Senior Civil Infrastructure Engineer | Lead Projects

WSP USA; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking an experienced civil engineer to lead the technical delivery of development projects in the UK. You will apply drainage, SuDS, flood risk, highways and earthworks expertise across feasibility to construction stages, coordinating with a multi-disciplinary team.

You will mentor staff, engage with clients and regulators, manage budgets and schedules, and ensure design quality and compliance, supported by WSP's flexible hybrid working and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of and experience in highway design, drainage strategies and technical design, flood risk assessments and management, utility design and planning as well as a working knowledge of the development sector.
• Design experience; focused on the development sector (drainage, flood risk, highways, earthworks and utilities).
• An awareness of hydraulics, hydrology, geotechnics and building structures is desirable as well as an understanding of construction design stages and procedures.
• The ability to produce infrastructure masterplans, site appraisals, technical reports, design calculations and construction drawings.
• Knowledge of the relevant design codes such as Water UK Sewerage Sector Guidance, Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, Manual for Streets, Local Authority Design Guidance, SuDS Manual and are well versed in the preparation of drawings for contract documentation and technical approvals.
• Aware of current and emerging technical and planning guidance on climate change and sustainability.
• The ability to use or direct and check the use of relevant software including Micro Drainage, Info Drainage, Civils 3D and/or PDS.
• Experience of liaison with clients, co-professionals and design teams, and competence in liaising with highway, water, statutory and local authorities to negotiate the necessary outline and detailed technical approvals and statutory agreements typically relating to development projects.
• Knowledge of the relevant legal processes, planning, design, design software, technical consents process, adoption and contract procedures for the provision of sewers, SuDS, highways and utilities to new developments and regeneration projects and how if, applied effectively, these skills combine to add value to a client’s development proposal.
• Knowledge of the financial and contractual aspects of planning, bidding, and delivering both large and small projects.
• Postgraduate (or equivalent) experience and are at least nearing Chartership or have equivalent commercial experience and responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day technical delivery of civil engineering consultancy services to support our clients through all stages of the project life-cycle from feasibility and concept design through to planning, detailed design, and construction.
• Provide technical expertise in drainage, SuDS, flood risk, highways, streetscape, earthworks and utilities to all types of land, property and infrastructure development projects across all sectors and clients.
• Provide project leadership on several varied multi-disciplinary projects acting as Project Manager where required.
• Be supported by a team of experienced and developing technical staff of various grades, to whom you will be expected to provide guidance and support as appropriate.
• Be involved in high profile client engagement, stakeholder management, design team collaboration (both internal and with other external multidisciplinary professionals), and project management.
• Be responsible for, or actively engaged in, ensuring your projects are delivered within budget, on programme, and to the required quality for technical and legal compliance.

Job description

WSP is seeking an experienced civil engineer to lead the technical delivery of development projects in the UK. You will apply drainage, SuDS, flood risk, highways and earthworks expertise across feasibility to construction stages, coordinating with a multi-disciplinary team.

You will mentor staff, engage with clients and regulators, manage budgets and schedules, and ensure design quality and compliance, supported by WSP's flexible hybrid working and development opportunities.