Highways Engineer - Design Innovator for Local Projects

WSP Global Inc.; Exeter; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is recruiting a Highways Engineer to join the Local Government team based in Exeter or Taunton. You will work within a collaborative, multi-disciplinary group delivering highways, bridges and infrastructure projects for Local Authorities in the region.

You’ll contribute to design development, ensure compliance with standards, support project managers, and collaborate with clients and internal teams to deliver high-quality, practical engineering solutions.

Qualifications

• A degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent experience within a highway design environment.
• Experience in multidisciplinary highway design across different project stages.
• Technical knowledge in road geometry, junction design, active travel schemes, drainage, road restraint systems, and traffic signs/road markings.
• Proficiency in Autodesk Civil 3D, Bentley OpenRoads Designer, InfoDrainage and/or PDS.

Responsibilities

• Develop highway designs on multi-disciplinary projects through various stages of the project lifecycle.
• Ensure projects are delivered to programme, budget, technical standards and legal requirements.
• Assist Project Managers with planning, programming, technical input, pricing of project briefs, proposals, and cost estimation.
• Prepare design documentation, drawings, reports and technical submissions.
• Work across a portfolio of varied multi-disciplinary projects simultaneously.
• Collaborate with clients, stakeholders and internal teams to deliver projects successfully.
• Support site-based activities, including supervision and monitoring contractor compliance.

Skills

Highways design

Multidisciplinary design

Road geometry

Active travel schemes

Traffic signs/road markings

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Autodesk Civil 3D

Bentley OpenRoads Designer

InfoDrainage

PDS

Job description

WSP is recruiting a Highways Engineer to join the Local Government team based in Exeter or Taunton. You will work within a collaborative, multi-disciplinary group delivering highways, bridges and infrastructure projects for Local Authorities in the region.

You’ll contribute to design development, ensure compliance with standards, support project managers, and collaborate with clients and internal teams to deliver high-quality, practical engineering solutions.