Principal Pavement Engineer

WSP; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy is seeking a Principal Pavement Engineer in Liverpool. The role involves leading pavement design and maintenance projects, managing a team, and ensuring client satisfaction. Candidates should possess a BEng/BSc in Civil Engineering and have substantial experience in pavement engineering. Join a collaborative community focused on making a positive impact globally.

Qualifications

• Experience working within Pavement Engineering discipline.
• Knowledge of pavement design and investigation.
• Ability to understand the scope of various engineering disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Deliver pavement projects, including investigation reports and design.
• Lead a team of engineers and provide technical support.
• Manage fieldwork projects and ensure compliance with health/safety standards.

Skills

Pavement design

Project management

Client relationship management

Technical support and mentorship

Education

BEng/BSc in Civil Engineering

Job description

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A little more about your role …

The WSP Pavement Engineering team is seeking a Principal Pavement Engineer to be part of this established and experienced team working on exciting large-scale projects. Due to recent successes the team is growing and offers excellent opportunities for the right candidate seeking new and exciting opportunities.

The successful candidate will form part of an existing team to deliver pavement design and maintenance projects for a number of clients both in the UK and overseas and will assist the engineering team to develop and deliver projects through various stages of design from feasibility / option studies to detailed design and onto construction. You will be responsible for leading the pavement design and maintenance projects throughout entire project lifecycle with support of the discipline lead.

Role & Responsibilities:

The candidate will be required to:

• Deliver pavement projects, including investigation reports, design projects and site supervision.
• Ensuring that delivery is achieved in accordance with the company's management systems including Health and Safety, project and risk management.
• Lead a team of Engineers, provide technical support, advice and mentorship.
• Supporting managers with provision of information on the technical performance of staff for performance appraisal purposes.
• Supporting in developing and enhancing client relationships.
• Manage fieldwork projects including commercial and health and safety requirements.
• Perform road and airfield pavement inspections and report treatment recommendations
• Lead pavement analysis, design, specification and reporting.
• Review, implement and contribute to the development of asset management policy for pavement and other related assets.
• Develop lifecycle plans to contribute to successful asset management, operations and maintenance to road operators.
• Provide commercial guidance when developing proposals and in the delivery of projects.
• Implement the technical quality requirements, address the project brief and meet client deadlines.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

The current team is diverse and well respected across the industry therefore the candidate is required to have sound technical abilities to help enhance and grow the team.

The successful candidate will be knowledgeable and experienced in Pavement Engineering field and ideally be a member of an appropriate professional engineering institution.

Minimum Requirements:

• Technical background: Experience working within Pavement Engineering discipline or hold BEng / BSc in Civil Engineering
• Knowledge of pavement engineering demonstrated by experience of pavement design, investigation and research.
• Knowledge and/or experience of road and airfield pavement engineering projects.
• Knowledge and/or experience of UK pavement design methodologies and contract documentation, including MCHW.
• Ability to understand the scope and limits of responsibility between various engineering disciplines and project support groups.
• Experience of pavement investigation projects for maintenance design and failure investigation
• Knowledge of materials behaviour underlying standard specifications.
• Knowledge of Asset Management principals and the ability to understand / improve them.
• Knowledge of roads operation, maintenance and renewal practices.
• Working knowledge of the preparation of proposals and communication with clients.

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

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