materials, and computer screens
- Ability to record data clearly and write passages for reports, letters, etc.
- Ability to travel
- Ability to safely work at heights
- Ability to safely use and/or operate ladders, scaffolds, lifts, and other access equipment
- Ability to understand and appreciate safety training specific to numerous workplace and construction hazards
- Ability to safely work in a variety of occupationally hazardous locations
- Medically fit to utilize respiratory protection devices and other forms of Personal Protective Equipment
- Ability to drive and safely operate a motor vehicle
