Technician/Senior Technician - Rail Civils

WSP in the UK & Ireland; Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in the UK & Ireland is seeking a Rail Civil Engineer to join our team in one of our offices in Manchester, Leeds, London, Birmingham or Glasgow. You will help grow the team, develop junior staff, and deliver high-quality CAD drawings for rail projects in a collaborative, safety-focused environment.

Responsibilities include producing CAD deliverables, coordinating multidisciplinary design, and mentoring junior staff, with mentorship opportunities to take on CRE responsibilities on rail

Qualifications

• Experience in rail civil engineering projects.
• Proficient in CAD design and production of drawings.
• Familiar with MicroStation and ProjectWise data management.
• Ability to work in multi-disciplinary design coordination.
• Knowledge of Health, Safety and Welfare regulations.
• Experience mentoring and guiding junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Produce engineering CAD deliverables using Bentley tools.
• Prepare drawings from feasibility to detailed design.
• Ensure CAD standards compliance across deliverables.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary designs with engineers and technicians.
• Liaise with project teams and other departments on drawing requirements.
• Manage data in a Common Data Environment (ProjectWise) and ensure proper archiving.

Skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Mentoring juniors

Project delivery support

Tools

MicroStation

ProjectWise

CAD standards

Bentley products

Job description

Job Description

What if you could shape a career as unique as you? At WSP, you can always find opportunities to grow and do what matters to you. Make the most of our global reach to discover new challenges and chances to work with diverse, talented individuals who will help you expand your horizons.

A Little More About Your Role...

• An opportunity to join our Rail Civil Engineering team located in one of WSP's offices located in Leeds, Manchester, London, Birmingham or Glasgow.
• Assist to grow the team, supporting others development and personal growth.
• The opportunity to develop and grow in the role with support & mentoring to get the best out of your career and provide fantastic opportunities to progress your WSP career.
• Preparation of technical outputs to the highest standards in accordance with the WSP's quality management system.
• Resolving rail civil engineering issues with the Engineering team through strong communication and collaboration.
• Production of drawings working closely with Engineers and Technicians to delivery to programme.
• Familiar and compliant with relevant Health, Safety and Welfare regulations and to promote WSP's SHEW culture within your team.
• Proactively manage the delivery of drawings and models in MicroStation and within a CDE, such as Projectwise.
• Assist with Site Surveys, where necessary.

Your Team

• Opportunity for growth in a small / growing team. Career progression. Opportunity to gain involvement and influence the growth of the team and development of the team expertise with bid opportunities
• Opportunity to provide technical support into assigned projects and be expected to guide/mentor the design team to achieve its deliverables. Projects being delivered will be for a range of clients, including Network Rail, Contractors, Developers & HS2
• Opportunities available to provide a wide variety of both technical, management and business functions with strong career development and advancement opportunities.
• Opportunity to work under mentorship to develop and undertake CRE responsibilities on Rail pro-jects. Similarly, there is an opportunity to work under mentorship as a CEM depending on experience.
• Operate in a multi-disciplinary environment and delivering projects in a Common Data Environment (CDE).
• Opportunity to work on small teams / tasks / projects, possible line management responsibilities, supporting junior members of staff to support their development and reporting directly to the line manager.

Roles/Responsibilities

• The production of engineering CAD deliverables using various CAD based tools, predominantly Bentley products.
• Can produce with support CAD based deliverables with the correct level of detail for the required stage of design. This could be feasibility through to detailed design.
• Can competently structure CAD designs.
• Can comply with varying CAD standards ensuring all deliverables are compliant.
• Has experience of using Data Management Systems and can comply with the system standards.
• Has some experience of multi-disciplinary design coordination using CAD tools and with support can integrate other designs into their own
• Liaise with colleagues, other departments and project teams with respect to drawing requirements
• Provide the Project Engineering Team with CAD & Design support throughout the project.
• Ensure that drawings are prepared, stored, issued and archived in accordance with company procedures
• Ensure that chargeable work can be evaluated by the preparation of adequate records of time spent
• Experience Train other staff members on the