Senior Highway Design Lead - Hybrid/Client‑Facing

WSP in the UK & Ireland; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy

Health and wellbeing support

Flexible working arrangements

Training and mentoring

Job summary

WSP in the UK & Ireland is seeking a Senior Engineer for its Roads team in Exeter. The role involves leading technical delivery of highway consultancy services, managing projects, and ensuring effective client relationships. Ideal candidates will have expertise in highway design and drainage systems and hold a relevant engineering qualification.

WSP offers a hybrid working policy, support for health and wellbeing, and flexible working arrangements to promote work-life balance and inclusivity.

Qualifications

• Experience in highway design and drainage systems.
• Demonstrable leadership in relevant projects.
• Ability to check design outputs in relevant software.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery of highway consultancy services.
• Manage projects and coordinate inputs.
• Prepare fee proposals and manage budgets.

Skills

Highway design knowledge

Drainage systems expertise

Client management skills

Communication skills

Project management

Software proficiency (Autodesk, Bentley)

Education

Chartered Civil Engineer or Incorporated Engineer

Tools

Autodesk Civils 3D

Bentley OpenRoads Designer

InfoDrainage

Job description

WSP in the UK & Ireland is seeking a Senior Engineer for its Roads team in Exeter. The role involves leading technical delivery of highway consultancy services, managing projects, and ensuring effective client relationships. Ideal candidates will have expertise in highway design and drainage systems and hold a relevant engineering qualification.

WSP offers a hybrid working policy, support for health and wellbeing, and flexible working arrangements to promote work-life balance and inclusivity.