Senior​/Principal Highways Engineer - Liveable Places

Job Description

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.

We are looking to appoint Senior or Principal Highway Engineers into WSP's Liveable Places team. These roles can be based from a number of different locations, including Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Guildford, Leeds, London, Reading and Southampton offices, with flexible working allowing for a mix of home and in-office working. WSP's Liveable Places team work with a wide range of local authority & private clients from across the UK to help them achieve their place making ambitions.

As an Associate Engineer within the team you will take the lead on delivery of a wide range of schemes from concept to delivery – including public realm, active travel, traffic engineering, road safety, parking, traffic signals and pedestrian/traffic modelling.

• Design Management:
  Oversee the design process, ensuring that all design work is completed to the highest standards and meets the client's requirements. This includes preparation of highways designs, coordinating with other departments, and ensuring that all design work is completed on time and within budget.
• Project Management:
  Manage the overall project, including planning, scheduling, budgeting, and resource allocation. Ensure that all project milestones are met and that the project is completed on time and within budget.
• Client Liaison:
  Act as the main point of contact for clients, ensuring that their needs are met and that they are kept informed of progress throughout the project.
• Risk Management:
  
  Identify and manage risks associated with the project, ensuring that any issues are resolved quickly and effectively.
• Quality Assurance:
  Ensure that all design work meets the highest standards of quality and that any issues are resolved quickly and effectively.
• Mentoring:
  Support and mentor team members, including our Early Careers Professionals.

• Degree or equivalent qualifications within Civil Engineering or a related field.
• Experience in design management and project management.
• Knowledge and experience of delivering multi-disciplinary schemes across the project lifecycle with the proven ability to act as Project Manager.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills both written and verbal and the ability to report to senior level.
• Proven track record of successfully leading design projects from inception to completion.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work under pressure.

We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 72,800 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long‑lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.

At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community. Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.

We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging  have our employee resource groups bringing together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote our culture of inclusivity.