Principal Drainage Engineering Leader

WSP USA

Basingstoke

On-site

GBP 85,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Join WSP's Drainage Engineering team in the South East as a Principal or Associate Director to shape water, drainage and environmental solutions for major transport infrastructure projects across the UK. You will lead drainage design from concept to detail, manage client relationships, and supervise a team of drainage engineers to deliver high-quality, commercially successful outcomes.

Our team emphasizes technical leadership, innovation and collaboration, with hybrid working options and

Qualifications

  • Chartered or Incorporated Engineer or degree-qualified (role dependant).
  • Extensive post-degree experience in designing sustainable drainage solutions.
  • Knowledge and understanding of drainage design principles and solutions to manage infrastructure drainage.

Responsibilities

  • Delivery of a wide variety of civil engineering projects, such as highway, rail, infrastructure and site development schemes.
  • Delivery of projects from concept through to completion and ensuring they are delivered to a high technical standard, in a timely manner and with commercial success.
  • Delivering a broad range of drainage services for the most significant transport and infrastructure projects in the UK.
  • Lead client relationships and attend client progress meetings.
  • Manage a team of drainage engineers, supporting their technical development and ensuring they are resourced on projects.

Skills

Chartered or Incorporated Engineer
Drainage design
Sustainable drainage design
Project and team management
UK standards & safety regulations
Civil 3D
Causeway Flow
Microdrainage
Highway drainage
Asset management

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Civil 3D
Causeway Flow
Microdrainage

Job description

Join WSP's Drainage Engineering team in the South East as a Principal or Associate Director to shape water, drainage and environmental solutions for major transport infrastructure projects across the UK. You will lead drainage design from concept to detail, manage client relationships, and supervise a team of drainage engineers to deliver high-quality, commercially successful outcomes.

Our team emphasizes technical leadership, innovation and collaboration, with hybrid working options and

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