Senior Principal / Associate Director - Civil Engineer (Water)
WSP USA
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Benefits offered by this job
Job summary
WSP is seeking an experienced Principal/Associate Director Civil Engineer to lead delivery on water projects within the AMP8 programme. You will manage multi-disciplinary teams, ensure safety, quality and budget adherence, and build strong client relationships to achieve outcomes.
Join a globally connected firm with mentoring, training, and opportunities to advance your career in a supportive, inclusive environment. Hybrid working is available across offices in the UK and Ireland.
Qualifications
- Degree in Civil Engineering is required.
- Chartered status or significant progression towards ICE/CIWEM.
- Experience leading civil engineering design teams.
- Experience delivering projects to budget and schedule.
- Mentoring junior civil engineering staff to develop skills.
- Strong client-facing and communication abilities.
Responsibilities
- Take ownership for all aspects of project delivery including health & safety, technical, quality, schedule and budget.
- Manage multi-disciplinary teams.
- Shape delivery of services and identify opportunities to deliver additional services from the wider WSP business.
- Build relationships with clients to ensure service outcomes and satisfaction.
- Contribute to innovative approaches, new services and digital products.
- Lead bid preparation and resource/budget development.
Skills
Education
Job description
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.
Our Regulated Water Asset Design team serves the municipal water sector both in the UK and internationally. We hold long term framework agreements direct with water companies, including Severn Trent Water and Southwest Water. We also hold excellent relationships and trading agreements with blue chip contractors, including Costain and Galliford Try, for whom we deliver projects across the UK. We deliver a full range of design services across wastewater treatment, water treatment, sewerage and water network schemes.
To find out more about our Water business click on the following link and discover what awaits you at to a significant increase in the demand for our services, we are actively recruiting experienced Civil Engineers to help us service the AMP8 water industry capital investment programme. If you have relevant water industry design experience, we can offer you tailored experience to fulfil your career ambitions. Equally, if you are working in a different engineering sector, we can also offer mentoring programmes and training to support you in the transition to the water sector.
As a Principal/Associate Director Civil Engineer you will have the opportunity to:
- 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
- A degree in Civil Engineering
- Chartered status, or significant 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
- Acted in a checking or technical approval role on linear civil engineering infrastructure projects, or industrial / process related design
- Experience in 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
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We are one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Our passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 11,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.
At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It's important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community.
Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.
We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote a culture of inclusivity.
- We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.
- Our Virtual GP service gives you access to an NHS or Irish Medical Council GP at a time and place that suits you - giving you peace of mind and quick access to medical advice when you need it most.
- We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need.
- Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package.
- To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the "WSP My Hour," allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with
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