Expression of Interest (Roads)

WSP Global Inc.; Truro; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP Global Inc. is seeking enthusiastic engineers at Senior to Principal level to join the Roads team in Truro. You will lead daily technical delivery for highway consultancy, guiding projects from feasibility through construction.

The role involves client-facing responsibilities, coordinating multi-disciplinary input, and delivering robust design solutions. The Truro office offers a collaborative environment and exposure to high-profile UK and international projects, including road schemes and

Qualifications

• Experience in highway design and drainage across project life cycles.
• Ability to lead one or multiple design disciplines in complex schemes (road, public transport, active travel).
• Proficient in design outputs using software such as Civil 3D, OpenRoads, InfoDrainage, and PDS.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day technical delivery of highway consultancy services across feasibility, concept design, planning, and construction.
• Manage projects and coordinate multi-disciplinary input for varied scales and values.
• Develop client relationships, manage expectations, and advise on solutions.
• Provide technical lead and reviewer support within projects.

Skills

Highway design

Drainage systems

Project leadership

Autodesk Civils 3D

Bentley OpenRoads

InfoDrainage

PDS

Stakeholder management

Education

Chartered Civil Engineer or Incorporated Engineer

Tools

Autodesk Civils 3D

Bentley OpenRoads Designer

InfoDrainage

PDS

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.

And the Truro Office is a fantastic space to grow your career, ideally situated on Cathedral Square, right in the heart of Truro. The office boasts a vibrant and supportive team atmosphere, having recently won the prestigious "Office of the Year" award. The team regularly engages in social and volunteering activities and is renowned in the organisation for creating a strong sense of community.

The Roads Team at the Truro office is involved in a range of exciting projects on both local and global scales. These include high-profile projects such as HS2, East West Rail and Sizewell C – some of the biggest infrastructure projects ever to be delivered in the UK.

More locally, the office has played pivotal roles in some of the most significant projects currently shaping the county, such as Langarth Garden Village, Truro Northern Access Road, West Carclaze Garden Village, St Austell – A30 Link Road, and the Chiverton Cross – Carland Cross A30 Upgrade.

The team also plays a strategic role in supporting Cormac with the delivery of several key infrastructure projects within Cornwall. This diverse portfolio of projects showcases the team's expertise and commitment to making a significant impact in the field of infrastructure development.

A little more about your role…

WSP are seeking an enthusiastic and talented engineers at variety of grades from Senior Engineer through to Principal Engineer to join the Roads team based in Truro.

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 inputson projects of varying scale, complexity and value.
• Liaising with our clients, developing strong trusted relationships, proactively managing their expectations and comprehensively advising them.
• Undertake project technical lead and reviewer roles
• Using your technical ability and experience to support others to maximise their personal contribution to project/team goals.
• Prepare fee proposals and manage budgets for individual projects.
• Be responsible for the development and delivery of discrete and overall project solutions.
• Lead and manage other staff members in the delivery of design drawings, standard construction details, specifications and bill of quantities, supporting the preparation of tender packages.
• Responsible for compliance with Health & Safety and Environmental Legislation and inhouse quality assurance standards/processes.
• Be actively involved with team resource coordination, supporting the setup of teams and pitting the right people in the right roles.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• Relevant knowledge and experience of highway design and/or drainage systems at various stages of the project life cycle. Specific experience in the following areas is advantageous: road geometry, roundabouts, at-grade and grade separated junctions, inclusive active travel, highway drainage systems, road restraint systems, traffic sign and road marking design.
• Demonstratable and relevant experience in leading a single or multiple design disciplines of in 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 softwares including but not limited to Autodesk Civils 3D, and/or, Bentley OpenRoads Designer, InfoDrainage, PDS.

• 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, SuDs Manual, Local Authority design guidance and are well versed in the preparation of drawings for contract documentation and technical approvals including the application of departures from standard.
• Experience of complying with Designers Duties under CDM regulations.
• Proactively manages change on tasks/projects, clearly communicating potential impacts on programme, cost, and quality.

Please note that the above will be scalable to the grade at which you would be applying for within the range Senior Engineer – Principal Engineer.

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