Speculative Civil Infrastructure Engineers (Development)

WSP in the UK & Ireland; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy

Flexibility to work from home two days

GymFlex scheme

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Development Infrastructure design engineer to deliver highway and drainage projects, mentor junior staff and provide planning support across public and private sector clients. You will report to an Associate Director and contribute to masterplanning and construction drawings.

Join a team that values collaboration, technical excellence, and flexible working with hybrid offices across the UK and a chance to influence major projects.

Qualifications

• A civil engineering degree and pursuit of Chartered status with experience in highway and highway drainage design.
• Post-graduate experience in a civil engineering working environment.
• Experience producing masterplans, site appraisals, drafting reports to support planning applications, design calculations and construction drawings.
• Knowledge and ability to deliver highway design, highway drainage principles (layout, parameters, etc.), surface water and foul drainage designs.
• Experience with Windes drainage software and PDS or Civils 3D modelling software, and applying Highways England and Local Authority design guidance.
• Effective teamwork with senior and junior staff in producing designs, drawings and reports.
• Knowledge of relevant design codes such as DMRB, Local Authority Highway and Water Authority Design Guides, and preparation of drawings for S38 and S278 Highway Agreements as well as S106 Drainage Agreements.
• A consultancy or development background with a balance of private and public sector work.
• Proven experience and interest in helping junior members of the team in producing designs.

Responsibilities

• Produce designs and drawings for construction projects and deliver technical reports for masterplanning and to support planning applications. You will report to an Associate Director.
• Work as a design engineer in teams to produce designs and drawings to support planning applications and construction.
• Liaise with clients at a local and national level across a number of projects and client accounts.
• Mentor and manage early career professionals, ensuring technical excellence in everything we deliver.
• Provide day‑to‑day project management support in the delivery of concept studies and strategies with hands‑on design, leading to planning applications or construction drawing issues.

Skills

Civil engineering

Highway design

Highway drainage

Chartered status pursuit

Windes drainage

PDS

Civils 3D

DMRB knowledge

Mentoring

Teamwork

Education

Civil engineering degree

Post-graduate experience

Tools

PDS

Civils 3D

Windes drainage

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

The Development Infrastructure department specialises in providing high level advice and design to public and private sector clients on planning and design issues relating to Highways, Drainage, Flood Protection, Earthworks and Service Co-ordination on Public Sector works, Residential Developments, Business Parks, Retail, Industrial and Commercial Developments.

• Produce designs and drawings for construction projects and deliver technical reports for masterplanning and to support planning applications. You will report to an Associate Director.
• Work as a design engineer in teams to produce designs and drawings to support planning applications and construction.
• Liaise with clients at a local and national level across a number of projects and client accounts.
• Mentor and manage early career professionals, ensuring technical excellence in everything we deliver.
• Provide day‑to‑day project management support in the delivery of concept studies and strategies with hands‑on design, leading to planning applications or construction drawing issues.

Qualifications

• A civil engineering degree and pursuit of Chartered status with experience in highway and highway drainage design.
• Post‑graduate experience in a civil engineering working environment.
• Experience producing masterplans, site appraisals, drafting reports to support planning applications, design calculations and construction drawings.
• Knowledge and ability to deliver highway design, highway drainage principles (layout, parameters, etc.), surface water and foul drainage designs.
• Experience with Windes drainage software and PDS or Civils 3D modelling software, and applying Highways England and Local Authority design guidance.
• Effective teamwork with senior and junior staff in producing designs, drawings and reports.
• Knowledge of relevant design codes such as DMRB, Local Authority Highway and Water Authority Design Guides, and preparation of drawings for S38 and S278 Highway Agreements as well as S106 Drainage Agreements.
• A consultancy or development background with a balance of private and public sector work.
• Proven experience and interest in helping junior members of the team in producing designs.

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

Benefits

Work‑life balance

At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in modern offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Belonging

We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We encourage people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work, promote a culture of inclusion and belonging, and have employee resource groups to bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds.

Health & Wellbeing

We support our people through our Thrive programme, provide access to a Virtual GP service, offer reasonable workplace adjustments, a Gymflex scheme for gym membership discounts, and a comprehensive menopause support package.

Flex your time

We offer “WSP My Hour” to take one hour each day for personal activities, part‑time and flexible working arrangements, additional leave purchases, and use of bank holiday entitlement.

Your development

We support training, mentoring, and Chartership to foster your growth.

#WeAreWSP

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.