Senior Engineer; Roads

Senior Engineer (Roads)

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What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? 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.

WSP are seeking an enthusiastic and talented Senior Engineer to join the Roads team based in Leeds.

• Supporting the development of highway designs for a diverse range of sectors, clients and projects through all stages of the project life cycle.
• Being responsible, or actively engaged depending on experience, for ensuring your projects are delivered to budget, programme, technical standards and legal requirements.
• Providing guidance and support to a team of experienced and developing technical staff of various grades.
• Contributing to the development of the team’s internal knowledge base and mentoring junior staff to progress towards professional qualifications.
• Providing support to Project Managers within the design team in planning, programming, pricing of project briefs, proposals, deliverables and cost estimation.
• Being responsible for checking, certifying and authorising issue designs, documents, approvals and reports.
• Being active on several varied multi-disciplinary project/client accounts at any given time.
• Coordinating engineering and technician resources to deliver work packages for our clients.
• Working collaboratively with clients, key stakeholders and internal teams to deliver the schemes/projects.
• On an ad hoc basis, supporting projects with site supervision, monitoring Contractor’s compliance with the Contract and ensuring works are inline with the Works Information.

• A passion for design and developing innovative solutions, demonstrating initiative and ingenuity to solve engineering problems.
• A degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent within a highway design role.
• Working towards IEng or CEng status with a professional institute; professional qualifications are advantageous.
• 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, junctions, inclusive active travel, highway drainage systems, road restraint systems, traffic sign and road marking design is advantageous.
• Knowledge of the relevant design codes such as the Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, Manual for Streets, TSRGD, Local Authority design guidance and well versed in the preparation of drawings for contract documentation and technical approvals including the application of departures from standard.
• Ability to use or direct and check the use of relevant software including but not limited to Autodesk Civils 3D, Bentley Open Roads Designer, Info Drainage and/or PDS.
• Proactively managing change on tasks/projects, clearly communicating potential impacts on programme, cost and quality.
• Experience of complying with Designers Duties under CDM regulations.

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

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Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries:
Professional Services

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