Expression of Interest; Roads

Job Description

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WSP are seeking an enthusiastic and talented engineer at a variety of grades from Assistant Engineer through to Principal Engineer to join the Roads team based in Scotland.

You will be leading day to day technical delivery of highway consultancy services to support our clients through all stages of the project life‑cycle from feasibility and concept design through to planning, detailed design, and construction. This role will be client facing and the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a track record of delivery of schemes in either the local or national transport arena.

Dependent upon the grade at which you are applicable, the role will involve either leading on or contributing to the following:

• Managing projects to ensure coordination and compatibility of multi‑disciplinary inputs on projects of varying scale, complexity and value.
• Liaising with our clients, developing strong trusted relationships, proactively managing their expectations and comprehensively advising them.
• Undertaking project technical lead and reviewer roles.
• Using your technical ability and experience to support others to maximise their personal contribution to project/team goals.
• Preparing fee proposals and managing budgets for individual projects.
• Being responsible for the development and delivery of discrete and overall project solutions.
• Leading and managing other staff members in the delivery of design drawings, standard construction details, specifications and bill of quantities, supporting the preparation of tender packages.
• Being responsible for compliance with Health & Safety and Environmental Legislation and in‑house quality assurance standards/processes.
• Being actively involved with team resource coordination, supporting the set‑up of teams and placing the right people in the right roles.

• Relevant knowledge and experience of highway design and/or drainage systems at various stages of the project life cycle. Specific experience in road geometry, roundabouts, at‑grade and grade separated junctions, inclusive active travel, highway drainage systems, road restraint systems, traffic sign and road marking design.
• Demonstrable and relevant experience in leading a single or multiple design disciplines of relevant projects (i.e. road, public transport, active travel, public real and/or private development).
• The ability to use, direct and/or check the design outputs created in relevant software including but not limited to Autodesk Civils 3D, Bentley Open Roads Designer, Info Drainage, PDS.
• Proactively managing change on tasks/projects, clearly communicating potential impacts on programme, cost and quality.
• Good communication, client/stakeholder management and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Chartered Civil Engineer or an Incorporated Engineer with extensive post‑professional qualification experience, or working towards achieving this.
• A thorough understanding and application of the relevant design codes such as the Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, Manual for Streets, TSRGD, Local Authority design guidance and experience in preparing drawings for contract documentation and technical approvals including the application of departures from standard.
• Experience of complying with Designer’s Duties under CDM regulations.

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