Principal Highway Engineer

WSP in the UK & Ireland; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in the UK & Ireland seeks a Principal or Associate Highway Engineer in Gloucester to lead a new Highway Engineering design team. You will provide technical leadership, recruit and develop talent, and contribute to major highways, bridges and infrastructure projects across the county.

You will mentor junior staff, work with Project Managers on planning, pricing and deliverables, and ensure compliance with standards and regulations.

Qualifications

• A degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent experience within a highway design role.
• Chartered Engineer preferred, or working towards IEng or CEng status with a relevant professional institute.
• Knowledge and experience of highway design on multi-disciplinary projects and/or drainage systems at various stages of the project life cycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of highway designs on multi-disciplinary projects through all stages of the project life cycle.
• Ensure projects are delivered to budget, programme, technical standards and legal requirements.
• Mentor and develop more junior staff; help them grow professionally.
• Provide support to Project Managers in planning, programming, technical input to pricing of project briefs, proposals, deliverables and cost estimation.
• Check, certify and authorize issue designs, documents, approvals, and reports.
• Maintain an active portfolio of varied multi-disciplinary projects at any given time.
• Coordinate engineering and technician resources to deliver work packages for the client.
• Work collaboratively with client, key stakeholders and internal teams to deliver schemes/projects.
• Ad‑hoc support of projects with site supervision, monitoring contractor compliance, ensuring works align with the contract information.

Skills

Highway design

Project leadership

Mentoring

Active travel design

CDM compliance

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Chartered Engineer (IEng/CEng) preferred

Tools

Autodesk Civil 3D

Bentley OpenRoads Designer

InfoDrainage

PDS

Job description

Job Overview

Principal or Associate Highway Engineer – Local Government team, Gloucester. Lead the creation of a new Highway Engineering design team, provide technical leadership, recruit and develop talent, and contribute to significant highways, bridges and infrastructure projects across the county.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of highway designs on multi-disciplinary projects through all stages of the project life cycle.
• Ensure projects are delivered to budget, programme, technical standards and legal requirements.
• Mentor and develop more junior staff; help them grow professionally.
• Provide support to Project Managers in planning, programming, technical input to pricing of project briefs, proposals, deliverables and cost estimation.
• Check, certify and authorize issue designs, documents, approvals, and reports.
• Maintain an active portfolio of varied multi-disciplinary projects at any given time.
• Coordinate engineering and technician resources to deliver work packages for the client.
• Work collaboratively with client, key stakeholders and internal teams to deliver schemes/projects.
• Ad—hoc support of projects with site supervision, monitoring contractor compliance, ensuring works align with the contract information.

Qualifications

• A passion for design and innovative solutions, demonstrating initiative and ingenuity to solve engineering problems.
• A degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent experience within a highway design role.
• Chartered Engineer preferred, or working towards IEng or CEng status with a relevant professional institute.
• Knowledge and experience of highway design on multi-disciplinary projects and/or drainage systems at various stages of the project life cycle. Specific experience in road geometry, roundabouts, at-grade and grade-separated junctions, inclusive active travel, highway drainage systems, road restraint systems, traffic sign and road marking design.
• Familiarity with relevant design codes such as the Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, Manual for Streets, TSRGD, Local Authority design guidance; skilled in preparing drawings for contract documentation and technical approvals, including departures from standard.
• Ability to use or direct and check the use of relevant software including Autodesk Civil 3D, Bentley OpenRoads Designer, InfoDrainage and/or PDS.
• Experience of complying with Designers Duties under CDM regulations.