Senior Highway Engineer – Hybrid, Local Govt & Active Travel

WSP; Lewes; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in Lewes is seeking a Senior Highway Engineer to join the Local Government team. The role can mix home and in-office work from our Lewes office in East Sussex.

You will lead highway design across multi-disciplinary projects, ensuring delivery to budget, timelines, and standards while mentoring junior staff and supporting project pricing and documentation. This role offers varied schemes with client collaboration and site supervision as needed.

Qualifications

• A degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent experience in highway design.
• Chartered Engineer preferred, or working towards IEng/CEng with a relevant institute.
• Knowledge and experience of highway design on multi-disciplinary projects and/or drainage systems.
• Experience with road geometry, roundabouts, junctions, inclusive active travel, and drainage systems.
• Familiarity with Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, Local Authority guidance and drawing production for contracts.
• Ability to use or direct the use of Civils 3D, OpenRoads, InfoDrainage and/or PDS.

Responsibilities

• Leading on development of highway designs on multi-disciplinary projects through all stages of the project life cycle.
• Ensuring projects are delivered to budget, programme, technical standards and legal requirements.
• Mentoring and developing junior staff and helping them progress professionally.
• Support Project Managers in planning, pricing, deliverables and cost estimation.
• Check, certify and issue designs, documents, approvals and reports.
• Manage a portfolio of varied multi-disciplinary projects and coordinate resources.
• Collaborate with client, stakeholders and internal teams to deliver schemes.
• Provide ad hoc site supervision and monitor contractor compliance with the contract.

Skills

Civil Engineering degree

Chartered Engineer (IEng/CEng)

Highways design experience

CDM regulations knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Autodesk Civil 3D

Bentley OpenRoads Designer

InfoDrainage

PDS

Job description

WSP in Lewes is seeking a Senior Highway Engineer to join the Local Government team. The role can mix home and in-office work from our Lewes office in East Sussex.

You will lead highway design across multi-disciplinary projects, ensuring delivery to budget, timelines, and standards while mentoring junior staff and supporting project pricing and documentation. This role offers varied schemes with client collaboration and site supervision as needed.