Assistant Highways / Drainage Engineer (Development)

Apexcontractingwa; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Assistant Highways / Drainage Engineer to contribute to impactful development projects. This role offers the chance to work on a variety of projects, enhancing your technical capabilities while collaborating with a talented team. You will be involved in all aspects of highway and drainage design, ensuring compliance with legal requirements and technical standards. With a strong focus on inclusivity, health, and professional development, this opportunity is perfect for those looking to make a positive impact in their community and advance their career in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Work-life balance

Inclusivity & Diversity initiatives

Health & Wellbeing support

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Knowledge of highway design, drainage strategies, and flood risk management.
• Ability to produce technical reports, design calculations, and construction drawings.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to development projects, ensuring tasks meet budget and technical standards.
• Engage with clients and manage stakeholder relationships effectively.

Skills

Highway design knowledge

Drainage strategy and design

Flood risk assessment

Utility design and planning

Communication skills

Understanding of climate change and sustainability

Education

Postgraduate experience

Tools

Info Drainage

Micro Drainage

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

PDS

Job description

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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.

A Little More About Your Role

• Contributing to concept studies/strategies/drawing packages, leading to planning applications, technical approval submissions and construction issue.
• Contributing to all types of Development projects across all sectors and clients.
• Being active on several varied projects at any given time.
• You will be supported by the Cambridge team to develop your technical capabilities and support your career progression.
• Involvement in client engagement, stakeholder management, design team liaison (both internal and with other external).
• Being responsible for ensuring your tasks are delivered to budget, programme, technical standards and legal requirements.

The Development Team is a well-established and high performing discipline within the Planning and Development business unit which includes over 800 colleagues focused on project delivery through the whole project life cycle.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate

• Knowledge of highway design, drainage strategy and design, flood risk assessment and management, utility design and planning as well as knowledge of the Development Industry.
• An appreciation of hydraulics, hydrology, geotechnics and building structures is desirable.
• The ability to produce infrastructure masterplans, site appraisals, technical reports, design calculations and construction drawings.
• Knowledge of the relevant design codes such as Water UK Sewerage Sector Guidance and Design Manual for Roads & Bridges.
• Written and spoken communication skills and awareness of current technical and planning guidance on climate change and sustainability.
• The ability to use relevant software including Info Drainage, Micro Drainage, AutoCAD, Civil 3D and/or PDS.
• Experience of liaison with clients, co-professionals and design teams.
• Awareness of the relevant legal processes, planning, design software, technical consents process, adoption and contract procedures.
• Knowledge of financial and contractual aspects of planning, bidding, and delivering projects.
• Postgraduate (or equivalent) experience and working towards Chartership or have equivalent experience.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

Whats In It For You

Work-life balance?
WSP recognises that work is only one part of your life and making time for other things is important.

Inclusivity & Diversity?
We want our people to achieve rewarding careers, bringing their whole selves to work.

Health & Wellbeing?
We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing.

Your development?
We appreciate that development and training is important to you and thats why we have a supportive environment that invests in your development.

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