Highways Engineer — Innovative Civil Design Lead

WSP; Exeter; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in Exeter or Taunton is seeking a Highways Engineer to join our Local Government teams, delivering major highways, bridges, and infrastructure projects across the county for regional Local Authority clients.

You will work with a multidisciplinary group to create high-quality, practical design solutions, ensuring compliance with programme, budget and technical standards while supporting project managers and site activities as needed.

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 multidisciplinary 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 Autodesk Civil 3D, Bentley OpenRoads Designer, InfoDrainage and/or PDS.

Responsibilities

• Developing highway designs on multi-disciplinary projects through 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.

Education

BEng/BSc Civil Engineering

Tools

Autodesk Civil 3D

Bentley OpenRoads Designer

InfoDrainage

PDS

Job description

WSP in Exeter or Taunton is seeking a Highways Engineer to join our Local Government teams, delivering major highways, bridges, and infrastructure projects across the county for regional Local Authority clients.

You will work with a multidisciplinary group to create high-quality, practical design solutions, ensuring compliance with programme, budget and technical standards while supporting project managers and site activities as needed.