Highways Engineer – Hybrid Work & Local Projects

WSP in the UK & Ireland; Ashton-under-Lyne; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Health & wellbeing programmes

Flexible working

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Highway Engineer to join our Local Government teams, delivering highways, bridges and infrastructure for local authorities from Exeter or Taunton. You will work with a collaborative team to design across project stages, ensuring delivery to programme, budget, and standards.

You will contribute to cost estimation, prepare design documentation, and support site activities as needed. The role offers hybrid working with some on-site requirements.

Qualifications

• A passion for design and a drive to develop innovative, practical engineering solutions.
• A degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent experience within a highway design environment.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary highway design across different project stages.
• Technical knowledge in road geometry, junction design, active travel schemes, drainage systems, road restraint systems, and traffic signs/road markings.
• Proficiency in design software such as Autodesk Civil 3D, Bentley OpenRoads Designer, InfoDrainage, and/or PDS.

Responsibilities

• Developing highway designs on multi-disciplinary projects through the various stages of the project lifecycle.
• Ensuring projects are delivered to programme, budget, technical standards, and legal requirements.
• Assisting Project Managers with planning, programming, technical input, pricing of project briefs, proposals, and cost estimation.
• Preparing design documentation, drawings, reports, and technical submissions.
• Working across a portfolio of varied multi-disciplinary projects simultaneously.
• Collaborating with clients, stakeholders, and internal teams to ensure successful project delivery.
• Supporting site-based activities on an ad hoc basis, including supervision and monitoring contractor compliance with contract requirements.

Skills

Highways design

Civil Engineering

Project coordination

Multi-disciplinary design

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Tools

Autodesk Civil 3D

Bentley OpenRoads Designer

InfoDrainage

PDS

Job description

WSP is seeking a Highway Engineer to join our Local Government teams, delivering highways, bridges and infrastructure for local authorities from Exeter or Taunton. You will work with a collaborative team to design across project stages, ensuring delivery to programme, budget, and standards.

You will contribute to cost estimation, prepare design documentation, and support site activities as needed. The role offers hybrid working with some on-site requirements.