Senior Road Engineer

WSP Global Inc.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP Global Inc. in Birmingham invites applications for a Senior Engineer to join the Roads team. You will contribute to highway design, ensure projects align with budgets and timelines, and mentor junior staff as part of a dynamic, multi-disciplinary practice.

You’ll work with clients and internal teams to drive technical quality, deliverables, and continuous improvements across varied schemes.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent; working towards IEng/CEng is advantageous.
• Experience in highway design across project life-cycle stages.
• Knowledge of design codes and professional standards.

Responsibilities

• Support highway designs through all project life-cycle stages.
• Ensure projects meet budget, programme, technical standards and legal requirements.
• Provide guidance and support to junior staff and mentors.
• Contribute to the team’s knowledge base and upskill colleagues.
• Assist Project Managers with planning, pricing input and cost estimation.
• Check, certify and authorise designs, documents, approvals and reports.
• Coordinate resources to deliver work packages for clients.
• Collaborate with clients, stakeholders and internal teams.
• Support site supervision and ensure works comply with Works Information.

Skills

Highway design

Project coordination

Autodesk Civils 3D

Bentley OpenRoads Designer

InfoDrainage

PDS

Education

Civil Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

Autodesk Civils 3D

Bentley OpenRoads Designer

InfoDrainage

PDS

Job description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

A little more about your role…

WSP are seeking an enthusiastic and talented Senior Engineer to join the Roads team based in Birmingham.

Your role will be at the heart of our high performing team, using your technical skills and expertise to help us continue driving forward in terms of both technical quality and service efficiency. You can expect your role to involve:

• Supporting the development of highway designs for a diverse range of sectors, clients and projects through all stages of the project life cycle.
• Being responsible, or actively engaged depending on experience, for ensuring your projects are delivered to budget, programme, technical standards and legal requirements.
• You will 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.
• Contribute to the development of the team’s internal knowledge base. Mentors and upskills junior staff helping them develop professionally and progress towards professional qualifications.
• Provide support to Project Managers within the design team in planning, programming, technical input to the pricing of project briefs, proposals, deliverables and cost estimation.
• Be responsible for checking, certifying and authorising for issue designs, documents, approvals, and reports.
• Being active on several varied multi-disciplinary project/client accounts at any given time.
• Coordinate engineering and technician resources to deliver work packages for our clients.
• Work collaboratively with clients, key stakeholders and internal teams, as necessary to deliver the schemes/projects.
• On ad hoc basis, support our projects with site supervision, monitoring Contractor’s compliance with the Contract and ensuring works are inline with the Works Information.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• A passion for design and developing innovative solutions, demonstrating initiative and ingenuity to solve engineering problems.
• 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. Specific experience in the following areas is advantageous: road geometry, roundabouts, at-grade and grade separated junctions, inclusive active travel, highway drainage systems, road restraint systems, traffic sign and road marking design.
• Knowledge of the relevant design codes such as the Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, Manual for Streets, TSRGD, Local Authority design guidance and are well versed in the preparation of drawings for contract documentation and technical approvals including the application of departures from standard.
• The ability to use or direct and check the use of relevant software including but not limited to Autodesk Civils 3D, Bentley OpenRoads Designer, InfoDrainage and/or PDS.
• Proactively manages change on tasks/projects, clearly communicating potential impacts on programme, cost, and quality.
• Experience of complying with Designers Duties under CDM regulations.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.