Local recruitment: Principal Engineer-Hydro Power

WSP

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India 🇮🇳

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India 🇮🇳

Responsibilities

  • Develop conceptual to detailed designs for water damslarge pond reservoirs, and service basins.
  • Support the team to conduct inspections, investigations, and condition assessments of existing dams to ensure safety and compliance.
  • Lead multidisciplinary dam safety reviews and integrate innovative solutions.
  • Manage the technical delivery and oversee multiple high-profile dam projects.
  • Provide expert guidance on contract administration and project execution.
  • Help deliver high-quality multidisciplinary projects for an array of local and international clients
  • Integrate technical inputs from project peers to deliver the project outcome.
  • Deliver reports, documents, and proposals incorporating senior review
  • Develop proposals and provide technical support for the team in market engagement activities 
  • Liaise and work closely with Sector leadership and peer groups across India and APAC regions; Act as a brand ambassador of WSP in India across geographies
  • Guide, mentor and coach junior team members in technical domains and ensure professional growth of individuals within the team
  • Ensure compliance with applicable standards, specifications, tolerances, safety factors and project brief
  • Ensure all productions are completed on schedule or in a timely manner and within budget
  • Design and implement Quality Assurance protocols; Participate in and support SHEQ within their scope of duties; Promote Diversity and Inclusion

Desired Skills

  • Strong technical expertise in preparing design reports, technical specifications, and drawings.
  • Demonstrated awareness and understanding of guidance and standards published by the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) or similar
  • Excellent communication skills in English with the ability to engage with clients and stakeholders effectively.
  • Extensive experience in different dam systems engineering, design and quality control.
  • Ability to develop drawings, technical specifications and provision of inputs to BOQ and cost estimation
  • Can work collaboratively with different stakeholders and across cross-cultural teams; Draw upon technical expertise of others when required, to deliver the project outcome
  • Act as go-to expert in both theoretical and software domains

Software Proficiencies

  • MUST HAVE software proficiencies in relevant analysis and design software

Qualifications

  • Masters Degree or PhD in Civil Engineering or Geotechnical Engineering or similar
  • Membership of a relevant international professional body; Chartered or equivalent status preferred.

Job Info

  • Job Identification: 71032
  • Locations: 5th, 6th, 7th and 11th Floor,, Bengaluru, KA, 560045, IN
  • Posting Date: 07/16/2025, 02:35 PM

About Us

WSP is one of the world’s leading professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Transportation & Infrastructure, Property & Buildings, Earth & Environment, Power & Energy, Resources and Industry sectors, as well as offering strategic advisory services. Our talented people around the globe engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

With approximately 4,000 talented people across 3 locations (Noida, Bengaluru & Mumbai offices) in India and more than 73,000 globally, in 550 offices across 40 countries, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

At “WSP” we draw on the diverse skills and capabilities of our employees globally to compete for the most exciting and complex projects across the world and bring the same level of expertise to our local communities. We are proud to be an international collective of innovative thinkers who work on the most complex problems. Unified under one strong brand, we use our local expertise, international reach and global scale to prepare our cities and environments for the future, connect communities and help societies thrive in built and natural ecosystems. True to our guiding principles, our business is built on four cornerstones: Our People, Our Clients, Our Operational Excellence and Our Expertise.

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We are

  • Passionate people doing purposeful and sustainable work that helps shape our communities and the future.
  • A collaborative team that thrives on challenges and unconventional thinking.
  • A network of experts channeling our curiosity into creating solutions for complex issues.

Inspired by diversity, driven by inclusion, we work with passion and purpose.


Working with Us

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.


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With us, you can operate in a flexible, agile, yet structured work environment and follow a Hybrid Work Model.

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  • Balance community, collaboration, opportunity, productivity, and efficiency.


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Our people are our greatest asset, and we prioritize a safe work environment. Health, safety, and wellbeing are integral to our culture, with each of us accountable for fostering a safe workplace through our “Making Health and Safety Personal” initiative. Our Zero Harm Vision drives us to reduce risks through innovative solutions, earning recognition for our global health and safety practices with the prestigious RoSPA Health and Safety Awards for six consecutive years.


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WSP India is dedicated to fostering a sustainable and inclusive work environment where our greatest strength – Our People -feel valued, respected, and supported. We ensure an unbiased approach in hiring, promotion, and performance evaluation, regardless of age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, physical ability, education, social status, or cultural background.


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Join our close-knit community of over 73,300 talented global professionals dedicated to making a positive impact. Together, we can make a difference in communities both near and far.

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DEGREE REQUIRED

IHE Delft - MSc in Water and Sustainable Development