Senior Road Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working flexibility

Health and wellbeing support

Career development opportunities

Job summary

WSP in the UK & Ireland is looking for a Senior Engineer to join their Roads Team in Birmingham. The role involves developing innovative highway designs, ensuring compliance with technical standards and legal requirements, and mentoring junior staff. Collaboration with clients and stakeholders is critical.

This position offers hybrid working and a range of benefits, including health support and career development opportunities. Candidates should possess a Civil Engineering degree and relevant highway design experience.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in highway design and project compliance.
• Strong understanding of design codes and technical approvals.
• Ability to use design software and manage project changes.

Responsibilities

• Support development of highway designs for diverse clients.
• Ensure projects meet budget, programme, and legal standards.
• Mentor junior staff towards professional qualifications.
• Coordinate engineering resources for project deliverables.
• Provide site supervision and monitor project compliance.

Skills

Highway design

Civil Engineering

Project lifecycle management

Autodesk Civils 3D

Communication

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Bentley OpenRoads Designer

InfoDrainage

PDS

Job description

Senior Engineer – Roads Team, Birmingham

Responsibilities

• Support the development of highway designs for a diverse range of sectors, clients and projects through all stages of the project life cycle.
• Be responsible, or actively engaged depending on experience, for ensuring projects are delivered to budget, programme, technical standards and legal requirements.
• Provide guidance and support to a team of technical staff of various grades, mentoring and upskilling junior staff toward professional qualifications.
• Contribute to the development of the team’s internal knowledge base.
• Support Project Managers within the design team in planning, programming, pricing of project briefs, proposals, deliverables and cost estimation.
• Check, certify and authorise issue designs, documents, approvals and reports.
• Work actively on several varied multi‑disciplinary project/client accounts simultaneously.
• Coordinate engineering and technician resources to deliver work packages for clients.
• Collaborate with clients, key stakeholders and internal teams to deliver schemes and projects.
• Provide site supervision support, monitoring contractor compliance with contracts and ensuring works are in line with Works Information on an ad hoc basis.

Qualifications

• A passion for design and developing innovative solutions, demonstrating initiative and ingenuity.
• A degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent within a highway design role.
• Working towards IEng or CEng status with a professional institute; professional qualifications are advantageous.
• Relevant knowledge and experience of highway design and/or drainage systems at various stages of the project life cycle. Experience in road geometry, roundabouts, junctions, inclusive active travel, highway drainage, road restraint systems, traffic sign and road marking design is advantageous.
• Knowledge of the relevant design codes such as the Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, Manual for Streets, TSRGD, Local Authority design guidance and experience preparing drawings for contract documentation and technical approvals including applying departures from standard.
• Experience and ability to use or direct and check the use of relevant software including Autodesk Civils 3D, Bentley OpenRoads Designer, InfoDrainage and/or PDS.
• Proactively manage change on tasks/projects, communicating potential impacts on programme, cost and quality.
• Experience of complying with Designers Duties under CDM regulations.

Benefits

• Hybrid working – flexibility to work from home two days a week, with opportunities to collaborate in modern offices across the UK.
• Work‑life balance initiatives, including a “WSP My Hour” to take personal activities each day.
• Health and wellbeing support – virtual GP service, Gymflex scheme, comprehensive menopause support package, reasonable workplace adjustments.
• Inclusivity and belonging culture, employee resource groups and support for diverse backgrounds.
• Career development opportunities through training, mentoring and chartership pathways.
• Flexible working arrangements, part‑time options and additional leave purchasing.

Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria; please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.