WSP is expanding its Australian footprint with the acquisition of Enstruct, a structural engineering firm that maintains offices in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane.

“We are excited about joining forces with Enstruct as it will strengthen our structural business in Sydney and provide relevant structural engineering capabilities that tie in strategically within our Properties & Buildings sector’s ambitions,” said WSP boss Alexandre L’Heureux. “The people at enstruct are highly regarded and will deepen our technical skills in the Australian market.”

WSP is one of the world’s largest engineering services firms. The firm has about 65,000 employees who operate out of its headquarters in Montreal and hundreds of branch locations around the world.

WSP’s project portfolio includes a wide range of buildings ranging from skyscrapers to convention centers.

One of WSP’s highest-profile projects is the Perth Arena in Australia. The venue, which has capacity for 16,500 people, hosts basketball games, tennis matches and other sporting events along with concerts.

Enstruct, the Australian firm that WSP is buying to expand its local presence, specializes in structural engineering. Structural engineers design the core components of a building that are responsible for holding it together.

Enstruct’s roughly 75 employees have worked on a wide range of buildings in the two decades since the firm launched. The firm’s portfolio project includes a mix of commercial, residential and retail properties.

Enstruct’s recent projects include MQX4, the first of four office buildings in the planned Macquarie Exchange business district currently being constructed near Sydney. 

In Sydney itself, the firm is supporting the development of a new commercial and residential neighbor designed by Danish architecture firm Henning Larsen. The neighbor will be headlined by a 183-meter-tall skyscraper set to be one of the tallest buildings in Australia. 

WSP has already signed the deal to buy Enstruct but the transaction needs additional, external approvals before it can go through. WSP expects to receive the needed approvals within a few months. 

“Combining our two teams means we can keep on delivering the personalized client service and leading structural engineering solutions for which we are known while offering our clients access to the expanded network of expertise, digital tools, and resources now available to us as part of WSP,” commented Enstruct founder Ross Clarke. 

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