Water Asset Design Principal Engineer (Hybrid)

WSP USA; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP’s Regulated Water Asset Design team seeks an experienced Principal/Associate Director Civil Engineer to lead delivery for AMP8 projects. You will manage multi-disciplinary teams, own budgets and schedules, and build strong client relationships across the UK and overseas.

We support career progression through mentoring, training towards chartership, and a flexible hybrid working model with opportunities to work on landmark projects globally.

Qualifications

• A degree in Civil Engineering.
• Chartered status, or progression towards membership of the ICE or CIWEM.
• Experience in managing engineering design teams comprising civil engineers and other supporting disciplines.
• Experience in delivery of projects to an identified budget and schedule.
• Mentoring or coaching junior civil engineering staff to develop their technical skills and professional development.
• Client-facing experience.
• Good presentation, written, and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership for all aspects of project delivery including health & safety, technical, quality, schedule and budget
• Manage multi-disciplinary teams
• Shape the delivery of our services and identify opportunities to deliver complimentary services from the wider WSP business in the UK and overseas
• Build relationships with our Clients to ensure that our services deliver project outcomes and customer satisfaction
• Contribute to the identification and delivery of innovative approaches, new services and digital products
• Contribute to the implementation of our Future Ready and Net Zero programme
• Act as an ambassador for best practice within the Asset Design team and on Client sponsored initiatives
• Undertake bid preparation, resource and budget development
• Line manage and support the professional development of graduate engineers and degree apprentices
• Contribute to recruitment and growth of the civil engineering team
• Continue your career journey through the ongoing development of your technical, managerial and leadership skills

Skills

Civil Engineering

Project Management

Client-facing

Communication skills

Team leadership

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Chartered (ICE/CIWEM)

Job description

WSP’s Regulated Water Asset Design team seeks an experienced Principal/Associate Director Civil Engineer to lead delivery for AMP8 projects. You will manage multi-disciplinary teams, own budgets and schedules, and build strong client relationships across the UK and overseas.

We support career progression through mentoring, training towards chartership, and a flexible hybrid working model with opportunities to work on landmark projects globally.