Civil Infrastructure Engineer (Development)

WSP Global Inc.; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP Global Inc. in Cambridge is seeking a development engineer to contribute to concept studies and drawing packages, advancing planning applications and construction documentation.

You will work across diverse projects, liaising with clients and the design team to ensure timely delivery within budget and technical standards. You will develop your technical capabilities with the Cambridge team, supporting progression towards chartership or equivalent.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of highway design, drainage strategy and flood risk management within development.
• Understanding of utility design, planning processes and interface with design teams.
• Ability to produce infrastructure masterplans, site appraisals and technical reports.
• Awareness of relevant design codes and contract procedures for developments.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to concept studies, strategies and drawing packages for planning submissions.
• Lead planning applications, technical approvals and construction issue.
• Engage with clients, stakeholders and design teams across projects.
• Ensure work delivered to budget, programme and technical standards.

Skills

Highway design

Drainage design

Flood risk

Utility design

Site & masterplanning

Education

Postgraduate or equivalent

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

PDS

Info Drainage

Micro Drainage

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.

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.

Our team work on some of the most prestigious developments in the UK, and you will be helping deliver projects such as:

• EDF Energy Sizewell C
• HZI Energy Recovery Facility Rookery South
• Milton Road and Histon Road Cambridge
• Cambridge Eastern Access
• Cambridge Greenways Swaffham, Bottisham, Horningsea
• Marleigh Cambridge
• Rackheath Norfolk
• Norwich Western Link

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, from initial land acquisition, planning support and design, through to scheme implementation.

Our vision is to be recognised as the best Development team in the industry. We strive to achieve this through continuous improvement and a management structure comprising of four pillars, namely; Technical Excellence, People, Clients and Operational Excellence

We help our clients to promote, implement and manage sustainable development, from pre-feasibility through to planning consent; establish plans and provision for how an area, its accessibility and needs, will develop over time and guide sustainable future development; and develop multi-disciplinary design from concept through to detailed design and construction.

We work with public/private sector land promoters and house builders, developers, signature architects, Government, and local authorities. Some of the multi-disciplinary services we provide that you will help deliver include:

• Civil engineering, highways design and earthworks strategies
• Utilities, energy planning and coordination
• Drainage, flood risk and SuDS
• Site appraisal, due diligence, and strategic planning advice.

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 as well as an understanding of construction design stages and procedures.
• The ability to produce with supervision infrastructure masterplans, site appraisals, technical reports, design calculations and construction drawings.
• Knowledge of the relevant design codes such as Water UK Sewerage Sector Guidance, Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, Manual for Streets, Local Authority Design Guidance and are well versed in the preparation of drawings for contract documentation and technical approvals.
• Written and spoken communication skills and are aware 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, and competence in liaising with highway, water, statutory and local authorities to negotiate the necessary outline and detailed technical approvals and statutory agreements typically relating to development projects.
• Awareness of the relevant legal processes, planning, design, design software, technical consents process, adoption and contract procedures for the provision of sewers, SuDS, highways and utilities to new developments and regeneration projects and how if, applied effectively, these skills combine to add value to a client’s development proposal.
• Knowledge of financial and contractual aspects of planning, bidding, and delivering both large and small projects.
• Postgraduate (or equivalent) experience and working towards Chartership or have equivalent experience and responsibility.

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.